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BlackRock 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-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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