Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is in advanced talks to acquire Macquarie-backed Aligned Data Centers in a deal that could value the company at about US$40 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Aligned Data Centers, based in Plano, Texas, operates 50 campuses and 78 data centers across the US and South America.

MGX, an AI investment company established by sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., is also involved in the talks and would invest independently as part of a transaction, sources said.

GIP, now part of BlackRock, has not reached a final agreement, and the deal may still change or fall through.

🔗 Source: Bloomberg