Anthropic secures $63B in AI chips via Broadcom leasing deal with Wall Street banks
mark_k · x · 2026-10-27
Per markk, Anthropic is getting $63 billion worth of AI chips and networking equipment through a massive financing deal involving Broadcom and Wall Street.
- A new entity will buy the equipment from Broadcom and lease it to Anthropic, with deliveries starting in 2027
- Bank of America, Citi and Morgan Stanley are arranging the senior financing; Blackstone provides the committed junior financing
- Broadcom is also supporting lenders against a decline in the equipment's value
Related event: Broadcom CEO Steps In to Seal Anthropic's $63 Billion Chip Financing Deal(4 posts)→
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