SoftBank Plans Largest Bond for Retail Investors Amid Turmoil

Masayoshi Son
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By Ayai Tomisawa and Takahiko Hyuga

April 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM UTC

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SoftBank Group Corp. is planning its biggest-ever sale of bonds for retail investors even as markets are becoming risk averse due to US tariffs rattling global financial markets.

Masayoshi Son’s investment company is issuing ¥600 billion ($4.1 billion) of five-year notes for individual investors, according to a filing. That would be its largest offering ever to retail investors, according to Bloomberg-compiled data.