Anthropic expected to get high junk credit rating after IPO, FT reports
Read original source →techcrunch.comBlackstone, anchor investor in a $63B chip-financing deal, told investors it now expects a double-B rating — the top speculative tier — reversing its earlier investment-grade forecast for before 2027. Anthropic filed to go public earlier this week; neither it nor Blackstone commented.
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