SoftBank Group Plans to Issue 1 Trillion Yen in Personal Bonds to Raise Funds for AI Investment
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www.nikkei.com
According to Nikkei News, SoftBank Group is preparing to issue corporate bonds to individual investors, with an expected issuance size of 1 trillion yen, which will become the largest corporate bond issuance to individual investors in the history of Japanese companies. This move aims to utilize funding sources such as Japanese personal savings against the backdrop of intensifying global artificial intelligence investment competition and rising funding needs. The bond has a maturity of 7 years, and issuance conditions such as the interest rate are expected to be determined in early September.