The US$40 billion syndicated loan of SoftBank Group (9984.JP) has attracted participation from more lending institutions, Bloomberg quoted sources as saying. The loan will be used by SoftBank to invest in OpenAI.It is reported that, as of late last week, at least eight banks had submitted letters of commitment to act as sub-underwriters, with HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) -0.800 (-0.567%) Short selling $980.81M; Ratio 37.406% and BNP Paribas being among the newly joined underwriters.Related News M Stanley Expects HK Banks' 1Q26 Net Interest Income to Face QoQ Pressure, Offset by Strong Market-Related IncomeNew lending institutions were asked to commit at least US$5 billion each, though the final amount may vary by bank, sources added. The five original underwriters are JPMorgan (JPM.US) , Goldman Sachs Group (GS.US) , Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP).(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-30 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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