BlackRock, Nvidia and Microsoft have announced a major acquisition deal for Aligned Data Centers, valued at approximately 40 billion dollars, as part of the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) consortium.

Aligned Data Centers operates 50 campuses with an operational capacity of over 5 gigawatts, mostly in the USA and Latin America, and will continue to be led by CEO Andrew Schaap. The consortium aims to initially mobilize 30 billion dollars, with the potential to reach 100 billion dollars, to support the development of the digital and energy infrastructure needed for AI.