Sources: Nvidia's licensing deal with Groq, which has raised ~$1.8B, includes payouts to Groq's key execs and investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global
Nvidia stunned Silicon Valley on Wednesday by agreeing to pay about $20 billion to license technology from Groq …
Sources: Nvidia's licensing deal with Groq, which has raised ~$1.8B, includes payouts to Groq's key execs and investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global
Nvidia stunned Silicon Valley on Wednesday by agreeing to pay about $20 billion to license technology from Groq …
An investment consortium that includes BlackRock, Nvidia, xAI, and Microsoft says it will acquire Texas-based Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie in a $40B deal
Buyer consortium also includes Nvidia and Microsoft and plans to expand Aligned Data Centers to meet computing demand
Sources: BlackRock's GIP is in talks to buy Aligned, which operates 78 data centers across North and South America, in a deal that could value Aligned at ~$40B
BlackRock Inc.'s Global Infrastructure Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Aligned Data Centers, targeting a major beneficiary …
Sources: BlackRock plans to hire ~1,200 people to build its AI teams in India and will inherit ~500 staff in Bengaluru through its proposed Preqin acquisition
Preeti Singh / Bloomberg :
BlackRock acquires Preqin, a UK-based provider of private markets data, for £2.55B in cash; BlackRock expects alternative assets to reach nearly $40T by 2030
The acquisition deepens BlackRock's ability to oversee risks and analyze data across fast-growing markets for private assets …
AT&T plans to launch broadband services in states it doesn't currently serve via a joint venture with BlackRock, initially reaching 1.5M customer US locations
Will Feuer / Wall Street Journal :
AT&T plans to launch broadband services in states it doesn't currently serve via a joint venture with BlackRock, initially reaching 1.5M customer US locations
Will Feuer / Wall Street Journal :
Planet Labs, which provides satellite imagery data analytics to 600+ customers, plans to go public via a SPAC merger at a post-deal equity value of $2.8B
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Cybersecurity company PhishMe acquired by private equity firms BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management for $400M and rebranded as Cofense
The trend of private equity firms snapping up cybersecurity businesses continues. — BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management have jointly acquired PhishMe …