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SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to fund further OpenAI investment

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SoftBank secured a $40 billion bridge loan to fund additional investments in OpenAI (the maker of ChatGPT). The financing materially increases SoftBank's near-term firepower for AI-related allocations and raises its leverage and liquidity flexibility; funding costs and lenders were not disclosed. This is a strategically significant move for SoftBank's AI exposure and could support further capital deployment into high-growth AI assets.

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SoftBank secured a $40 billion bridge loan to fund additional investments in OpenAI (the maker of ChatGPT). The financing materially increases SoftBank's near-term firepower for AI-related allocations and raises its leverage and liquidity flexibility; funding costs and lenders were not disclosed. This is a strategically significant move for SoftBank's AI exposure and could support further capital deployment into high-growth AI assets.

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