In a blockbuster move that underscores the global race to dominate artificial intelligence infrastructure, BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), Nvidia, MGX, and other members of the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) announced Wednesday they will acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management and co-investors in a deal valued at approximately $40 billion.
This acquisition, one of the largest in data center history, signals a strategic push to expand next-generation cloud and AI computing capabilities across the Americas.
A Powerful Coalition of AI Titans
AIP, the consortium behind the purchase, includes BlackRock, GIP, MGX, Microsoft, and Nvidia, with heavyweight backers such as the Kuwait Investment Authority and Temasek. According to the firms, this marks AIP’s first major investment—a debut that instantly places it at the forefront of the AI revolution.
The deal gives Aligned an implied enterprise value of $40 billion, surpassing Blackstone’s $16.2 billion AirTrunk purchase and making it the largest-ever acquisition of a data center operator.
