AES Corporation agreed to $10.7B buyout by GIP (BlackRock), EQT-led consortium. Shareholders get $15/share cash; enterprise value $33.4B. Deal to close late 2026/early 2027.
BlackRock’s GIP and EQT are in advanced talks to acquire AES Corp. The stock jumped 6% amid surging electricity demand from AI data centers. A deal could be announced as early as next week.
BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT are in talks to buy AES Corp., a major power company supplying renewable energy to tech giants like Microsoft.
BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is nearing a huge buyout of AES, a major utility focused on power for tech data centers and renewable energy grids.
