In Anthropic I.P.O., Goldman and Morgan Stanley Slug It Out for Top Bank NYT > Top Stories By: Lauren Hirsch and Sri Muppidi 27 October 2026 at 13:09 Anthropic named the Wall Street firms lead underwriters on its upcoming public offering, a role that will generate generous fees and enormous prestige. © Victor Llorente for The New York TimesThe Goldman Sachs headquarters, center, in Lower Manhattan.