Capital markets·October 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM EDT·2 sources
SB Energy Considers Waiting Until December or Later for an IPO
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What happened
- SB Energy is considering an IPO in December or later, potentially next year, according to people familiar with the discussions.
- The planned timing is later than the company’s previously expected September IPO timeline.
- SB Energy is controlled by SoftBank Group and developing a planned Ohio data center project for OpenAI.
Why it matters
A delayed listing would affect IPO timing expectations for a major data-center developer and provide a signal on public-market appetite for AI infrastructure assets.
What to watch. Whether SB Energy proceeds with an IPO in December or postpones it until next year.
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Timeline
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- First reported by The InformationOct 22SB Energy Considers Waiting Until December or Later for an IPO
- Techmeme reportsOct 22Sources: SoftBank's SB Energy is considering going public as soon as December or waiting until 2027, as it closely watches Anthropic's IPO, expected in November (The Information)
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