Blackstone Invested $750M in Our AI Model Provider

April 10, 2026 — Here's a fun alignment:

• Blackstone acquired Citrin Cooperman in January 2025. Valuation: $2B+.
• Blackstone invested $750M+ in Anthropic.
• VCG uses Anthropic Claude as our primary AI model.
• VCG is entering Citrin Cooperman to run their Microsoft AI practice.

Every agent we deploy through CC runs on Anthropic. Every Anthropic API call proves ROI on Blackstone's $750M investment. Every CC client that succeeds with AI agents validates Blackstone's acquisition thesis.

The Play

VCG + Citrin Cooperman + Blackstone + Anthropic = vertically integrated AI deployment at scale.

Plus Microsoft ISV partnership for Azure infrastructure. Both major AI investments (Anthropic + Microsoft) flowing through VCG.

The Math

CC has 30+ offices. 3,300+ employees. $702M revenue. Founded 1979. Top 20 accounting firm.

Blackstone's mid-market portfolio includes hundreds of companies. Each one a potential VCG client. Each one a potential AI agent deployment.

Our agent deployment template takes 30 minutes per client. Per-client Anthropic API keys handle billing automatically. Azure consumption flows through the ISV partnership.

We don't need to cold-call. We need one introduction to the right person at CC, and the entire Blackstone portfolio opens up.

What We're Doing About It

Phil Martino — John's connection — is joining CC. He's the door.

Before we walk through it, we're processing every publicly available piece of information about every CC and Blackstone portfolio company through our agent consortium. Industry analysis. Tech stack detection. Pain points. Agent deployment recommendations. Estimated ROI.

No generic pitch decks. Bound reports showing exactly what we'd fix. For every company. Before the first meeting.

That's the differentiator: AI-powered pre-engagement intelligence at a scale no human team could match.