According to Odaily Planet Daily, BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners is in advanced discussions with Aligned Data Centers regarding a potential acquisition valued at approximately $40 billion. Aligned secured $12 billion in equity and debt financing earlier this year, aiming to expand to 5 GW of data center capacity. Currently, it has approximately 600 MW of operational capacity, approximately 700 MW under construction, and 78 data centers under management or development. Based on the industry price of approximately $210 per kilowatt per month, Aligned's annual revenue could reach nearly $1.6 billion, or $3.4 billion including capacity under construction. CoreWeave reported $1.91 billion in revenue in 2024 and 470 MW in operation. (Bloomberg)