(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Aligned Data Centers.)
By Jack Pitcher | Wall Street Journal
BlackRock’s BLK -0.45% decrease; red down pointing triangle new artificial-intelligence infrastructure consortium has struck its first deal, agreeing to acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management.
The group is paying roughly $20 billion for the company, people familiar with the matter said.
The buyer group also includes Mubadala Investment’s MGX and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners. The companies said Wednesday the transaction, worth $40 billion including debt, ranks among the largest data-center deals ever and is expected to close in the first half of 2026, pending regulatory approvals.
