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SoftBank in talks for $5 billion margin loan backed by Arm stock, Bloomberg News reports

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By Reuters | Updated: October 10, 2025

Oct 10 (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is in talks to borrow $5 billion from global banks for a margin loan secured by shares of its chip unit Arm Holdings (O9Ty.F) Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

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

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

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

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