SoftBank Plans $5 Billion Loan Backed by Arm Shares
SoftBank Group Corp is in discussions with several global banks to arrange a $5 billion margin loan, according to a report by Bloomberg News on Friday.
The Japanese investment giant is reportedly offering shares of its chip design unit, Arm Holdings, as collateral for the financing deal.
Sources familiar with the matter said that SoftBank intends to use the new capital to make additional investments in artificial intelligence, including a fresh round of funding for OpenAI later this year.
The proposed loan would be backed by SoftBank’s stake in Arm, a leading semiconductor design company that went public in 2024.
The move highlights SoftBank’s growing push into AI technology and its continued strategy of leveraging high-value assets to expand its innovation portfolio.
