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Bloomberg Technology | Madison Air Seeks $2.23B in IPO, Activist Investing Picks Up In 2026 | Bloomberg Deals 4/8/2026 A weekly, midday program that delivers high-impact, editorially driven coverage of the most important corporate transactions shaping the global market. Today's guests: Blackstone Global Head Private Equity Strategies Joe Barratta, Skadden Partner Head of Shareholder Engagement & Activism Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman, Kirkland & Ellis Partner Shaun Mathew, Palliser Capital Founder & Chief Investment Officer James Smith, and William Blair Global Head of Investment Banking Matt Zimmer. (Source: Bloomberg) Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-04-08/bloomberg-deals-4-8-2026-video #madisonair #blackstone

qwant news | Anthropic in talks to invest $200m in private equity venture to push Claude deeper into enterprise Anthropic is in advanced talks to create a private‑equity‑backed joint venture that would embed its Claude models across the portfolio companies of Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Permira. The plan calls for Anthropic to contribute roughly $200 million of its own capital while the buy‑out firms would collectively invest up to $1 billion, giving them equity stakes in a consulting‑and‑implementation vehicle that mirrors Palantir’s forward‑deployment playbook – engineers embedded inside customer organisations to drive adoption and workflow transformation. This would turn Claude from a standalone AI service into a bundled offering of model access, advisory and hands‑on integration, providing the sticky, recurring revenue streams AI firms need to justify massive infrastructure spend. The venture is part of a broader scramble among LLM providers to use private‑equity networks as distribution channels. OpenAI is reportedly pursuing a similar programme with Advent International, Bain Capital, Brookfield Asset Management and TPG, but it is offering a guaranteed 17.5 % minimum return, whereas Anthropic is proposing ordinary equity with no floor – a signal of confidence in Claude’s commercial upside and a reflection of its safety‑first culture. Anthropic has already rolled out two major enterprise initiatives this quarter: a $100 million Claude Partner Network anchored by system integrators such as Accenture and Deloitte, and a direct integration of Claude into Xero’s accounting platform. As of April 2026, more than 1,000 businesses are spending over $1 million each per year on Anthropic services, and enterprise customers now account for roughly 80 % of the company’s revenue. The joint‑venture discussion comes as Anthropic prepares for a potential IPO in October 2026, with a target raise of about $60 billion at a post‑money valuation near $380 billion. The PE‑backed vehicle would give investors both a financial stake and a built‑in channel to deploy Claude at scale, reinforcing the narrative that Anthropic’s technology is an enterprise infrastructure layer rather than a simple product. Unresolved issues include which firms will ultimately join, how governance of the venture will be structured, and whether Anthropic can maintain its model‑access controls while leveraging private‑equity partners that have strong incentives to push Claude broadly. The outcome will be a key test of how responsible AI deployment can coexist with aggressive commercial expansion. Read more: https://thenextweb.com/news/anthropic-private-equity-venture-claude-enterprise #anthropic #claude #blackstone

Corriere.it - Homepage: Private credit, anche i fondi Apollo e Ares limitano i riscatti da parte degli investitori: titoli giù in Borsa Troppe richieste dagli investitori individuali, stop ai rimborsi sopra il 5%. I precedenti di Blackstone, BlackRock e Blue Owl Private credit, including Apollo and Ares funds, restrict investor redemptions: stocks down on the stock exchange. Too many requests from individual investors, halt to repayments above 5%. Blackstone, BlackRock, and Blue Owl precedents. #Apollo #above5% #Blackstone #BlackRock #BlueOwl https://www.corriere.it/economia/finanza/26_marzo_24/private-credit-anche-i-fondi-apollo-e-ares-limitano-i-riscatti-da-parte-degli-investitori-titoli-giu-in-borsa-e71610b9-70c1-4225-b3ca-012acf27bxlk.shtml

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