Global Infrastructure Partners

BlackRock is looking to expand financing for artificial intelligence infrastructure beyond individual data center transactions, as demand for computing capacity creates opportunities for private capital. The firm’s Q3 net inflows reached $205 billion, while private markets assets reached $336 billion.

GIP and CPP Investments will jointly own 50% of a new AT&T fiber venture combining Gigapower with assets acquired from Lumen.

Six days after Apollo CEO Marc Rowan called his firm’s $35 billion financing of Broadcom’s custom AI chips “the largest origination in our sector ever,” Apollo joined five of the world’s largest asset managers to blow past that record more ...

BlackRock funds take an 80% stake in a venture with Meta to develop a data center campus in El Paso, Texas, marking the social media giant’s second such deal with an asset manager.

The $14.5 billion District of Columbia Retirement Board (DCRB) made two more additions to its private markets programs during the first half of 2026, according to recent meeting minutes.

An AI infrastructure consortium completed its acquisition of Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management today, while a California battery technology developer raised $300 mililon from some marquee VC players. AW also tracked PE and credit deals in the U.S. ...

BlackRock’s private markets platform pulled in more than $15 billion of net inflows in the second quarter, helping push firmwide assets under management to a record $15.3 trillion, the firm reported in its second-quarter earnings release. Total net inflows over ...

Global allocators disclosed $25 billion in private markets and hedge fund allocations in June, with private equity accounting for more than half of the total, according to the AW Research Investor Scorecard. Private equity managers received $14 billion in disclosed ...

It's the Monday of a holiday-shortened week, and private markets are off to the races. A consortium led by Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT moved a step closer to its roughly $10.7 billion take-private of AES, winning stockholder approval. But ...

Ares Management has appointed Brent Canada as head of Infrastructure Debt, succeeding Patrick Trears, who is transitioning to a senior adviser role after leading the business since Ares acquired the Infrastructure Debt platform in 2022. Here's a look at the ...