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How Debt Is Funding the AI Infrastructure Buildout

The AI infrastructure buildout is the largest peacetime investment project in human history. That phrase is not a headline. It

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The AI infrastructure buildout is the largest peacetime investment project in human history. That phrase is not a headline. It comes from structured finance lawyers who worked through the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and are now watching similar patterns re-emerge in a different sector. The scale is different. The asset class is different. The urgency is different. However, some of the structural dynamics are familiar. Large off-balance-sheet obligations, complex financing vehicles, opacity in the underlying risk, and capital chasing yield into illiquid markets. Those who watched 2008 unfold recognise the rhythm, even if the instrument is different.

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