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SoftBank Scales Back OpenAI Margin-Loan Plan to About $6 Billion, Bloomberg Says

Lender caution over pricing private OpenAI shares is driving the smaller target.

Overview

  • Bloomberg reported SoftBank and its banks are discussing cutting the planned $10 billion loan to as little as $6 billion.
  • Talks are ongoing and the final size could change.
  • The loan would be secured by SoftBank’s private OpenAI shares, which are hard for lenders to price or sell.
  • SoftBank previously raised a separate $40 billion bridge loan in March to fund AI investments.
  • SoftBank and OpenAI did not comment, and Reuters said it could not immediately verify the report.