US EditionBlackRock and Nvidia in $40bn data centre takeover to power AI growth
- On October 15, 2025, a consortium including Nvidia, BlackRock, MGX and Microsoft agreed to acquire Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion, taking 100% equity in the Plano-based firm.
- The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership was set up last year by BlackRock, GIP, MGX, Microsoft and Nvidia to channel institutional capital, aiming to deploy $30 billion of equity with potential to reach $100 billion including debt.
- In D-FW, Aligned Data Centers employs about 250 people and runs two data centres in Plano, Texas.
- The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026, with Aligned headquartered in Dallas, Texas, led by CEO Andrew Schaap, generating jobs in construction, electrical engineering and software optimisation.
- Amid recent deals, Ahmed Yahia said 'These data centres are effectively the infrastructure of the 21st century' as AI firms race to expand costly infrastructure, highlighted by Nvidia and OpenAI's $100 billion partnership.
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BlackRock, Nvidia, and Microsoft lead $40B takeover of Aligned Data Centers to power the AI boom - Tech Startups
The consortium, including xAI, GIP, MGX, Temasek, and Kuwait Investment Authority, is acquiring Aligned Data Centers in a $40 billion deal, marking the first major move under their $100 billion AI Infrastructure Partnership. A group of corporate heavyweights is making […] The post BlackRock, Nvidia, and Microsoft lead $40B takeover of Aligned Data Centers to power the AI boom first appeared on Tech Startups.
BlackRock, Nvidia-backed group strikes $40 billion AI data center deal - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
An investor group including BlackRock, Microsoft and Nvidia is buying one of the world’s biggest data center operators with nearly 80 facilities in a deal worth $40 billion to secure coveted computing capacity for artificial intelligence.
A consortium led by asset manager BlackRock, which also includes technology companies Nvidia and Microsoft, is buying data center specialist Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial group Macquarie for about $40 billion (€38 billion), in the world's largest data center deal.
BlackRock, Microsoft and Nvidia take one of the world's largest data centers operators, with 80 units
BlackRock, Nvidia-backed group buys Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion
An investor group including BlackRock, Microsoft, and Nvidia is buying one of the world’s biggest data center operators with nearly 80 facilities in a deal worth $40 billion to secure coveted computing capacity for artificial intelligence. The purchase of U.S.-based Aligned Data Centers from the Australian-based Macquarie Asset Management on Wednesday is the first deal for the AI Infrastructure Partnership formed last year, which includes Abu Dh…
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