SoftBank acquires Switch
SoftBank agreed to acquire Switch. Reported deal value: $50B. Status: Halted. Sector: Data Centers. Target headquarters context: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
This page summarizes publicly available information about the transaction as of 2026-01-26. Figures and status may change as filings and press coverage update.
Jan 26, 2026 SoftBank Halts $ 50 Billion Switch Acquisition Talks According to Bloomberg, SoftBank Group Corp . has halted talks about an acquisition of US data center operator Switch Inc. For months, founder Masayoshi Son pursued a deal of around $ 50 billion for Switch , convinced that direct control of the latter network of energy-efficient data center s would help the $ 50 0 billion Stargate push to generate computing power for partner OpenAI
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This transaction is classified in Data Centers with a reported deal value of $50B. Figures and status may change as sources update.