An investment consortium that includes BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners and Abu Dhabi fund MGX has struck a $40bn takeover of one of the world’s largest data centre operators, as it launches an initiative to underwrite the infrastructure for artificial intelligence.
The investment consortium, which also includes Nvidia, Microsoft and xAI, will acquire Texas-based Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management, in its first deal since the partnership was formed a year ago.