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MGX, AIP, and BlackRock's GIP jointly complete $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, the largest-ever M&A in the data center industry.
Institutional + sovereign wealth capital consolidation signals 5-10 year infrastructure hold period; if hyperscaler demand sustains, validates data center asset class for long-term institutional deployment outside venture returns.
Trade pressSlicast · July 23, 2026 · Global · Source: Data Center Dynamics
importance 92MGX, AIP, and BlackRock's GIP jointly complete $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, the largest-ever M&A in the data center industry.
Institutional + sovereign wealth capital consolidation signals 5-10 year infrastructure hold period; if hyperscaler demand sustains, validates data center asset class for long-term institutional deployment outside venture returns.