Sources: SoftBank seeks a $10B two-year margin loan secured by its OpenAI shares, with an option for a year extension, as SoftBank aims to become an AI linchpin (Bloomberg)
SoftBank is arranging a $10B two-year margin loan backed by OpenAI shares as it positions itself as an AI investment linchpin, with potential extension to three years.
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<p><a href="http://www.techmeme.com/260422/p53#a260422p53" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/softbank-seeks-10-billion-margin-loan-backed-by-openai-shares">Sources: SoftBank seeks a $10B two-year margin loan secured by its OpenAI shares, with an option for a year extension, as SoftBank aims to become an AI linchpin</a></b></span> — SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking a $10 billion loan secured by its shares in US artificial intelligence giant OpenAI … </p>
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