In order to increase the capacity of its cloud infrastructure, Oracle intends to raise $45 billion to $50 billion in calendar year 2026. Both AI workloads and enterprise HR technology are profoundly affected by this change.The firm said to investors that the funding, which was authorised by the board, will help expand Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). It will also fulfil the contracted demand of major enterprise and technology clients like AMD, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, TikTok, and xAI. In order to raise funds, the company will be issuing both equity and debt while keeping its balance sheet in an investment-grade condition.How Oracle Plans to Raise the Funds?An at-the-market stock programme of up to $20 billion and required convertible preferred securities will make up approximately half of the funding. Early in 2026, Oracle anticipates issuing senior unsecured investment-grade bonds to raise the remaining amount. Oracle has stated that it would not be issuing any more debt bonds this year. The bond sale will be spearheaded by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, while the equity programme will be overseen by Citigroup.Rather than fuelling speculative expansion, the funding will go toward increasing data centre capacity in line with current contractual cloud obligations. In response… Read MoreStartupTalky- Business News, Insights and Stories
