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CEO: MARC GANZI( DIGITALBRIDGE) DATE: APRIL 2026 KEY PLAYERS: SOFTBANK GROUP, DIGITALBRIDGE, SIMPSON THACHER

’ s official US $ 4bn acquisition of DigitalBridge Group in April is a massive bet on the asset managers who control the digital ecosystem. DigitalBridge manages over US $ 100bn in digital infrastructure, including towers, data centres and fibre. By bringing this expertise in-house, SoftBank is positioning itself as a central architect of the AI era. The deal, made in December 2025, allows SoftBank to harness DigitalBridge’ s deep industry relationships and operational platform to deploy capital more effectively across the global digital infrastructure landscape. SoftBank HQ in Silicon Valley

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