Private equity firms OpenAI and Anthropic are in discussions to partner with different PE groups to create enterprise AI consulting arms. The discussions involve firms such as Advent International, Bain Capital, Brookfield, and TPG, with a potential effort likely to be a majority-owned subsidiary of OpenAI, staffed by forward-deployed engineers. The PE firms would serve as minority investors and initial customers. Anthropic's discussions also involve firms like Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Permira. The partnership could be a test ground for non-PE enterprise clients. This partnership aligns with the larger trend of Avanade, a JV formed in 2000 between Microsoft and Accenture to implement Windows and other Microsoft solutions into large enterprises.