Anthropic is in the final stages of negotiating a partnership valued at about $1.5 billion with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and a few other prominent Wall Street entities to provide artificial intelligence solutions to businesses backed by private equity, as per sources familiar with the situation cited by the Wall Street Journal.
As per the report, Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman are key players in the agreement, with each expected to contribute approximately $300 million. Additionally, Goldman Sachs is poised to become a foundational investor, with an investment of around $150 million.
Sources indicated that an official announcement could be made as early as this week. The joint venture aims to offer AI technology to companies under the ownership of private equity firms, although specific details regarding the arrangement have not been disclosed.
