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Blackstone Expands Financing for Aligned Data Centers to Over $1 Billion
Aug 22, 2025
Blackstone Credit & Insurance has increased its debt facility for Aligned Data Centers to over $1 billion, supporting the company's expansion plans across the Americas.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance has expanded its financing partnership with Aligned Data Centers, increasing the debt facility to over $1 billion. This expansion, announced in a press release, aims to support Aligned's growth strategy and accelerate the development of over 5 gigawatts of data center capacity across the Americas.
The additional funding will enable Aligned to meet the rising demand for adaptive and sustainable infrastructure, crucial for supporting next-generation workloads such as high-density AI implementations and cloud services. The financing is committed entirely by accounts managed by Blackstone's Infrastructure & Asset Based Credit Group.
Aligned Data Centers, known for its innovative and sustainable data center solutions, is leveraging this investment to enhance its capacity and infrastructure, ensuring it can scale with the evolving needs of its customers.
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