Japan's SoftBank Group announced on Monday that it plans to issue 1 trillion yen (approximately $6.29 billion) in seven-year corporate bonds targeting individual investors. According to regulatory filings, SoftBank has set a provisional coupon rate range of 4.3% to 4.9% for these bonds. SoftBank has been increasing its investments in AI and funding these investments through borrowing, bond issuance, and asset sales, including the sale of its holdings in NVIDIA and T-Mobile. This issuance will b

SoftBank Group of Japan announced on Monday that it plans to issue 1 trillion yen (approximately $6.29 billion) in seven-year corporate bonds aimed at individual investors. According to regulatory filings, SoftBank has set a provisional coupon rate range of 4.3% to 4.9% for these bonds. SoftBank has been ramping up its AI-related investment spending and is funding these investments through borrowing, bond issuance, and asset sales, including the sale of its holdings in NVIDIA and T-Mobile. This issuance will be the largest bond offering in SoftBank’s history, nearly double the previous record. The earlier record was a 600 billion yen bond issued in April 2025. The final terms of this bond issuance are expected to be announced by SoftBank on September 4.