SoftBank in talks for $5B margin loan backed by Arm stock

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By Reuters

October 10, 20254:59 AM UTCUpdated ago

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Oct 10 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp

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is in talks to borrow $5 billion from global banks for a margin loan secured by shares of its chip unit Arm Holdings

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, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

The capital will fund additional investment in OpenAI this year, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Eileen Soreng

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