Finance
Anthropic raises $2.5B in debt to finance growth investments – SiliconANGLE
Large language model developer Anthropic PBC has secured $2.5 billion in debt financing, CNBC reported today.
The loan is structured as a revolving credit facility. Standard debt financing deals require the borrower to pay back the funds in a fixed number of installments. A revolving credit facility, in contrast, has no such requirement. Additionally, the borrower can draw down funds again after repaying the loan.
Anthropic’s revolving credit facility will run for five years. It’s underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Barclay, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Royal Bank of Canada and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Several of those banks also backed a $4 billion revolving credit facility that OpenAI, Anthropic’s top rival, raised last year.
“This revolving credit facility provides Anthropic significant flexibility to support our continued exponential growth,” said Anthropic Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao.
The company previously raised $8 billion from Amazon.com Inc. in the form of convertible notes. A convertible note is a type of loan that can be turned into shares. Amazon turned a sizable portion of Anthropic investment into shares during the first quarter, which was reportedly one of the reasons its earnings per share surpassed analyst expectations.
In conjunction with the announcement of its revolving credit facility, Anthropic disclosed today that its annualized revenue topped $2 billion in the first quarter. That represents a year-over-year increase of more than 100%. In the same time frame, the number of customers that pay at least $100,000 for Anthropic’s AI models jumped eightfold.
The company regularly launches new products to maintain its sales growth.
Earlier this month, Anthropic updated the application programming interface that customers use to integrate its LLMs into their software. The company added a tool that allows its LLMs to search the web if the information requested by a user isn’t readily available. Pricing starts at $10 per 1,000 searches.
A few weeks earlier, Anthropic debuted a new Max plan for its Claude chatbot. It’s available in two editions priced at $100 and $200 per month, respectively. They offer usage caps up to 20 times higher than the most affordable paid Claude tier.
Anthropic’s largest competitors are experiencing rapid sales growth as well.
In March, Bloomberg reported that OpenAI expects to triple its revenue to $12.7 billion by the end of 2025. More recently, a source told Reuters that Cohere Inc. has doubled its annualized recurring revenue since the start of the year. The company reportedly makes most of its revenue from providing highly regulated organizations with customized AI models that they can run on their own infrastructure.
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AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Hampshire College is at risk of losing its accreditation following recent action by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
The college must now prove it meets the commission’s standards to maintain its standing. In a letter issued last week, the commission stated it took action against the college at the beginning of the month.
The oversight body indicated that it has reason to believe the school is no longer meeting essential standards, including the ability to organize the resources necessary to achieve its educational purposes.
Several specific factors contributed to the commission’s decision to take action against the school. The oversight body cited the institution’s inability to successfully sustain enrollment growth as a primary concern. Additionally, a planned financial move involving the sale of the Atkins parcel of land fell through.
The college also faces significant financial hurdles regarding its long-term debt and savings. Documents indicate the school has been unable to refinance its $21 million bond debt. Meanwhile, the college’s unrestricted endowment has continued to decline.
Leadership at Hampshire College addressed the commission’s findings in a joint letter. The Hampshire College President Jennifer Chrisler noted that the administration has a long history of cooperation with oversight agencies.
“Throughout Hampshire’s history, leadership has worked productively with our accreditors to plan for, provide and assess our distinctive, student-driven educational model,” Chrisler stated.
The chair of the board of trustees also responded to the commission’s focus on the school’s fiscal health. Chair Jose Fuentes emphasized that the board is actively working to resolve the college’s liabilities. “Ongoing financial viability is the board’s top priority. To that end, we are focused on refinancing the college’s debt,” Fuentes said.
Despite the current review, Hampshire College will maintain its accreditation for the time being. This allows the institution to remain eligible for federal funding, ensuring that students can still receive federal financial aid while the process continues.
Hampshire College is required to present its case for maintaining its status at the commission’s June meeting. The school must demonstrate why its accreditation should not be revoked at that time.
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Southport communities and families continue to seek for recreational activities as state investigators keep probing into the city parks and recreation department.
It’s been more than two weeks since the State Bureau of Investigation began its investigation into Southport’s Parks and Recreation Department and the city remains unsure as to what will happen after the investigation.
Southport Police Chief Todd Coring on March 11 requested the State Bureau of Investigation to assist with investigating a financial discrepancy within the city, SBI Public Information Director Chad Flowers said.
