Aligned $40B acquisition - largest DC deal ever
The $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers by a consortium of AI Infrastructure Partnership, MGX, and BlackRock's GIP is the largest data centre deal in history.
$40.0B
Deal Value
2000MW
Capacity
AIP / MGX / GIP (BlackRock)
Buyer
Macquarie Asset Management
Seller
The consortium of AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), Abu Dhabi's MGX, and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has completed the acquisition of Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management for approximately $40 billion. The transaction more than doubles the previous record - the $16.1 billion Blackstone-CPP acquisition of AirTrunk in 2024.
Aligned operates over 2 GW of data centre capacity across its proprietary Delta3 cooling platform, which has become a key differentiator for AI workloads. The acquisition positions the consortium to capitalise on the unprecedented wave of AI infrastructure investment.
Source: www.datacenterdynamics.com
Transactions sourced from public press releases, SEC filings, and industry news. Threshold: all publicly announced deals. Data compiled by Datacentres.com Research.
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