Blackstone and Google are establishing a joint AI cloud company in a deal valued at approximately $5 billion, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and other outlets. The venture is focused on deploying data center capacity built around custom AI chip infrastructure. The partnership combines Blackstone's massive real estate and capital deployment capabilities with Google's cloud and chip technology.
This deal is directly bullish for Alphabet (GOOGL), signaling that Google Cloud is winning large-scale enterprise AI infrastructure partnerships against rivals AWS and Azure. For Blackstone (BX), it validates their aggressive pivot into AI-driven data center real estate as a core revenue engine. Investors holding data center REITs and AI infrastructure plays should note this as further confirmation that capital is flowing hard into physical AI buildout.
Google Cloud Next conference (next scheduled event): watch for further partnership announcements. Blackstone Q2 2025 earnings call: management likely to elaborate on AI infrastructure capital allocation strategy. Any regulatory filings related to the joint venture structure will provide clarity on deal terms.
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