Japan banks lend to SoftBank while selling its bonds to baseball fans

Retail sales of tech investor's riskier debt raise transparency question

20191216 SoftBank and Megabank collage

Megabanks' provide SoftBank with billions in loans and also underwrite its bonds.(Nikkei Montage/ Source photo by Shinya Sawai)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group, the acquisitive Japanese conglomerate, and the megabanks that work on its multiple deals, are facing concern about their close relationship and potential conflicts of interest.

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