SoftBank hires banks for US IPOs of SB Energy and AI robotics spinoff Roze, sources say

2026 is shaping up as a major year for IPOs, with a wave of mega AI ​listings including SpaceX, ​Anthropic and OpenAI expected to test investor appetite for large new issues. The Financial Times reported ⁠in April that SoftBank was exploring a roughly $100 billion AI and robotics spinoff ​and taking it public under the name Roze.