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Lambda: Macquarie GPU financing vehicle (2024)

GPU-backed loan for Lambda, US$500m, 4 April 2024.

Key terms

Borrower or issuer
Lambda
Date
4 April 2024
Structure
GPU-backed loan
Amount
US$500m
Pricing
Not disclosed
Security
NVIDIA GPUs and their cash flows

What’s notable

An up to US$500m vehicle led by Macquarie with Industrial Development Funding, secured on NVIDIA GPUs and their cash flows. It was designed to fund on-demand GPU cloud without requiring multi-year customer contracts. It is one of the earliest named GPU-backed facilities and a baseline for how terms have tightened since.

Recorded terms

Lender type
Lender type not establishedNo lender named in the public sources held
Security
NVIDIA GPUs and their cash flows
Lenders and arrangers
Macquarie (lead), IDF; Lazard (FA)

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Sources

  1. Lambda Announces $500M GPU-Backed Facility to Expand Cloud for AISource date: 4 April 2024

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