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title: "MGX, AIP, and BlackRock's GIP complete $40B data center buyout"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/mgx-aip-and-blackrock-s-gip-complete-40b-data-center-buyout-2bb5c7
source_name: "Data Center Dynamics"
source_url: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/mgx-aip-and-blackrocks-gip-complete-40bn-acquisition-of-aligned-data-centers/
published: 2026-07-22T17:31:19.000Z
topics: ["infrastructure", "business"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# MGX, AIP, and BlackRock's GIP complete $40B data center buyout

*2026-07-22 · Source: [Data Center Dynamics](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/mgx-aip-and-blackrocks-gip-complete-40bn-acquisition-of-aligned-data-centers/)*

A consortium of MGX, AIP, and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners has completed a $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, the largest data center deal on record.

**Why it matters:** The record size shows how much institutional and sovereign capital, including Abu Dhabi-backed MGX, is now flowing into AI-driven data center infrastructure as its own asset class, separate from bets on any specific model or lab. It also signals data center ownership consolidating among a handful of mega-investors, which could concentrate pricing power over the compute AI companies depend on.

**Topics:** infrastructure, business

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