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SoftBank issues $11.1b in bonds to fund OpenAI bet (opens the original)
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Tech investor SoftBank Group has issued $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, set to be the largest high-yield bond sale on record by an Asia-Pacific issuer as it seeks to fund its mammoth bet on OpenAI. The funding comes on top of a 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) bond issue aimed at retail investors this month, and is likely to prompt further scrutiny of SoftBank‘s finances, which could be vulnerable should market sentiment turn against OpenAI and other AI firms. SoftBank has comm
Mizuho Securities banks on Japan inbound investments to drive revenue growth (opens the original)
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Mizuho Securities is looking to capitalise on inbound investment into Japan to generate revenue as the attractiveness and growth prospects of Japanese investments rise, the chief executive of the securities arm of Mizuho Financial Group said. There are opportunities in growth areas such as data centres as well as the strategic sectors promoted by Prime Minister Takaichi, which include AI, chips and defence, Yoshiro Hamamoto said in an interview with Reuters. While Japanese firms have long export
SoftBank books lower Q1 profit, gain on Intel stake (opens the original)
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SoftBank Group on Thursday reported an 18% fall in first-quarter net income to 347.3 billion yen ($2.20 billion), beating analyst estimates, and booked a gain on its stake in chipmaker Intel. The investment and technology conglomerate booked record net income of more than 5 trillion yen last year, boosted by the rising value of its holdings in ChatGPT developer OpenAI. SoftBank made an investment gain of 1.86 trillion yen over the quarter, mostly due to a gain of 1.33 trillion yen on its shareho
SoftBank's Q1 earnings to put AI funding plans to test (opens the original)
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Technology investor SoftBank Group reports first-quarter earnings on Thursday, with analysts focused on how it will fund its ongoing investment in OpenAI and the impact of rising leverage on its balance sheet. SoftBank has become one of the biggest backers of OpenAI and its ability to keep funding its ambitions in artificial intelligence has become a key test for the broader AI investment boom. The finances of AI firms are facing heightened investor scrutiny as financing needs grow and the use
SoftBank, PayPay, SMFG unit to invest $620m each in Seven & i (opens the original)
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Japan’s Seven & i Holdings has formed a strategic partnership with SoftBank Corp, PayPay and Sumitomo Mitsui Card, which will each invest 100 billion yen ($620 million) into the 7-Eleven operator, a filing showed on Friday. The total 300 billion yen investment comes after the 7-Eleven operator has struggled to turn around its business, having batted away a takeover attempt by Canadian convenience store rival Alimentation Couche-Tard last year. While Seven & i has carved out and sold off its less
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