Blackstone expects Anthropic to get 'high junk' credit rating after IPO

Blackstone, anchor investor in a $63 billion deal financing Anthropic's chips, has told investors it expects the Claude maker to receive a 'high' junk credit rating after its IPO, the Financial Times reported. Blackstone earlier predicted an investment-grade rating before 2027. A junk rating could make raising money costlier for Anthropic, which filed to go public this week.