Nexus Seeks $15 Billion for Anthropic Texas Data Center

CNBC reported, citing a person familiar with the confidential discussions, that Google agreed to backstop Anthropic with its investment-grade credit rating. That kind of support can reduce lenders' exposure to a private-company tenant, but the report does not establish final loan terms or prove that the full amount will close.

Octus separately reported on July 22 that Nexus was lining up a roughly $15 billion bridge loan. According to that report, a group of banks was assembling the facility and the bridge was expected to be replaced by bonds or loans in the fall.

Octus described Nexus as the developer of a 2,900-acre campus leased to Anthropic. It placed the project in Hubbard and cited Texas regulatory filings showing construction schedules for two buildings extending into 2027 and 2028.

The financing is notable because it places project-level debt, tenant commitments, and a large technology company's credit support inside the same AI-infrastructure transaction. For data and infrastructure leaders, that structure matters as much as the headline amount: financing risk depends on construction delivery, power availability, tenant obligations, and the terms of any guaranty.

The evidence supports describing the package as a financing effort in advanced talks, not a closed $15 billion loan. Until the parties publish final documents, the amount, timing, refinancing path, and Google's precise obligations remain reported terms rather than completed contractual facts.