Anthropic reportedly offers Blackstone 10%+ yield for TPU financing

Published Friday, October 16, 2026 · 11:06 PM EDT

Anthropic is offering Blackstone a 10%+ yield to help finance a $60B debt package to buy Google TPUs, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. Blackstone would invest $9B in the debt. The high borrowing costs complicate Anthropic's goal of achieving investment-grade status.

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