{"id":26486,"date":"2026-05-04T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/26486\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:13:10","slug":"anthropic-eyes-1-5-billion-joint-venture-with-blackstone-goldman-sachs-amid-ai-push-into-private-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/26486\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic Eyes $1.5 Billion Joint Venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs Amid AI Push Into Private Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"block core-block\">The joint venture aims to market artificial intelligence (AI) tools to private equity-backed companies. Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman &amp; Friedman are expected to be the main investors, each contributing approximately $300 million, the Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/deals\/anthropic-nears-1-5-billion-joint-venture-with-wall-street-firms-8f5448ee?mod=hp_lead_pos4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Goldman Sachs is also expected\u00a0to be a founding investor,\u00a0with a contribution of around $150 million, as per the report. Other firms, including General Atlantic, are part of the deal, bringing the total expected investment to about $1.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">The investors aim to establish a company that will act\u00a0as a consulting arm for\u00a0Anthropic. This new entity will help businesses, including the private-equity firms\u2019 portfolio companies, integrate AI into their operations, WSJ reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Anthropic, Hellman &amp; Friedman, Blackstone, General Atlantic and Goldman Sachs did not immediately respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Benzinga<\/a>\u2018s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Anthropic Faces Risks Amid Rapid Growth<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">However, the company faced a setback when the Pentagon\u2019s tech chief declared Anthropic\u2019s Claude models a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/news\/politics\/26\/05\/52210566\/pentagon-keeps-anthropic-claude-ban-separates-mythos-amid-national-security-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> supply chain risk.<\/a> This led to discussions about phasing out their usage over the months. Despite this, he stated, some \u201cexceptions\u201d could be granted based on integration complexities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Disclaimer:\u00a0This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Image via Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"text-sm my-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/apis?utm_source=benzinga.com&amp;utm_campaign=article-bottom\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\u00a9 2026 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. 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