SoftBank Completes $3.1 Billion Acquisition of DigitalBridge

SoftBank Group completed its acquisition of DigitalBridge Group on 30 September 2026 (US time), buying all outstanding common stock for approximately $3.1 billion. DigitalBridge, the Boca Raton-based investor in data centers, towers and fiber, becomes a controlled SoftBank subsidiary and will keep operating as a separately managed platform under CEO Marc Ganzi.

What is known

According to SoftBank’s completion notice, the transaction closed after all required approvals were received, including from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, plus other antitrust and foreign-investment clearances. DigitalBridge’s results will be consolidated into SoftBank’s financial statements from the acquisition date.

The deal was first announced in December 2025. SoftBank’s stated rationale is to build, scale and finance the infrastructure needed for next-generation AI services; Masayoshi Son said the acquisition would strengthen the foundation for AI data centers. Total Telecom reports DigitalBridge manages roughly $108 billion of digital-infrastructure assets across data centers, fiber, towers, wireless and edge; that AUM figure is the outlet’s, not part of SoftBank’s notice. W.Media notes the deal sits alongside SoftBank’s other 2026 moves, including the NEC data center asset purchase with JEXI and an agreed acquisition of ArcLight Capital Partners.

The announcement does not give a per-share price, and neither source explains the gap between the $3.1 billion completion figure and the larger headline number used when the deal was first announced. We therefore cite $3.1 billion as reported at completion and make no claim about enterprise value or debt.

What it means for capacity buyers

Nothing in the announcement changes leasing terms, locations or delivery dates at any DigitalBridge-backed operator. For buyers the relevant signal is on the financing side: a platform that raised third-party funds for data center development now sits inside a parent with an explicit AI-infrastructure strategy. That matters most for hyperscale and build-to-suit supply, where capital availability sets delivery pace, and less for retail colocation, where we track published rates on our colocation price index. For the wider pattern of platform deals, see our transactions tracker and the data center investment guide.

Pricing effects, if any, would come indirectly: more committed capital for AI campuses increases competition for grid connections and construction capacity, a theme we follow on the energy hub.

What we do not know

• Whether SoftBank plans to move specific portfolio companies or fund vehicles under its direct control.
• How the Stargate and OpenAI-related programs will interact with DigitalBridge’s existing funds.
• The treatment of DigitalBridge’s remaining listed securities beyond the Series I preferred conversion window that W.Media says closes on 22 October 2026.
• The reconciliation between the $3.1 billion figure and the earlier announced headline value.

We will update the transactions tracker if SoftBank or DigitalBridge publish further detail.