Anthropic Selects Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO Preparation

AI company Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, is preparing for an initial public offering, selecting Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to lead the deal. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is also involved. The move positions Anthropic in a race against its rival OpenAI to become the first of the major AI firms to go public, according to people familiar with the matter.

Anthropic IPO preparation

• ▪Anthropic is the maker of the Claude chatbot.
• ▪Anthropic PBC has lined up banks to lead work on its Initial Public Offering (IPO).
• ▪Anthropic is racing its rival OpenAI to be the first of the two artificial intelligence companies to go public.

Investment bank selection

• ▪JPMorgan Chase & Co. is also involved in Anthropic's IPO deal.
• ▪Anthropic has selected Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to lead its initial public offering.

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