(Reuters) -An investor group, which includes BlackRock, Nvidia, xAI and Microsoft, will buy Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management and co‑investors in a deal worth $40 billion.

The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026, the companies said on Wednesday. Aligned will remain based in Dallas, Texas, and will be led by CEO Andrew Schaap.

The group aims to deploy $30 billion of equity capital initially, with the potential of reaching $100 billion, including debt.

Here are key facts about Aligned Data Centers:

SIZE AND SCALE

** Founded in 2013 and based in Texas, the company builds and operates data centers for hyperscalers and cloud computing companies.

** The company has 50 data center campuses and touts roughly 5-gigawatts of contracted and available capacity.

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