Goldman Sachs Courts Investors for Nvidia’s US$500B AI Financing Push
Synopsis
Goldman Sachs is sounding out insurers, asset managers and banks to help fund Nvidia's US$500 billion AI infrastructure initiative, after securing a key role in one of the industry's biggest financing efforts.
Goldman Sachs is said to be in talks with insurers, asset managers and banks about a US$500 billion programme to finance artificial intelligence hardware, as it seeks to create platforms to fund the huge infrastructure needs of the industry.
The discussions follow the announcement by Nvidia on Aug. 10 that it is collaborating with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to launch platforms that would tap over US$500 billion in third-party capital.
Goldman Seeks to Build Investor Base
Goldman Sachs is expected to help arrange private credit and junior capital through its asset management division, and to originate private and public market debt offerings, for the proposed funds. Potential investors also include U.S. insurers, banks and asset managers.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said they could underwrite $125 billion in financing deals, which would represent 25 percent of the targeted deals. The deals would finance data centers and computer hardware and raise money for other investors.
Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs has a relationship with Nvidia, as the bank participated in the US$25 billion bond sale for Nvidia, and advised the chipmaker on its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies for US$6.9 billion.
AI Infrastructure Fuels Capital Needs
The financing effort reflects the urgent need for funding AI infrastructure.
Nvidia’s data center segment, which is forecast to continue to dominate the company’s revenue stream, had recorded a first-quarter revenue of US$81.6 billion, representing an 85% increase over the previous year, and Data Centre revenue of US$75.2 billion, surging 92 percent year-over-year.
In its Energy and AI report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that data centers globally consumed 415 TWh of electricity in 2024, representing 1.5 percent of total electricity consumption. Of that, 45 percent was attributed to the U.S., 25 percent to China, and 15 percent to Europe.
The IEA predicts that global data center electricity consumption will more than double by 2030, reaching 945 TWh, with the U.S. and China together accounting for almost 80 percent of the increase.
Source: Reuters
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