Blackstone cuts expected post-IPO credit rating for Anthropic to BB range
What happened
TechCrunch reported on October 31, 2026, citing the UK's Financial Times, that Blackstone expects Anthropic to receive a BB-range credit rating after it goes public. That range is the top tier of speculative, or junk, grade. Blackstone is an anchor investor in a $63 billion deal that recently financed Anthropic's chips, and it had earlier expected Anthropic to reach investment grade before 2027. The post-IPO prediction reported here is below Blackstone's earlier investment-grade expectation. The rating is still Blackstone's forecast, not a published actual rating.
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- TechCrunch · AIAnthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, FT report says
Anthropic上市后预计将获得BB区间信用评级，属于投机性垃圾级的最高档，这是FT报道的Blackstone预测。作为近期为Anthropic芯片融资的$63 billion交易的基石投资者，Blackstone此前曾预计其将在2027到来前获得投资级评级。
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