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SoftBank Surges 20% as OpenAI's IPO Pipeline Starts Pricing Into Related Equities
SoftBank Group shares surged nearly 20 per cent in Tokyo morning trading after reports that OpenAI and SB Energy are preparing US IPOs, proving the anticipated listings are already pricing into related equities weeks before any S-1 filing.
Cheap AI models threaten OpenAI, Anthropic trillion-dollar IPOs
Chinese AI labs charge $1.74 per million tokens versus $25 to $30 for Western models. Enterprise CFOs are routing 69% of workloads to cheap alternatives — just as OpenAI files for a $1 trillion IPO.
Europe VC market 2026: AI winners pull capital away
Europe VC market 2026 is being driven by AI, with late-stage winners masking weaker deal volume, thinner funding and smaller exits elsewhere.
Intertek (ITRK) backs EQT's £9.4bn bid as UK buyouts revive
Intertek said it was minded to recommend EQT's £60-a-share bid, giving private equity a live test of whether large UK take-privates still work at higher financing costs.
Cerebras debut resets valuations for the next AI IPO queue
Cerebras' 70 per cent opening surge is lifting the valuation bar for SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic and making the 2026 IPO window tougher for smaller issuers to crack.
