SoftBank Repays $40 Billion OpenAI Loan Early and Plans Junk-Bond Sale
TLDR
- SoftBank will repay $25.9 billion of its $40 billion bridge loan on September 15, 2026
- The loan was SoftBank’s largest-ever dollar-denominated borrowing
- SoftBank is exploring a $10 to $20 billion junk-bond sale to replace the short-term debt
- The financing was used to fund SoftBank’s investment in OpenAI, backed by Microsoft
- A further $30 billion investment in OpenAI via SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is planned
SoftBank Group has announced it will repay $25.9 billion of its $40 billion bridge loan on September 15, 2026. The loan was taken out earlier this year to fund its stake in OpenAI.
SOFTBANK TO REPAY $25.9B REMAINING ON $40B OPENAI BRIDGE LOAN
SoftBank plans to repay the outstanding balance on Sept. 15, months ahead of its March 2027 maturity, as it shifts the financing behind its OpenAI investment toward longer-term debt.
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- Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) September 9, 2026
The $40 billion facility was SoftBank’s largest-ever borrowing in US dollars. Of that total, $30 billion had been drawn down. The company is now moving to replace this short-term debt with longer-term financing.
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