Apollo Is Vastly Outspending the Neoclouds on AI Chips
Source: The Information (opens in a new tab) · Dakin Campbell
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The Information reports that private equity firm Apollo Global Management is purchasing $40 billion worth of Nvidia Vera Rubin chips through a subsidiary to lease to SpaceX. The transaction follows an earlier $35 billion deal involving Apollo, Broadcom, and Blackstone.
Why It Matters
The deal illustrates how private equity capital is directly funding massive AI compute buildouts through asset leasing, providing frontier companies with alternative financing models that outscale specialized cloud providers.
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