A record retail raise
The ¥1 trillion bond dwarfs every previous retail offering in Japan's corporate market. It's aimed squarely at individual investors, meaning SoftBank is asking ordinary households to underwrite its bets on OpenAI and the broader AI buildout. The exact terms aren't out yet, but the size alone tells you the scale of capital the company is willing to commit.
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Debt-fueled AI bets are becoming a pattern
This isn't a one-off. SoftBank has now done three retail bonds in a single year. The cumulative leverage is climbing, and that's a risk that could spill over into
