AIP Consortium Closes $40 Billion Aligned Buyout
The deal gives BlackRock, MGX, and AIP a scaled foothold in AI data center capacity as power, land, and speed to market become the sector’s scarcest assets.
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Largest mergers and acquisitions by disclosed deal value.
| Acquirer | Target | Type | Value | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership | Aligned Data Centers | Acquisition | $40B | AIP Consortium Closes $40 Billion Aligned Buyout |
| Digi International Inc. | Particle Industries, Inc. | Acquisition | $50M | Digi International Inc. acquires Particle Industries, Inc. in $50.0M cash deal |
| DigitalOcean, Inc. | Katanemo Labs, Inc. | Acquisition | Undisclosed | DigitalOcean, Inc. acquires Katanemo Labs, Inc. |
| MariaDB plc | GridGain Systems, Inc. | Acquisition | Undisclosed | MariaDB plc to acquire GridGain Systems, Inc. |
| CapNexus | Makira | Acquisition | Undisclosed | CapNexus acquires Makira |
| Accenture plc | DLB Associates and its affiliated companies | Acquisition | Undisclosed | Accenture plc to acquire DLB Associates and its affiliated companies |
| CoreWeave, Inc. | Core Scientific, Inc. | Merger | Undisclosed | CoreWeave, Inc. merges with Core Scientific, Inc. |
| Blackstone Inc. affiliate / TaskUs Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Bryce Maddock / TaskUs Co-Founder and President Jaspar Weir | TaskUs, Inc. | Take-Private Transaction | Undisclosed | Blackstone Inc. affiliate / TaskUs Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Bryce Maddock / TaskUs Co-Founder and President Jaspar Weir acquires TaskUs, Inc. |
| Blackstone | TaskUs, Inc. | Take-private acquisition | Undisclosed | Blackstone to acquire TaskUs, Inc. in cash deal |
| Volato Group, Inc. | M2i Global, Inc. | Merger | Undisclosed | Volato Group, Inc. to merge with M2i Global, Inc. in all-stock deal |
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