2025-12-29T14:06:09.857Z
- SoftBank will acquire data center investment company Digital Bridge for $4 billion.
- SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the deal will support global growth in data centers and connectivity.
- The move highlights SoftBank's strategy to control key AI infrastructure.
SoftBank announced that it will acquire digital infrastructure investor Digital Bridge for approximately $4 billion.
The Japanese conglomerate said it is focusing on building the data centres, connectivity and power needed to support AI on a global scale.
“As AI transforms industries around the world, we need more computing, connectivity, power and scalable infrastructure,” said Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group.
The deal underscores SoftBank's efforts to gain greater control over the physical infrastructure behind AI as competition for computing resources intensifies.
Following the acquisition, DigitalBridge will continue to operate as a separately managed platform led by CEO Marc Ganzi.
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
The acquisition comes as SoftBank reshapes its AI efforts.
The company announced in November that it had sold about $6 billion worth of Nvidia stock. At the time, the company's chief financial officer, Yoshimitsu Goto, said the decision to sell had “nothing to do with NVIDIA itself” but was a way to reallocate funds to OpenAI.
Goto said he plans to create the final part of it. $30 billion investment It is expected to be implemented on OpenAI by the end of the year.
The deal with DigitalBridge also coincides with SoftBank's growing focus on what it calls “physical AI,” as it ramps up investments in the real-world infrastructure needed to integrate AI into daily life, from data centers to robotics.
