Wall St Engine(@wallstengine):SOFTBANK DRAWS $20B+ OF EARLY DEMAND FOR $11B JUNK BOND DEAL TO FUND OPENAI BET SoftBank has received more than $20B of preliminary investor interest for its planned $11B+ bond sale, roughly 1.8x the initial deal size. The offering includes $10B in dollar bonds and €1B in euro notes, with proceeds helping fund SoftBank’s nearly $65B commitment to OpenAI. The longest dollar tranche has been discussed at yields approaching 10%, which would be record territory for comparable SoftBank debt. SoftBank says demand is substantial but it currently has no plans to increase the size of the offering.

2026.09.22 09:14

SOFTBANK DRAWS $20B+ OF EARLY DEMAND FOR $11B JUNK BOND DEAL TO FUND OPENAI BET SoftBank has received more than $20B of preliminary investor interest for its planned $11B+ bond sale, roughly 1.8x the initial deal size. The offering includes $10B in dollar bonds and €1B in euro notes, with proceeds helping fund SoftBank’s nearly $65B commitment to OpenAI. The longest dollar tranche has been discussed at yields approaching 10%, which would be record territory for comparable SoftBank debt. SoftBank says demand is substantial but it currently has no plans to increase the size of the offering.