At 4:45 p.m. on March 11, the city of Southport published a news release announcing four unnamed employees from its parks and recreation department were placed on paid administrative leave due to an “appearance of financial irregularities.” The announcement also stated parks and recreation programs and facilities were on shutdown.
The “appearance” of financial irregularities was discovered after a forensic accounting investigation, according to the release.
Though approximately 13 children participated in the parks and recreation programs, Public Information Officer ChyAnn Ketchum said, the community used the facilities for events, activities, sports and classes.
Asked how often the facilities were used by the community, Ketchum was unable to provide a response.
“We are still working on gathering data, so I am not able to provide even an estimate right now,” Ketchum said.
What has happened since the shutdown?
Program Director Maureen “Cookie” Moore resigned March 12, Ketchum confirmed.
The city’s parks and recreation before and after-school programs have been suspended indefinitely and all parks and recreation facilities and buildings remain closed, and events cancelled until further notice.
The city’s community relations department has tried to help by temporarily taking over reservations of the Jaycee Building to honor existing reservations and hosting an Easter egg hunt.
Since the parks and recreation department matter has been turned to the SBI for further review, agents with the SBI’s coastal division are actively working to handle the case, Flowers previously told the StarNews.
What’s next for the case and the city of Southport?
The case remains ongoing and active, Flowers said. No new information is being released at this time.
“Financial crimes cases normally take longer due to the number of documents and records involved,” Flowers said.
When it comes to how the city will move forward after the investigation closes, Ketchum is unsure.
“Because it is still an active investigation, we have to take each day at a time,” Ketchum said.
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Savanna Tenenoff covers Brunswick County for the StarNews. Reach her at stenenoff@usatodayco.com.
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State to appoint fiscal monitor over NOLA-PS, citing ‘significant’ financial management issues
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana’s Department of Education has informed the Orleans Parish public school district that it will install a monitor to oversee its financial management, citing a pattern of “significant deficiencies” over the past two years.
State superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley delivered the news in a letter sent Friday (March 27) to NOLA-PS superintendent Dr. Fateama Fulmore.
“Due to repeated accounting miscalculations within the Orleans Parish School System (NOLA-PS), schools have faced multiple years of financial uncertainty,” Brumley wrote. “This letter serves as formal notice that, as a result of these errors, the Louisiana Department of Education will appoint a fiscal risk monitor for your school system.
“The purpose of this appointment is to provide enhanced oversight of tax revenue accounting and reporting by NOLA-PS. This will include special engagement conducted by an independent certified public accountant over the next year.”
NOLA-PS did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox 8.
Brumley cited a list of alleged “deficiencies” by the New Orleans school district, including:
- Failure to adhere to fundamental accounting principles
- Classification in the LDOE Fiscal Risk Assessment “Monitor” category, reflecting a high level of concern, including designation under a Critical Situation during the fiscal year
- Negative impacts on budgeting decisions for school systems across the state
- Provision of inaccurate financial information to NOLA-PS schools
- Potential violation of state law due to failure to provide accurate financial data to LDOE
The appointed monitor will be tasked with reviewing the financial practices of the district, ensuring it takes corrective measures, and reporting back to the LDOE about changes made and ongoing risks. It is believed to be the first state intervention into the Orleans Parish school system since it was restructured in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Nyesha Veal has served as the chief financial officer for NOLA-PS since 2024. Brumley’s letter did not mention her by name, but alleged a pattern of accounting errors and financial mismanagement over the past two years, including the recent underreporting of approximately $13 million in sales tax revenue in the last annual financial report.
Brumley wrote that the LDOE was notified of this problem by “school leaders,” and that the NOLA-PS CFO was questions about the disparity.
“During that discussion, the CFO acknowledged that the STR data submitted to LDOE was incorrect and had been underreported by approximately $13 million. The CFO further indicated that the omission of June 2025 sales tax revenue from the AFR, as well as the delayed submission of tax data, had no impact.
“This assertion is incorrect. The omission and delay have had material consequences, including impacts on statewide funding calculations and local budget planning. This reflects a concerning lack of understanding regarding the importance of accurate and timely financial reporting by NOLA-PS. … This is not an isolated incident of concern within the financial management of the system that can be overlooked as a simple mistake. Instead, this is a repeated pattern and must be addressed immediately.”
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