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    Anthropic targets October IPO with $100B valuation led by Goldman and MS

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    Anthropic targets October IPO with $100B valuation led by Goldman and MS

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    Artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic is slated to conduct its initial public offering in October, targeting an overall valuation near $100 billion. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have secured lead advisory mandates for the transaction. The offering follows substantial fee generation from earlier mega-cap private market listings, bolstering Q3 and Q4 equity capital market pipelines.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-09-18
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    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Anthropic targets October IPO with $100B valuation led by Goldman and MS”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-18. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-18/anthropic-targets-october-ipo-with-100b-valuation-led-by-goldman-and-ms-1b68da

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    Anthropic targets October IPO with $100B valuation led by Goldman and MS
    Artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic is slated to conduct its initial public offering in October, targeting an overall valuation near $100 billion. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have secured lead advisory mandates for the transaction. The offering follows substantial fee generation from earlier mega-cap private market listings, bolstering Q3 and Q4 equity capital market pipelines.
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    Anthropic targets October IPO with $100B valuation led by Goldman and MS
    Artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic is slated to conduct its initial public offering in October, targeting an overall valuation near $100 billion. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have secured lead advisory mandates for the transaction. The offering follows substantial fee generation from earlier mega-cap private market listings, bolstering Q3 and Q4 equity capital market pipelines.
    → Lead underwriting mandates on a $100B IPO direct significant advisory and placement fee revenue to Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley investment banking divisions.
    Impact
    Artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic is slated to conduct its initial public offering in October, targeting an overall valuation near $100 billion. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have secured lead advisory mandates for the transaction. The offering follows substantial fee generation from earlier mega-cap private market listings, bolstering Q3 and Q4 equity capital market pipelines.
    Affected
    GSMS
    Transmission
    Lead underwriting mandates on a $100B IPO direct significant advisory and placement fee revenue to Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley investment banking divisions.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    GSequity capital markets advisory and underwriting fee pipeline expansionUp1-3mGoldman Sachs leading Anthropic October IPO targeting a $100B raise.
    MSsyndicate underwriting fee revenue from mega-cap tech IPOUp1-3mMorgan Stanley acting as lead advisor on $100B Anthropic public listing.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    MSUpdisagreed202.58 2026-09-18+1.75%-3.10%Pending

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