Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and GI Partners Invest in Flexential

GI Partners and Hamilton Lane Invest in Flexential (~$1B total equity raised)

August 21, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Flexential, a U.S.-based data center and colocation provider, raised additional primary equity via a continuation vehicle and strategic investment led by GI Partners’ GI Data Infrastructure team with participation from funds managed by Hamilton Lane. Combined with prior funding from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, Flexential’s total primary equity raised reaches roughly $1 billion to accelerate site acquisition, secure power commitments, and advance over 110 MW of data center projects while scaling its FlexAnywhere platform.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in UltraEdge from Altice France/SFR

November 21, 2023

Infrastructure

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) has entered into an exclusivity agreement to acquire a majority interest in UltraEdge, a portfolio of 257 distributed data centers being carved out from SFR (a subsidiary of Altice France). The deal, subject to regulatory approvals, will create the first nationwide independent edge colocation provider in France and MSIP will partner with Altice France to upgrade infrastructure and increase density to capture rising demand for ultra-low latency connectivity.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Invests in Torch Clean Energy

January 21, 2025

Energy

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) has made a strategic investment in Torch Clean Energy to support the company's transition from a development platform into an integrated clean power platform with capabilities across development, construction and asset management. The capital will help Torch scale operations, expand construction and operations management, procurement and project finance capabilities and pursue growth in key U.S. markets such as the Mid-Atlantic and the desert Southwest.

ACS Group and Global Infrastructure Partners (BlackRock) Create €2 Billion Data Center Venture

November 16, 2025

Data & Analytics

ACS Group and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an affiliate of BlackRock, announced a 50-50 joint venture to build and operate next-generation data centers with an initial 1.7 GW capacity. The venture will include ACS’s existing €2.0 billion (100% basis) development portfolio across Europe, the United States, and Australia and is expected to expand for hyperscalers, AI companies, and enterprise customers; the agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.

AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) Consortium Acquires Aligned Data Centers in ~$40B Deal

October 15, 2025

Infrastructure

The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), together with MGX and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), will acquire 100% of Aligned Data Centers from private infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management and co-invest partners. The consortium expects the transaction to fuel expansion of next-generation cloud and AI infrastructure, implying an enterprise value of approximately $40 billion, with closing expected in the first half of 2026 subject to approvals.

Energy Infrastructure Partners Acquires Minority Stake in Fluxys

February 22, 2023

Energy

Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP), together with a consortium of Belgian institutional investors, acquired a 19.85% stake in Fluxys; Macquarie Asset Management provided acquisition debt financing to support the transaction. The investment — announced in September and completed in February 2023 after Belgian regulator approval — positions investors to support Fluxys' role in European gas infrastructure and its planned expansion into hydrogen and CO2 infrastructure.