Anthropic is negotiating a $200m investment in a joint venture with private equity firms Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Permira to accelerate enterprise adoption of Claude. The structure mirrors Palantir's forward-deployment model, embedding engineers inside portfolio companies to drive workflow transformation. The vehicle could raise up to $1bn total from buyout firms, giving Anthropic access to thousands of PE-owned companies through a single channel. OpenAI is pursuing a parallel initiative targeting $4bn with different PE partners, offering a guaranteed 17.5% minimum return versus Anthropic's ordinary equity. The move is Anthropic's third major enterprise initiative in a single quarter, as enterprise clients now represent ~80% of its revenue and over 1,000 businesses spend more than $1m/year on its services. The venture is also framed as preparation for a potential IPO targeting October 2026 at a ~$60bn raise.
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