SoftBank Group’s $40 billion bridge loan used to finance its investment stake in OpenAI is moving through a broader syndication process, with 21 additional lenders joining the deal, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg and the Japan Times. The loan was signed in March and is structured as a 12-month facility. Multiple reports describe the financing as one of the largest bridge loans in the Asia-Pacific region, reflecting the scale of SoftBank’s exposure to OpenAI.
The newly added lenders represent an expansion from an initial group participating at signing, though the reports do not name the institutions involved or detail revised terms. Information also remains limited on whether the broader syndication changes pricing, covenants, or the final number of lenders. Overall, the coverage aligns on the core facts: SoftBank has a $40 billion bridge loan tied to its OpenAI stake, signed in March, with a 12-month tenor, and it is currently attracting more participants as the lending syndicate grows.
