A consortium consisting of the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), MGX and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have announced plans to acquire 100 percent of the equity in Aligned Data Centers from private infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management and its co-invest partners.
The transaction, which will fuel the expansion of next-generation cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, implies an enterprise value of approximately $40 billion for Aligned.
Aligned has evolved into one of the largest and fastest growing data center companies globally in less than a decade. The company designs, builds and operates cutting-edge data campuses and data centers for the world’s premier hyperscalers, neocloud and enterprise innovators. Aligned’s portfolio includes 50 campuses and more than 5 gigawatts of operational and planned capacity, including assets under development, primarily located in key Tier I digital g
