{"id":1004774672,"date":"2025-10-15T07:09:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004774672"},"modified":"2025-10-15T07:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:09:06","slug":"ai-consortium-to-acquire-aligned-data-centers-in-40b-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-consortium-to-acquire-aligned-data-centers-in-40b-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Consortium to Acquire Aligned Data Centers in $40B Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0b5bfd0632e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004683553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/aligned-to-expand-in-ohio-with-200m-data-center-campus\/aligned-ceo-andrew-schaap-1671\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/09\/Aligned-CEO-Andrew-Schaap-1671-e1695986199595.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4600,3450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;kelly williams&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1690789402&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2022all rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Aligned CEO Andrew Schaap-1671\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aligned CEO Andrew Schaap. Photo courtesy of Aligned Data Centers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/09\/Aligned-CEO-Andrew-Schaap-1671-e1695986199595.jpg?w=1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/09\/Aligned-CEO-Andrew-Schaap-1671-e1695986199595.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Aligned CEO Andrew Schaap\" class=\"wp-image-1004683553\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aligned CEO Andrew Schaap will continue in his role following the acquisition. <em>Image courtesy of Aligned Data Centers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership will acquire all equity in Aligned Data Centers, with the deal valuing Aligned at about $40 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transaction is expected to close by the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/are-your-data-centers-ready-for-the-future\/\">Are Your Data Centers Ready for the Future?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The deal, which is AIP\u2019s first major investment, is part of the group\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aligned completed a $12 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/aligned-data-centers-raises-12b\/\">funding round<\/a> 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\u2019s platform and support its plans for 5+GW of future capacity to be installed across the Americas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft and NVIDIA are among the investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3810,"featured_media":1004683553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21755,21808,21783,21742],"tags":[39171,33106,51570,33865,38259],"class_list":["post-1004774672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data-centers","category-featured","category-investment","category-latest","tag-aligned-data-centers","tag-blackrock","tag-global-infrastructure-partners","tag-microsoft","tag-nvidia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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