Anthropic may receive high junk rating after IPO, report says
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Anthropic may receive a high “junk” credit rating after its initial public offering, according to the Financial Times. Blackstone, an anchor investor in a recent $63 billion deal to finance Anthropic’s chips, reportedly told investors that it now expects a rating in the BB range — the highest tier of speculative grade. The firm had previously expected an investment-grade rating for the Claude maker before 2027.
Blackstone’s forecast is only an estimate. TechCrunch says Anthropic and Blackstone declined to comment. A high junk rating could make it harder and more expensive for Anthropic to raise money for its heavy spending, including computing-capacity deals signed over the past 12 months. Anthropic officially filed to go public earlier in the week, according to TechCrunch.
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The forecast attributed to Blackstone suggests Anthropic could face higher borrowing costs and more difficulty raising funds if it receives a BB rating after its IPO. That could put pressure on financing its computing commitments and related spending, although the estimate is not an official rating.
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