Anthropic IPO: an adjusted timetable for a major operation

Tightened timetable, ambitions of 2,000 billion dollars. Le Journal du Coin took stock of the AI ​​mega-IPO on Friday: Anthropic was then heading towards a listing in October, driven by the promises of its investors rather than by an official timetable. Since then, this calendar has moved. Marketing of the IPO is now expected in mid-October at the earliest, just weeks before the US midterm elections in November.

A file postponed for a few weeks, not canceled

According to information from Reuters, Anthropic initially expected to publish its prospectus the following week. The document is now only expected at the end of September. Nothing alarming in itself: companies generally leave several weeks between meetings with analysts and the publication of the prospectus, and Anthropic could precisely tighten this schedule since the banks involved are already familiar with the file. This slide still delays what could become one of the largest IPOs ever attempted, with a valuation of up to $2,000 billion.

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citigroup are leading the operation, says Forbes. At the same time, Anthropic is finalizing a $15 billion revolving credit line, a financial safety net that must be closed before analysts even formally meet with the company. An amount which gives the measure of the financing needs of an AI laboratory which is fueled by infrastructure expenses.

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