SoftBank renews talks for $10 billion loan against OpenAI stake, adds concessions, sources say

Mizuho Financial

01/07/2026 21:10

SoftBank has reopened talks on $10 billion OpenAI margin loan, sources say
SoftBank now offering corporate guarantee if OpenAI collateral proves insufficient, sources say
Lenders in the consortium include Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Mizuho, sources say
By Echo Wang
July 1 - SoftBank Group has reopened talks with a consortium of lenders for a $10 billion loan backed by its stake in OpenAI, after earlier attempts to secure a loan stalled over concerns about the difficulty of valuing private companies, two people familiar with the matter said.
    To make lenders more comfortable, the Japanese technology investor is offering to guarantee repayment of the loan, giving banks recourse to SoftBank if the OpenAI shares pledged as collateral lose value, the people said.
The lending consortium is expected to include Goldman Sachs GS.N, JPMorgan Chase JPM.N and Mizuho Financial Group, the people said.
SoftBank and OpenAI did not respond to requests for comment. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Mizuho declined to comment.

 (Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Editing by Paritosh Bansal and Edmund Klamann)
 ((e.wang@thomsonreuters.com))