{"id":132455,"date":"2026-08-07T03:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/132455\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:29:23","slug":"softbank-is-putting-more-leverage-behind-its-openai-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/132455\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank Is Putting More Leverage Behind Its OpenAI Bet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This article first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gurufocus.com\/news\/9012554\/softbank-is-putting-more-leverage-behind-its-openai-bet?utm_source=yahoo_finance&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=headlines&amp;r=caf6fe0e0db70d936033da5461e60141\" data-ylk=\"slk:GuruFocus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GuruFocus&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GuruFocus<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">SoftBank Group Corp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gurufocus.com\/stock\/SFTBY\/summary?r=caf6fe0e0db70d936033da5461e60141&amp;utm_source=yahoo_finance&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=headlines&amp;utm_content=softbank_is_putting_more_leverage_behind_its_openai_bet&amp;utm_term=SFTBY\" data-ylk=\"slk:SFTBY;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SFTBY&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SFTBY<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gurufocus.com\/stock\/SFTBY\/financials?r=caf6fe0e0db70d936033da5461e60141&amp;utm_source=yahoo_finance&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=headlines&amp;utm_content=softbank_is_putting_more_leverage_behind_its_openai_bet&amp;utm_term=SFTBY\" data-ylk=\"slk:Financials;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Financials&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Financials<\/a>), the Japanese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/stock-market-news\/softbank-secures-10-billion-loan-backed-by-openai-stake-4840880\" data-ylk=\"slk:technology%20investment%20company;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;technology investment company&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">technology investment company<\/a>, arranged a $10 billion loan backed by its ownership in OpenAI as it continues to finance an increasingly concentrated artificial-intelligence strategy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The two-year facility was provided by lenders including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Mizuho, Apollo and Sumitomo Mitsui. SoftBank expects to draw the funds this month for general corporate and investment purposes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The agreement includes protections for lenders if the value of OpenAI&#8217;s preferred shares falls sharply. Under certain conditions, SoftBank may have to provide additional cash or repay part of the borrowing early.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The loan follows a separate $40 billion bridge facility connected to SoftBank&#8217;s OpenAI investments. Its total commitment to the ChatGPT developer is expected to reach approximately $65 billion by October.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The financing could magnify SoftBank&#8217;s gains if OpenAI&#8217;s valuation continues to rise. It also increases balance-sheet risk because the collateral is tied to a privately held company with uncertain future returns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Investors will watch OpenAI&#8217;s valuation, SoftBank&#8217;s debt levels and whether its AI investments begin generating enough cash to support the added leverage.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article first appeared on GuruFocus. SoftBank Group Corp. 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