“Banks are hunting for new ways to offload risks tied to a glut of data centre debt as the race to build #AIInfrastructure stretches financing limits among the largest global lenders. Groups including JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and SMBC are trying to find ways to distribute portions of data centre-related deals to a broader range of investors, according to people familiar with the matter.
Lenders are exploring private deals to sell stakes in the #debt as well as so-called risk transfers to reduce exposure to big borrowers and free up capacity for more lending. The efforts showcase the unprecedented scale of #borrowing that underpins the #AI sector and the pressure it is putting on lenders. #Oracle and #CoreWeave, two data centre operators, have borrowed hundreds of billions to build sites across the #USA for #AILabs.”
#ArtificialIntelligence / #Banking / #capacity / #profit <https://archive.md/GoRyM> / <https://ft.com/content/08aba5e4-5834-4e79-a48d-989a2c5bad0f> (paywall)




