A significant swath of data center capacity is changing hands. Yesterday a consortium of buyers announced a deal to acquire 100% of the equity in Aligned Data Centers.
Aligned operates some 50 campuses hosting 5 gigawatts of operational and planned capacity across North and South Americas. The company was born in Texas 12 years ago, and has been expanding rapidly ever since. In the US they have targeted the main Tier 1 data center areas with next generation, high density capacity. Three years ago they acquired ODATA, which has become their vehicle in Latin and South America.
The consortium is led by the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) and includes two of its main investors: Abu Dhabi-based MGX and Blackrock’s Global Infrastructure Partners. AIP itself was founded last year and also includes NVIDIA, xAI, Microsoft, Temasek, and the Kuwait Investment Authority among its backers. This is the group’s first big move, but likely won’t be its last.
While financial details were not given, the deal values Aligned at $40B. The company’s current ownership group is led by Macquarie Asset Management, which first invested in 2018. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
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