By Roxanna Maglangit
Publication Date: 2026-10-30 18:13:00
Key Takeaways
Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Blackstone committed $63 billion to a vehicle that will buy Broadcom’s AI chips and networking gear and lease them to Anthropic.
Some banks reportedly considered pulling out until Broadcom CEO Hock Tan agreed to higher interest rates and gave them more comfort on Broadcom’s guarantees.
Broadcom’s growth plan needs more deals like this one, and its support for Anthropic’s chip financing is already well above its $24.0 billion of cash.
At 20x forward earnings, close to its lowest in three years, Broadcom’s stock already prices in much of that financing risk.
Broadcom (AVGO:NASDAQ) just lined up $63 billion so Anthropic can buy its chips.
On Monday, Bank of America (BAC:NYSE), Citigroup (



