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ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STTGDC) has completed its acquisition by a consortium led by KKR and Singtel, giving the
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Blue Owl Capital has committed $2.4 billion to help IREN accelerate its next phase of AI infrastructure deployment, putting equipment
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INDUSTRY DEALS & CAPEX TRACKER
Showing deals from last 30 days
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TYPE
SECTOR
STATUS
13 JUL 2026
Meta Platforms
Hyperion campus expansion to 5GW – Richland Parish, LouisianaInternal CapEx Programme
$40.0B
CAPEX
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
06 JUL 2026
Anthropic
20-year AI infrastructure lease – Justified Data campus, Hawesville, KentuckyTeraWulf Inc.
$19.0B
INFRA
AI / DATA CENTRES
SIGNED
03 JUL 2026
Pure DC
Debt financing secured against Dublin & Amsterdam data centre campusesUndisclosed Lenders
$2.7B
FUNDING
DATA CENTRES
CLOSED
29 JUN 2026
Digital Realty
Purchase of Blackstone’s 64% interest in three Northern Virginia data centresBlackstone
$3.5B
M&A
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
25 JUN 2026
Constellation Energy
1.2GW nuclear PPA – dedicated capacity for hyperscale AI demand (per SEC 8-K)Undisclosed Hyperscaler
1.2GW
PPA
ENERGY
SIGNED
03 JUL 2026
Switch
Seeking new funding round to expand AI data centre capacityUndisclosed Investors
$2.0B
FUNDING
DATA CENTRES
PENDING
26 MAY 2026
Enlight / Clēnera
200MW
PPA
ENERGY
SIGNED
23 FEB 2026
Amazon
Data centre campuses – Caddo & Bossier Parishes, Northwest LouisianaInternal CapEx Programme
$12.0B
CAPEX
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
APR 2026
Bridge Data Centres
Bain Capital divesting controlling stake – Southeast Asia & India platformBain Capital
$5.0B
M&A
DATA CENTRES
PENDING
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Pure DC and AVK Deploy Europe’s First 110 MW Data Center Microgrid in Dublin
The Pure DC Dublin microgrid has made history as Europe’s first large-scale on-site data center microgrid, launched in partnership with power solutions provider AVK at Pure DC’s campus in Ireland.
Pace Digitek Partners With MEGMEET to Expand AI Data Center Power Business
India’s AI infrastructure ecosystem continues to mature as domestic technology manufacturers move beyond traditional telecommunications and industrial markets toward high-growth digital infrastructure opportunities
CapitaLand Sells Singapore Data Center to Unlock Capital for Growth
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) has agreed to sell one of its long-held Singapore data center assets in a transaction that highlights how infrastructure owners are increasingly recycling mature digital assets to fund the next phase of expansion
Supermicro Expands End-to-End DCBBS Liquid Cooling Portfolio for High-Density AI Infrastructure
Supermicro is responding to that shift by expanding its Rear Door Heat Exchanger (RDHx) portfolio, giving operators additional pathways to deploy liquid cooling across both greenfield and existing facilities.
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$612B
GLOBAL AI CAPEX
2026 forecast, up 38% YoY
4.2GW
NEW DC CAPACITY Q1
Record quarter for commissioning
68%
TSMC AZ YIELD RATE
Up from 48% in Q4 2025
$8B
NEO CLOUD VC Q1
Largest quarter on record
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Liquid cooling deployment
140MS
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Down 22% vs Q1 2025
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Louis Charlton, Global Commissioning
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As AI accelerates infrastructure demand, power delivery is becoming the defining constraint of scale.
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Andy Bryan, CEL Critical Power
According to research from Goldman Sachs, current global data center capacity demand sits around 62GW.
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Janne Sigurdsson, atNorth
As the adoption of AI technologies continues to soar, a spotlight has been thrown on the data center industry.
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Why the Chip War Is Actually a Data Centre War in Disguise
The geopolitics of semiconductors gets all the attention, but the real battleground is where those chips are deployed — and who controls the power to run them.
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AI Capex, Cloud Margins & the Nuclear Bet
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52% of UK IT leaders cite rising power costs as top data centre concern. As rack densities rise from 8kW
Top 10 Impactful Players in Data Infrastructure Series: Part 5
The next phase of data infrastructure will not be defined by how fast we build, but by how intelligently we
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A rendered campus can answer almost every question before anyone walks the ground, which is precisely why a CTO should
Kyocera Backs VVater as Data Centers Face Water Crunch
Kyocera Ventures, the investment arm of Japan’s Kyocera Corporation, has made a strategic investment in Austin-based water treatment company VVater,
Germany-Japanese Scientists Develop Electricity-Free Data Center Cooling Technology
A joint research effort out of Germany and Japan has produced a working prototype that replaces the electrically powered actuator
Artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are surging, environmental regulations are changing, and the continued use of traditional diesel backup generators is
What 474GW Of ERCOT Requests Taught Us About How Not To Plan A Grid
A power request can look remarkably solid on paper while remaining little more than an option held against future infrastructure.
Australia’s Data Center Boom Sends Two-Thirds Overseas
Australia is committing to one of the fastest-growing segments of digital infrastructure, but much of the spending associated with its
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