Aligned Data Centers acquired by Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership Aiip / MGX / Global Infrastructure Partners

On 15 October 2025, an institutional consortium comprising the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (GAIP), Abu Dhabi-backed technology investor MGX, and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Aligned Data Centers in a take-private transaction, which formally closed on 23 July 2026. The transaction marks the full exit of historical institutional owners, primarily infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management alongside its affiliated co-investors. To support the platform’s high-density development pipeline, the consortium committed an additional $5 billion in follow-on growth equity alongside the buyout consideration. The acquisition represents the inaugural platform deployment for GAIP, serving as the cornerstone asset in its mandate to deploy an initial $30 billion in direct equity capital, with the capacity to unlock up to $100 billion in total digital infrastructure investment when levered with future debt facilities. Strategically, the transaction capitalizes on the structural convergence of long-term infrastructure capital and exponential demand for AI-ready, hyperscale compute capacity. The investment thesis combines Aligned’s proprietary cooling technologies, power interconnection rights, and Tier-1 land bank with the scale of BlackRock and GIP’s global infrastructure platforms and MGX’s sector-dedicated AI focus. Following completion, Aligned Data Centers continues to operate as an independent platform under its existing executive leadership, supported by balance-sheet flexibility to accelerate gigawatt-scale development across the Americas.