11 Aug 2026
Nvidia has partnered with financial giants Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR to establish a $500 billion financing program for its customers.
Blackrock
BlackRock is actively shaping the future of AI infrastructure through strategic financing initiatives. The firm is involved in substantial projects, including a significant partnership for a large-scale data center, aiming to provide substantial compute capacity. This focus on foundational digital resources underscores BlackRock's commitment to enabling advanced AI operations by underwriting critical infrastructure development.
The firm's financing strategies involve structuring complex deals that leverage the creditworthiness of major technology partners. Beyond data centers, BlackRock explores diverse technology investments and adapts contracts to secure compute capacity. This broad approach aims to deploy significant capital into key areas of technological advancement, reflecting a dynamic investment strategy.
Expanding its influence, BlackRock has joined a major financing program alongside other financial leaders to support customers in acquiring advanced technology. This collaboration signifies a growing trend of large-scale financial backing for technological ecosystems. Despite these ambitious investments, the sector faces operational challenges such as power limitations and permitting delays, impacting expansion.
Last updated August 16, 2026
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2 Aug 2026
Google's guarantee for Anthropic's Texas campus debt is noted alongside Nvidia's potential OpenAI backstop and AirTrunk's financing in Johor.
29 Jul 2026
Meta and BlackRock are partnering to develop a data center in El Paso, Texas, which will provide 1 gigawatt of compute capacity upon completion.
28 Jul 2026
Bondholders are underwriting Meta's involvement in an El Paso data center campus, with Meta holding a 20% stake and all material obligations, including a residual value guarantee and a 2028 rent commencement.
27 Jul 2026
BlackRock is financing Meta's El Paso campus with a $12.3 billion debt package, aiming for 1 gigawatt capacity by 2028, involving major financial institutions.
26 Jul 2026
BlackRock owns 80% of Meta's El Paso campus and is selling over $12 billion in bonds. Other deals include Aligned's close, AIP's first transaction, and Hut 8's Texas campus.
24 Jul 2026
The construction of data centers supporting artificial intelligence is approaching $3 trillion, financed by four distinct sources, one of which may already be invested by the reader.
22 Jul 2026
MGX, AIP, and BlackRock’s GIP have finalized the $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, marking the largest transaction in the data center industry to date.
21 Jul 2026
BlackRock has financed a $12 billion Meta data center and completed the acquisition of Aligned.
16 Jul 2026
BlackRock's GIP and ACS have launched their data center joint venture named Coravel, appointing former DXC president Howard Boville as its leader and securing a customer in Texas.
12 Jul 2026
The data center industry is seeing leases transform into financial assets, as hyperscalers, investors, and operators vie for compute capacity by securing future contracts.
26 Apr 2026
This week in data centers highlights that capital investment is outpacing grid capacity and regulatory approvals, making coordinated delivery across energy, permitting, and tenant demand essential for scaling AI infrastructure.
30 Mar 2026
Quantum computing firm IQM secured $50 million in financing from BlackRock ahead of its previously announced intention to go public.
18 Jan 2026
Meta is reportedly exploring a nuclear energy pivot, BlackRock is initiating a $30 billion artificial intelligence investment push, and Thailand has approved $3.1 billion in data center projects amidst broader shifts in global infrastructure capital and power strategy.
29 Dec 2025
The fourth quarter of 2025 illustrated a convergence where power infrastructure, capital availability, and governmental policy fused to fundamentally redefine the scale and execution of the global artificial intelligence buildout.
4 Dec 2025
BlackRock's 2026 Investment Outlook indicates that the pursuit of artificial intelligence goals in the United States and Europe is being constrained by limitations in available land and energy resources.
4 Dec 2025
BlackRock's 2026 Investment Outlook identifies that the ambitious artificial intelligence objectives planned for the US and Europe are critically threatened by fundamental limitations in available land and necessary energy capacity.
16 Nov 2025
Significant capital expenditures, major AI partnership deals, and substantial site announcements across India, Australia, and Europe reflect broad geopolitical and industrial realignments currently defining global artificial intelligence infrastructure.
14 Nov 2025
BlackRock and ACS have formed a $27 billion partnership specifically for the development of data center assets.