SoftBank seeks $8bn loan backed by Arm stake

Shares in nonpublic unit used as collateral in unusual move

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SoftBank Group plans to take Arm public in fiscal year 2022. 

TAIZO WADA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group will seek $8 billion in loans from Japanese and foreign banks, putting up shares in British chip design subsidiary Arm as collateral, Nikkei has learned.

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