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SoftBank issues $6.3B bond to retail investors
SoftBank plans to issue a record-breaking bond valued at $6.3 billion targeted at individual investors in Japan, to strengthen funding for its investments in artificial intelligence and technological expansion. This is the largest of its kind by a Japanese company aimed at retail investors. The bonds are expected to have a 7-year maturity with an approximate yield of about 4%. This move comes in the context of Japanese companies seeking to tap into household savings, especially with rising local interest rates, and marks a significant shift in the Japanese financing market. SoftBank intends to use the proceeds from the bond issuance to cover upcoming debt maturities and to finance acquisitions, including its robotics unit of ABB. While this issuance demonstrates ongoing growth in SoftBank’s debt and an improvement in its financial position, rising yields on Japanese government bonds are increasing borrowing costs and highlighting growing competition with Japanese banks and bond markets for funding investments in advanced technology.
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