SoftBank Group is reportedly seeking to raise $5 billion from global banks as its founder, Masayoshi Son, intensifies investments in artificial intelligence.
According to a report from Bloomberg, the company is nearing a deal for a margin loan secured by shares of its chip subsidiary, Arm Holdings Plc. As of March 2025, SoftBank’s financial statements indicated it had already accessed $13.5 billion from margin loans backed by Arm shares, with an additional $5 billion remaining to be utilized.
In 2025, SoftBank Group established a one-year, $15 billion credit facility dedicated to its AI investments in the United States. Furthermore, last month, the SoftBank Vision Fund made the decision to lay off 20% of its workforce in order to reallocate resources toward its AI initiatives.