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Anthropic’s Planned IPO Is Weighing on the Broader Listing Queue, NYSE President Says

October 29, 2026 at 11:41 EDT

Funding & M&A

The scale of Anthropic’s planned public offering is prompting some companies to hold back their own IPO plans, NYSE Group President Lynn Martin said. She described the overall pipeline of potential listings as strong, but said investor attention is limited at any one time.

October 2026 · Anthropic IPO

One mega-IPO, a crowded window

NYSE Group President Lynn Martin says limited investor attention is leading some companies to wait as Anthropic prepares to go public.

The pressure point

A potential offering of up to $100 billion could draw investor attention and capital away from other new listings. The final offering terms are not yet set.

A thin technology IPO calendar

Reuters reported Anthropic was then the only technology company pressing ahead with a planned mid-November IPO; other AI infrastructure and data-center listings had been delayed.

1 IPO

Pressing ahead

Other listings

AI infrastructure and data centers delayed

The columns mark reported listing status, not relative deal size.

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