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Exclusive-Investors flock to Anthropic IPO but question durability of AI lead

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The order book for the offering was six times oversubscribed by Thursday after marketing sessions in New York, Boston, and San Francisco. While sell-side banks estimate annual revenue could reach $270 billion to $280 billion by 2028, investor sentiment remains sharply divided on the targets. Some participating funds forecast numbers beating projections by 10 to 15 percent, whereas skeptical investors who walked away expect 2028 revenues to fall 30 percent below bank models.

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Nov 13 : Institutional-investor interest in Anthropic’s initial public offering is outpacing the early days of SpaceX's roadshow, according to two people familiar with the companies’ offerings.

The Anthropic roadshow is scheduled to run through next Wednesday, when the AI company is expected to price the $64 billion deal. Anthropic and its investment banks are meeting prospective investors in New York, Boston and San Francisco to gauge demand for the offering, one of the people and a third person familiar with the matter said.

The IPO drew about two times the orders for the shares available by the end of Tuesday, the first day of the roadshow, one of the people said. By the end of Thursday, the book was six times oversubscribed, one other person said. SpaceX’s IPO was two times oversubscribed by the end of its second day of roadshow, Reuters previously reported.

While that single-digit subscription rate would be considered modest for many highly anticipated IPOs, bankers and investors said demand is impressive for the Anthropic offering given the size of the IPO. They expect Anthropic's order…

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