SoftBank Group completed an acquisition of AI infrastructure investor DigitalBridge 10 months after announcing the tie-up.

The Japanese company stated it paid $3.1 billion in an all-stock deal for DigitalBridge, which will continue to operate as a separate platform led by current CEO Marc Ganzi.

DigitalBridge’s figures will be included in SoftBank’s consolidated financial statements, starting from 30 September.

SoftBank chair and CEO Masayoshi Son previously said the acquisition would bolster the group AI abilities, pointing to a deeper presence in next-generation data centres and ambitions around superintelligence.

Ganzi predicted a boost to DigitalBridge’s long-term investment capabilities.

DigitalBridge specialises in data centres mobile towers, fibre networks and edge infrastructure, and managed $10 billion in assets as of September 2025.

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