BlackRock, Nvidia-Backed Consortium Acquires Aligned Data Centers in $40 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal
An investor consortium including BlackRock, Microsoft, and Nvidia has purchased Aligned Data Centers in a landmark $40 billion transaction. The deal represents the first major acquisition for the AI Infrastructure Partnership formed last year to secure computing resources for artificial intelligence development.
Major AI Infrastructure Acquisition
An investor group backed by financial and technology giants including BlackRock, Microsoft, and Nvidia has acquired Aligned Data Centers in a massive $40 billion deal, according to reports confirmed Wednesday. The transaction represents one of the largest infrastructure purchases in the data center industry’s history and signals intense competition for computing resources to power artificial intelligence systems.