Nvidia, Microsoft, BlackRock, and xAI jointly acquire Aligned Data Centers in a $40 billion deal

ChainCatcher news, an investment consortium composed of Nvidia, Microsoft, BlackRock, and Elon Musk's xAI has agreed to acquire Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion, which will become the largest data center deal in the world to date.

The deal is jointly executed by Abu Dhabi's MGX, BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners, and Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partners (AIP), and will acquire 100% equity of Aligned from Macquarie Asset Management. Aligned currently operates 50 data center campuses in North and South America, with more than 5 GW of operational and planned capacity.