Anthropic Offers Blackstone Over 10% Yield in Chip Financing Deal

Oct 17, 2026
Anthropic is reportedly offering Blackstone a yield above 10% to finance a chip deal through $9 billion in debt.

Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield above 10% to finance its latest chip deal, reports Reuters, citing the Financial Times. Blackstone funds would invest $9 billion in debt backed by Anthropic's lease payments on the chips over five years.

Reuters said it could not independently verify the report.

The reported terms follow an earlier $35 billion chip financing led by Apollo, which was supported by a BB+ credit rating for Anthropic from KBRA, one level below investment grade.

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