Apollo leads $35 billion debt deal for Anthropic's compute

TL;DR

Apollo and Blackstone partnered with Broadcom to launch an AI infrastructure platform.
The platform is backed by an initial $35 billion loan.
It could challenge SpaceX's long-term growth prospects due to compute commoditization.
This is one of the largest private credit deals ever.
The financing will help Anthropic lease Google chips via Fluidstack data centers.
The platform is designed to enable over 20 gigawatts of compute capacity by 2028.
Off-balance-sheet financing was used to keep hardware off Anthropic's balance sheet, a move that has alerted regulators.

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