SoftBank races to fulfil $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by year-end, sources say

Son has ‌slowed most other dealmaking at The Japanese conglomerate is also looking to cash out some of its holdings in Didi Global, the operator of China's dominant ride-hailing platform, which is looking to list its shares in Hong Kong after a regulatory crackdown forced it to delist in the U.S. in 2021, a source with direct knowledge said. Investment managers at SoftBank's Vision Fund are being directed toward the OpenAI deal, two of the above sources said. SoftBank's scramble to marshal funds offers a ...