Applied Digital Secures $300 Million Goldman Sachs-Backed Bridge Loan for AI Data Center

Applied Digital said the Goldman Sachs-led bridge loan will help accelerate its next 150 MW AI data center, adding to $2.15 billion in notes and a $7.5 billion hyperscaler lease tied to its broader expansion.

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Summary

Applied Digital said it closed a $300 million senior secured bridge loan led by Goldman Sachs to accelerate development of its next 150 megawatt AI data center. The financing adds to previously disclosed capital and commercial commitments, including $2.15 billion in notes and a $7.5 billion hyperscaler lease. The company, which operates bitcoin mining hosting and cloud services businesses, said the bridge facility is secured by project assets and is being used as interim funding while it pursues longer-term construction financing.

Terms & Concepts
  • Senior secured bridge loan: A short-term loan backed by collateral that has priority in repayment, typically used until longer-term financing is secured.
  • 150 MW AI data center: A large-scale artificial intelligence data center with 150 megawatts of planned power capacity for high-performance computing workloads.
  • Hyperscaler lease: A leasing agreement with a very large cloud or computing provider that operates data centers at massive scale.