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Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley jointly announced an AI financing arrangement totaling $63 billion. According to Cailianshe, the four institutions will set up an SPV to purchase custom AI chips and networking equipment from Broadcom, which are expected to be delivered in 2027 and then leased to Anthropic on a long-term basis; the financing includes approximately $43.5 billion in senior secured loans, accounting for 69% of the total financing, while the subordinated secured loans are mainly committed by Blackstone at about $18 billion, and Broadcom provides a residual value guarantee of up to $29 billion on the hardware. The Wall Street Journal reported that the financing was finalized after Broadcom CEO Hock Tan negotiated with bank executives over the weekend and agreed to raise the loan interest rate; Anthropic uses the chips under a lease arrangement, with a shell company borrowing to purchase them and repaying the loans with rental payments.
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Oct 28
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AI trading drives US stocks to a second straight gain, Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up nearly 4%, Western Digital up 6.95%
AI trading lifted US stocks to a higher close on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq up 1.18%, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up nearly 4%, AMD up more than 5%, and Western Digital up 6.95%. Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Blackstone announced $63 billion in financing to purchase Broadcom chips to provide computing power for Anthropic. To raise AI funds, Meta increased its largest-ever equity fundraising to $97.5 billion, and its stock fell more than 1.6%.
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Broadcom Finalizes $63 Billion AI Chip Financing, Guaranteeing Anthropic's TPU Lease
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan negotiated with bank executives over the final weekend to finalize an AI chip financing deal totaling $63 billion, aimed at helping Anthropic lease TPUs co-developed by Broadcom and Google. The deal consists of approximately $42 billion in senior secured loans and approximately $18 billion in subordinated debt; Broadcom provides a residual value guarantee for the former, while Blackstone contributes $9 billion in the subordinated debt. Banks plan to issue approximately $21 billion in high-grade bonds as early as the first quarter of 2027, seen as a bellwether for testing investors' willingness to finance AI projects.
The Elec
Broadcom to Supply $63 Billion in XPU and AI Equipment to Anthropic via SPV
Bank of America, Blackstone, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley announced a $63 billion deal to purchase Broadcom's XPU-based AI accelerators and networking equipment through a newly established SPV and lease them to Anthropic, with equipment deliveries beginning in 2027. Broadcom will provide a residual value guarantee on the collateralized equipment up to the amount of the first-lien loan; if a decline in resale value leaves the SPV unable to repay the first-lien debt, Broadcom will cover the shortfall. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said the deal reflects the standing of advanced technology and confidence in the AI ecosystem.
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Jim Cramer warns: AI trade still faces financing risk
CNBC's Jim Cramer warned that although AI-related stocks have risen for two consecutive days after banks and Blackstone provided $63 billion in financing to Anthropic for the purchase of Broadcom hardware, the financing pressure on data center deals has not been lifted. He named the risk of neoclouds such as CoreWeave (whose bond yields at one point reached 15%), Nebius and Iren borrowing to build data centers, and questioned whether Anthropic is borrowing money to buy equipment rather than paying with its own profits. He also believes that the stabilization of the bond market may be short-lived, and that the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and the midterm elections may bring new volatility.
Rohan Paul
Anthropic IPO underwriting fees may reach $100 million each
Goldman Sachs has secured the lead-left seat on Anthropic's prospectus, while Morgan Stanley has shifted to a stabilizing market agent role. If the IPO structure follows that of SpaceX, the two investment banks may each receive about $100 million in underwriting fees. SpaceX's June IPO had a fee pool of about $500 million, with the two lead underwriters each receiving about $100 million and the remaining roughly 20 firms splitting about $300 million; Anthropic has not yet disclosed its own fees. Morgan Stanley also co-led the $63B Broadcom financing used to supply chips to Anthropic.
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WSJ says Anthropic's $63 billion chip financing was finalized after weekend negotiations by Broadcom's CEO
The Wall Street Journal reports that Anthropic's $63 billion chip financing was completed only after Broadcom CEO Hock Tan negotiated with bank executives over the weekend and agreed to raise the loan interest rate. Anthropic needs the money to lease chips rather than buy them directly: a shell company borrows from banks and Blackstone to buy the chips, then repays the loan using Anthropic's lease payments. Because lenders were wary of betting on a single startup, Broadcom, the seller of the chips, committed to assuming most of the loan if Anthropic stops paying.
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Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley to Set Up SPV, Providing $63 Billion in Financing for Anthropic's Broadcom Chip Purchases
Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley will provide $63 billion in financing to set up an SPV to purchase custom AI chips and networking equipment from Broadcom, which is expected to be delivered in 2027 and then leased long-term to Anthropic. Anthropic will only need to record a lease obligation on its balance sheet, without directly recording the $63 billion equipment loan; Broadcom is providing a hardware residual value guarantee of up to $29 billion for the transaction. Of the financing, senior secured loans total approximately $43.5 billion, accounting for 69% of the total financing, while subordinated secured loans are mainly committed by Blackstone at approximately $18 billion.
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Anthropic's prospectus does not specify an investment-grade rating; undrawn lease commitments rise to $321 billion
Anthropic barely mentions an investment-grade credit rating in its IPO prospectus, while warning that it may seek a new round of financing sooner than expected. As of June 30, the company had $6.2 billion in current debt (all convertible promissory notes owed to Amazon), plus a $15 billion five-year revolving credit facility led by Morgan Stanley, and a potential option to borrow an additional $77 billion in convertible notes from Amazon, Broadcom and Alphabet; undrawn lease commitments have risen from about $50 billion at the end of December last year to $321 billion. Moody's, S&P and Fitch have so far not issued ratings on Anthropic.
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