BRIEF-BlackRock, Nvidia to buy Aligned Data Centers in $40 billion deal

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP: * AI INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP (AIP), MGX, AND BLACKROCK’S GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS (GIP) TO ACQUIRE ALL EQUITY IN ALIGNED DATA CENTERS

* ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP: PROPOSED DEAL FOR ENTERPRISE VALUE OF ABOUT $40 BILLION * ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP: TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN FIRST HALF OF 2026 Source text: Further company coverage: