Anthropic reportedly offers Blackstone 10%+ yield on $9B junior debt for 1.5GW TPU deal
Beth_Kindig · x · 2026-10-26
Per Beth Kindig, Anthropic is reportedly offering Blackstone a more than 10% yield on a $9 billion junior debt tranche backed by five-year lease payments on the chips, part of a $60 billion financing package for 1.5GW of TPUs — highlighting the steep cost of AI compute expansion.
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