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Exclusive-Anthropic’s nearly $70 billion IPO plan briefly circulated to banks, then retracted

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In short

The recalled securities paperwork proposed selling roughly 867 million shares priced between $70 and $80, though a subsequent notice warned recipients that these figures were inaccurate. Major industry players including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Google have committed $26 billion in concurrent private placements. Meanwhile, Anthropic carries nearly $900 billion in compute commitments alongside partners that simultaneously act as backers and rivals. Although third-quarter revenue approached $17 billion, the company must convince investors to support the deal despite a sharply declining quarterly growth rate.

Key points

  • Investor valuation targets for Anthropic have declined from an initial $2 trillion to a t…: Investor valuation targets for Anthropic have declined from an initial $2 trillion to a top estimate of $1.5 trillion.
  • The company is preparing to launch its official investor roadshow despite sending contrad…: The company is preparing to launch its official investor roadshow despite sending contradictory pricing materials to banks.
  • A sharp drop in quarterly revenue growth presents a key challenge for Anthropic ahead of…: A sharp drop in quarterly revenue growth presents a key challenge for Anthropic ahead of final pricing next week.

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Nov 9 : Details of Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO, including plans by the AI company to raise nearly $70 billion, were briefly circulated to banks before being retracted late on Monday, according to emails seen by Reuters.

A representative of Anthropic sent a copy of a securities filing that showed it aimed to sell about 867 million shares at a price range of $70 to $80 per share, then followed up with an email saying details about the pricing were inaccurate. Anthropic said in the second email it would update the filing later.

Anthropic declined to comment. The email did not specify to bankers what was erroneous, and Reuters was unable to determine what was incorrect.

The original email whose details were retracted showed Anthropic planned to sell 866.7 million Class A shares, including a secondary offering. Anthropic itself would sell about 843.3 million shares, while existing shareholders would sell an additional 23.3 million shares. The IPO would raise $69.3 billion at the top of the range.

Separately, the original filing showed that Anthropic had lined up $26 billion in investments…

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