US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
BlackRock to Invest $700 Million in UK Data Centres During Trump Visit, Sky News Reports
BlackRock and Digital Gravity Partners will invest $678 million to modernize UK data centres, addressing AI and cloud computing growth during economic challenges, officials said.
- From September 17 to September 19 2025, BlackRock will unveil a £500m UK data-centre investment and a joint venture with Digital Gravity Partners, with Larry Fink joining President Trump’s delegation.
- Responding to surging AI and cloud demand, the deal aims to meet growth driven by artificial intelligence and cloud computing as officials highlight the flatlining economy, with Sir Keir Starmer's administration praising Britain as a top foreign investment destination.
- Across the corporate slate, US firms pledge roughly $12 billion, with BlackRock planning a �500m UK data-centre investment and Edinburgh office opening next week.
- Ministers plan to publish aggregate investment and jobs figures early next week and a government spokesperson said they will work with the US to implement the deals as soon as possible.
- Amid tariff tensions affecting steel, the announcements highlight artificial intelligence-related data-centre spending as a major global trend raising power strains, with companies committing expanded commercial activity in the coming years.
Insights by Ground AI
22 Articles
22 Articles
BlackRock to invest $700 million in UK data centres during Trump visit, Sky News reports
BlackRock plans to invest 500 million pounds ($700 million) in British data-centre infrastructure, one of a string of deals to be announced during U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit next week, Sky News reported on Saturday.
·United Kingdom
Read Full Article
BlackRock to invest £500m in UK data centres during Trump visit, Sky News reports
BlackRock plans to invest £500m (R11.8bn) in British data-centre infrastructure, one of a string of deals to be announced during US President Donald Trump's state visit next week, Sky News reported on Saturday.
·Johannesburg, South Africa
Read Full Article
Sky News UK+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
BlackRock to invest £500m in UK data centres during Trump visit
The world’s largest asset manager will announce a data centre partnership with Digital Gravity Partners, one of a string of deals to be announced during President Trump’s state visit, Sky News learns.
·United Kingdom
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources22
Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 19%
C 50%
R 31%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
