AI Consortium to Acquire Aligned Data Centers in $40B Deal
Microsoft and NVIDIA are among the investors.
The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership will acquire all equity in Aligned Data Centers, with the deal valuing Aligned at about $40 billion.
Aligned, which operates more than 50 data campuses around the world, is currently owned by Macquarie Asset Management. Following the acquisition, the company will continue to have its headquarters in Dallas, with CEO Andrew Schaap and other company leaders remaining in their roles.
The transaction is expected to close by the first half of 2026.
AIP is a consortium of investors including BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, MGX, Microsoft and NVIDIA, with the Kuwait Investment Authority and Temasek provide additional financing. The group was formed in September 2024 to invest in AI infrastructure development.
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The deal, which is AIP’s first major investment, is part of the group’s initiative to deploy $30 billion of equity capital. In prepared remarks, the consortium said the acquisition would help drive development of advanced cloud and AI infrastructure.
Aligned completed a $12 billion funding round in January 2025, consisting of $5 billion of primary equity and over $7 billion of debt commitments. Those investments were allocated to expand the firm’s platform and support its plans for 5+GW of future capacity to be installed across the Americas.
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