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SoftBank’s $4 Billion DigitalBridge Deal Advances as AI Infrastructure Bet Grows

SoftBank to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4B to Accelerate AI Expansion

SoftBank Group’s planned $4 billion acquisition of DigitalBridge has moved substantially closer to completion, turning what began as another major AI-related deal into an important piece of Masayoshi Son’s increasingly infrastructure-heavy artificial intelligence strategy. DigitalBridge shareholders overwhelmingly approved the all-cash transaction in April 2026, and the European Commission subsequently cleared the acquisition, removing two important … Read more