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Aligned Data Centers acquisition by AIP, MGX and GIP
M&A · Aligned Data Centers · US$40bn, 21 July 2026.
Key terms
- Company
- Aligned Data Centers
- Date
- 21 July 2026
- Type
- M&A
- Value
- US$40bn
- Status
- Completed
- Region
- US and Latin America
What happened
The AIP-led consortium bought 100% of Aligned's equity from Macquarie-managed funds and co-investors. It is AIP's first investment and the largest data centre M&A deal to date.
Recorded terms
- Stake
- 100% of the equity
- Platform
- 51 campuses; more than 6.4 GW operational and planned
- Growth capital
- US$5bn committed at closing
- Management
- CEO Andrew Schaap and team stay; Dallas headquarters
- Value basis
- About US$40bn enterprise value, reported; plus US$5bn growth capital committed at closing
- Segment
- Data centres
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Sources
- Abu Dhabi Media Office: MGX, AIP and BlackRock's GIP complete acquisition of Aligned Data CentersSource date: 21 July 2026
- DCD: MGX, AIP and BlackRock's GIP complete US$40bn acquisition of AlignedSource date: July 2026
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