Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in chip-financing deal, FT reports

Oct 16 (Reuters) – Anthropic is offering Blackstone ​a ‌yield of more than 10% to finance ‌its ​latest ⁠chip deal, ⁠the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Blackstone funds ​would invest $9 billion ⁠in ⁠the debt ​backed by ​Anthropic’s five-year lease ‌payments on the chips, the ⁠report said, citing people familiar with ⁠the ‌matter.

Reuters could ⁠not ​immediately ‌verify the report.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Mrinmay Dey in Mexico City; Editing by William ​Mallard)