Google and Blackstone Bet $5 Billion on New Newcloud to Challenge CoreWeave
Blackstone (NYSE:BX | BX Price Prediction) is committing $5 billion in equity capital to a new artificial intelligence cloud venture with Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google Cloud, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
CoreWeave stock falls 4%: why Google Blackstone deal is bad for the stock?
Shares of CoreWeave (CRWV) fell in Tuesday premarket trading after Google and Blackstone unveiled a major artificial intelligence cloud infrastructure partnership that investors viewed as a potential competitive threat to the fast-growing neocloud sector. CoreWeave stock dropped 4.3% in early trading alongside shares of Nebius Group as markets assessed the implications of the new joint venture, which will focus on delivering AI cloud services powered by Google's tensor processing units, or TPUs.
Google and Blackstone Team to Launch AI Cloud Venture
Google is working with asset manager Blackstone to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) cloud company. The new venture is designed to provide “efficient data center capacity, operations, networking, and Google Cloud's tensor processing units (TPUs) as a compute-as-a-service offering,” Blackstone said in its announcement Tuesday (May 18).
Blackstone bets $5 billion on Google's secret AI chip to rival Nvidia
Blackstone is backing Google's artificial intelligence ambitions with a major investment in a new data center venture built around Google's in-house AI chips. The alternative-asset giant is committing an initial $5 billion in equity to a new US-based AI cloud venture with Google, with plans to bring 500 megawatts of data center capacity online by 2027.
Smart people react to Google and Blackstone teaming up on an AI company
Google and Blackstone announced a new AI company to challenge CoreWeave and Nebius. The new AI company will leverage Google's TPUs to offer enhanced compute options for businesses.
Google, Blackstone to create new AI cloud company, WSJ reports
Alphabet's Google and Blackstone plan to launch an artificial-intelligence cloud company using Google's specialized chips, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.
Google and Blackstone to Create New AI Cloud Company
The duo plans to launch the unnamed U.S. company with $5 billion in equity capital from Blackstone, which will be the majority owner, according to people familiar with the matter.
Blackstone, Halliburton to invest $1 billion in energy startup VoltaGrid
Energy startup VoltaGrid said on Monday it has signed agreements for $1 billion in equity investment from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and oilfield services provider Halliburton.
Blackstone to acquire Greek e-commerce platform Skroutz from CVC
Blackstone will acquire Greek e-commerce platform Skroutz from CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, CVC said on Monday.
From Blackstone to Blue Owl, here's how the biggest investors are chasing a $900 billion data center opportunity
There's a potential $900 billion opportunity for third-party data center investors, says Ares exec. AI bets were a theme of this year's earnings season across private equity and credit.
Blackstone: Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful
Blackstone retains a buy rating as fundamentals remain robust despite recent private credit concerns and stock underperformance since January. Inflows rose to $68.5B in Q1, with Credit & Insurance inflows up 22% YoY, and dry powder reaching $213.3B, positioning Blackstone to capitalize on opportunities. Q1 fee-related earnings increased 23% YoY to $1.55B, distributable EPS rose 25% to $1.36, and operating expenses were well-controlled.
Anthropic teams with Goldman, Blackstone and others on $1.5 billion AI venture targeting PE-owned firms
Anthropic is partnering with Goldman Sachs, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman to deploy Claude across their portfolio companies and beyond. The venture is also backed by Apollo Global Management and General Atlantic.
