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  • Anthropic Bankers Pitch 00B+ Capital Raise at T Valuation Ahead of Historic IPO

    Investment banks underwriting Anthropic's planned initial public offering have initiated preliminary discussions with institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, outlining a potential capital raise exceeding $100 billion at a valuation of up to $2 trillion, according to reporting from The New York Times. If executed at those terms, the flotation would represent the largest public market debut in history, surpassing both Saudi Aramco's $29.4 billion raise in 2019 and SpaceX's $75 billion

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  • US Corporate AI Debt Surge Tests Investor Limits as Hyperscalers Issue 20B in 2026 Bonds

    The unprecedented capital requirements of frontier artificial intelligence infrastructure have triggered a record borrowing spree among US technology hyperscalers, testing the absorptive capacity of institutional credit markets. Total corporate debt issuance tied to AI hyperscalers has surpassed $220 billion in 2026 according to data from BNP Paribas, representing an eighteen-fold increase compared to the $12.5 billion issued during the same period in 2025. As mega-cap technology firms repeated

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  • Anthropic Prepares Historic IPO Targeting SpaceX Record Offer Size

    Anthropic is preparing an initial public offering designed to match or exceed the scale of SpaceX's record-setting market debut, according to report details from Bloomberg News. The artificial intelligence firm is evaluating preliminary filing schedules that could see public registration documents submitted as early as late August, with underwriting led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group, and JPMorgan Chase. Target Offer Size and Market Context SpaceX raised $75 billion at the launch of

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  • Anthropic Eyes 0B+ Credit Line Ahead of Planned Public Listing

    Anthropic is working to expand its revolving credit facility beyond an initial $10 billion target as it prepares for a planned initial public offering, according to reporting from Bloomberg. Wall Street investment banks are actively competing for lending allocations in the facility to improve their positioning for underwriting mandates on the eventual share sale. Under the framework currently under discussion, Anthropic has asked lead banks to commit approximately $1.25 billion each. Secondary

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  • OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Signals 2027 Target for Initial Public Offering

    OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar informed employees during an all-hands meeting on Wednesday that the company targets 2027 for its initial public offering, while noting that a debut could occur earlier if business performance continues to inflect upward. The remarks, first reported by CNBC, provide internal clarity regarding OpenAI's listing roadmap following its confidential IPO filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2026. The guidance reflects a measured adjus

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  • SK Hynix Announces 9 Billion Share Buyback to Calm AI Spending Worries

    SK Hynix announced Wednesday it will buy back and cancel 40 trillion won ($28.61 billion) worth of treasury shares, allocating more than 50 percent of free cash flow generated between 2025 and 2027 to shareholder returns. The buyback, to be executed between August 20 and November 19, represents roughly 24 million shares. The company also said it would pursue an expansion of its total shareholder return target from the previous "within 50 percent of cumulative FCF" to "over 50 percent of cumulat

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