Anthropic and the private-equity firm Hg plan an AI consultancy for European companies, with offices in London and Berlin, the Financial Times reported

Anthropic and Hg, a London private-equity firm, plan to back an independent AI consultancy for European businesses, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The FT's article is paywalled; the details here are the FT's as reported by The Next Web and The News International.

The venture is expected to launch by the end of 2026, with offices in London and Berlin, the FT reported. Anthropic would fund its share from its own balance sheet, and Hg would invest through funds it manages, including the London-listed HgCapital Trust, according to The Next Web. The consultancy would place consultants and engineers inside client firms, aimed mainly at business-software companies and other white-collar sectors.

No amount has been reported for the European venture. The Next Web says the plan follows a model Anthropic has already pursued in the US with Ode, a services company backed by Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman. Anthropic and Hg declined to comment to the FT.

The plan would put Anthropic further into the business of installing its own models inside companies, work that consulting firms such as Accenture also sell. Nothing has been announced by either company.

• Reported Anthropic and Hg plan an independent European AI consultancy, launching by the end of 2026 with offices in London and Berlin, the FT reported, according to The Next Web. The Next Web
• Reported Anthropic would fund its share from its balance sheet and Hg through funds including HgCapital Trust; both declined to comment to the FT. The Next Web
• Reported The News International also reports the FT's account of the Anthropic–Hg consultancy. The News International