SoftBank Group plans to repay the outstanding $25.9 billion balance on its record $40 billion bridge facility on Sept. 15, 2026, months before its March 2027 maturity, as it replaces short-term financing for its OpenAI investment with longer-term debt. SoftBank drew $30 billion from the facility, its largest-ever U.S. dollar borrowing, to fund OpenAI commitments and related expenses. The company is preparing investor meetings in New York to gauge demand for a potential $10 billion to $20 billion U.S. dollar high-yield bond offering, which could include euro-denominated debt. SoftBank has also secured a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI holdings, raised about $25 billion through international and domestic bonds and margin financing this year, and is pursuing a separate $10 billion credit facility. Its broader financing options include syndicated loans, bond placements, margin facilities and potential asset sales. Microsoft remains a principal backer of OpenAI, while SoftBank has a further planned $30 billion commitment through SoftBank Vision Fund 2, bringing its total expected OpenAI investment to about $64.6 billion.