Major M&A and IPO Deals Proceed Including Meta-Anthropic $10 Billion Compute Negotiation

M&A/IPO | Sat Jul 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | 6 sources

Large deals are active across AI infrastructure, biotech, and mobility sectors.

Analysis

[Meta & Anthropic] negotiated data center compute lease deal worth up to $10 billion ^[2][5]

• Anthropic in discussions to lease AI compute power from Meta
• Signals Meta's entry into cloud business
• 2026 CapEx projected up to $145 billion

[Eli Lilly] announced $2.8 billion acquisition of AtaiBeckley ^[3]

• Total deal size of $2.8 billion
• Potential impact on LLY stock in focus
• Strengthens pharma and bio pipeline

[Latigo Biotherapeutics] filed IPO application ^[1]

• Blue Owl-backed biotech
• Potential listing this quarter
• Expansion of biotech IPO pipeline

[Uber] pursued largest deal in company history ^[4]

• Biggest acquisition in company history
• Aimed at securing next-generation growth driver
• Mobility business expansion

[Microsoft & Anthropic] maintained partnership with $5 billion investment and $30 billion Azure commitment ^[6]

• Microsoft's $5 billion investment in Anthropic
• Anthropic's $30 billion Azure spending commitment
• Nadella criticized editorial controls on Fable model

Sources

• [1] Blue Owl-Backed Latigo Files for IPO, Adding to Biotech Pipeline - Bloomberg Markets
• [2] Meta and Anthropic in talks for up to $10bn data centre deal - Financial Times
• [3] Eli Lilly Is Buying AtaiBeckley in $2.8 Billion Deal. What It Means for LLY Stock - Yahoo Finance
• [4] Why Uber’s Biggest Deal Yet Could Unlock Its Next Growth Phase - Yahoo Finance
• [5] Anthropic in early talks with Meta to acquire compute power - CNBC World Markets
• [6] Microsoft's Nadella criticizes Anthropic's Fable for being 'editorially controlled' - CNBC World Markets