# SoftBank raises $11bn in record junk bond offering to fund OpenAI bet

https://mins.news/en/item/71962

- Financial Times, 2026-09-24 08:07 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/17b09993-8fed-47d1-9c04-e2d29ca75615?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> SoftBank has raised $11bn through a record junk bond offering to fund its bet on OpenAI. Yields as high as 9.75% are being seen as a sign that investors remain willing to finance the artificial intelligence boom.

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