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Anthropic Could Potentially Raise $100B in IPO, Be Valued at $2T
Anthropic, the AI research company behind the Claude family of large language models, is in discussions to pursue an initial public offering raise of $100 billion or more, according to reporting by The New York Times. This could value the company at $2 trillion. The potential IPO would rank among the largest technology offerings in history (possibly beating out SpaceX's record-breaking IPO) and reflects the massive capital requirements needed to scale AI infrastructure
Amazon Raising Minimum $25 Billion in Bond Sale
Amazon is raising at least $25 billion in a bond sale and has announced it will not issue additional debt in 2026. The capital raise is explicitly intended to fund the company's aggressive AI infrastructure and data center expansion plans. This underscores how hyperscalers are leveraging public debt markets to finance multi-year capital expenditure programs tied to artificial intelligence and cloud computing growth.
Google Invests $15 Billion in Missouri Data Center
Google announced a $15 billion investment in a new data center campus in New Florence, Missouri. The company will pay for 100% of the power required for the facility. This is a market not traditionally associated with large-scale data center development.
Princeton’s Thea Energy Raises $100 Million for Nuclear Fusion
Thea Energy, a Princeton University spinout developing stellarator-based fusion technology, has raised $100 million in new funding. The round positions Thea as one of the most well-capitalized private fusion companies in the U.S., alongside Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Helion Energy. The company is targeting commercial fusion power plant deployment by the mid-2030s, a timeline that aligns with hyperscaler demand for carbon-free, baseload generation to support AI data center infrastructure.
Applied Digital Invests $3.6 Billion in AI Infrastructure in Louisiana
Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) announced a $3.6 billion investment in AI infrastructure in Louisiana, representing one of the largest single commitments to data center development in the state. The announcement was made via the company's official Twitter account on May 27, 2026.
NextEra to Acquire Dominion for $66.8 Billion
NextEra Energy has agreed to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $66.8 billion, creating the largest power sector acquisition since Duke Energy's 2012 purchase of Progress Energy. The deal dwarfs Constellation Energy's $26.6 billion acquisition of Calpine in 2025 and positions NextEra as the dominant player in the PJM Interconnection region, home to the world's largest concentration of hyperscale data centers.
GridCARE Raises $64 Million Series A
GridCARE, a startup using AI to unlock unused grid capacity for data centers, raised $64 million in a Series A round, led by Sutter Hill Ventures (an early Nvidia investor) with backing from venture capitalist John Doerr, bringing total funding to $77.5 million. The company’s software analyzes power grids across millions of scenarios to identify underused capacity, allowing data centers to connect faster than waiting for new generation or transmission—potentially in years rather than decades.
Strategic Value Partners (SVP) Acquires Majority Stake in New Frontera Holdings
Strategic Value Partners (SVP), a $22 billion global alternative investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in New Frontera Holdings, a 530 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Mission, Texas. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction represents a distressed-to-control pathway—SVP first entered as a first lien lender during Frontera’s 2021 restructuring, converted debt to equity, and has now consolidated control through a newly formed operating platform called EverGen Power.
Blackstone Announces $1.74 Billion IPO for Data Center REIT
Blackstone is moving forward with a $1.74 billion U.S. initial public offering for a data center-focused REIT, marking one of the largest public market entries for AI infrastructure assets to date. The IPO represents a strategic shift by the alternative asset giant to offer retail and institutional investors direct exposure to the data center build-out underpinning AI workloads. This follows years of aggressive private acquisitions and development in the sector and signals confidence in both near-term valuations and the durability of data center cash flows.
OpenAI’s New $4 Billion Private Equity Joint Venture
OpenAI has secured $4 billion in capital for a new joint venture with major private equity firms, marking a strategic shift from pure AI model development to direct infrastructure ownership. This transaction positions OpenAI as a direct infrastructure developer and power buyer, competing with hyperscalers who already control their own data center portfolios.
MARA Holdings Acquires Long Ridge Energy Terminal for $1.52 Billion
MARA Holdings, a publicly-traded Bitcoin mining company, is acquiring Long Ridge Energy Terminal from FTAI Infrastructure for approximately $1.52 billion, including $785 million in cash and assumed debt. The transaction gives MARA control of a 485 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Hannibal, Ohio—a strategic move positioning the company to serve AI data center loads rather than traditional cryptocurrency mining.
X-energy Completes $1.02B IPO
X-energy completed an initial public offering raising over $1 billion, capitalizing on surging investor interest in advanced nuclear power driven by AI data center energy demand. The company joins a growing cohort of next-generation nuclear developers—including TerraPower, Oklo, and NuScale—competing for hyperscaler offtake agreements and federal support.
