DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm

The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on November 21, 2025.

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Shares of data center investment firm DigitalBridge surged as much as 50% in premarket trade on Monday after a media report that Japan’s SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the New York-listed company.

SoftBank could announce a deal as soon as Monday, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.

Shares of DigitalBridge were last seen 40.5% higher at around 4:35 a.m. ET. The stock is up roughly 23% so far this year.

CNBC has reached out to representatives for SoftBank and DigitalBridge. Both companies declined to comment when contacted by Bloomberg.

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