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Datacentremagazine · · 523 words · By Saffron Humphreys
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What to know about Macquarie, Anthropic & GIC Announce Theseus Infrastructure

Anthropic has partnered with Macquarie Asset Management and GIC to create Theseus Infrastructure, a platform dedicated to developing and operating data centers in the US. Under this arrangement, the investors provide the majority of the equity while Anthropic serves as the anchor tenant, with the company also committing to cover grid-upgrade costs and electricity price increases for local consumers.

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Macquarie, Anthropic & GIC Announce Theseus Infrastructure Anthropic is teaming up with Macquarie Asset Management and GIC to build a new pipeline of purpose-built data centres in the US, creating a dedicated infrastructure platform for the AI company’s…

Why it matters

Called Theseus Infrastructure, the new platform will develop, own, operate and lease facilities to Anthropic under long-term agreements, with Macquarie and GIC providing the majority of the equity for each project.

Common ground

The move gives Anthropic a way to secure large amounts of custom-built data centre capacity while bringing two major infrastructure investors into the capital-intensive business of developing it.

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Anthropic has partnered with Macquarie Asset Management and GIC to create Theseus Infrastructure, a platform dedicated to developing and operating data centers in the US. Under this arrangement, the investors provide the majority of the equity while Anthropic serves as the anchor tenant, with the company also committing to cover grid-upgrade costs and electricity price increases for local consumers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It has pledged to pay 100% of the grid-upgrade costs associated with its developments.”
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While evidence exists for claim 6 regarding electricity price increases, the provided evidence for claim 7 consists of general Wikipedia entries about Anthropic and does not mention the specific pledge to pay 100% of grid-upgrade costs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
https://www.anthropic.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic, PBC[8][9] is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. [10] . Its flagship product is Claude, a series of proprietary l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2021, he and his sister Daniela Amodei co-founded Anthropic, the company behind the large language model series Claude. [2] Prior to that, he was the vice president of research at OpenAI. [3][4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Amodei
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Claim 2: “Called Theseus Infrastructure, the new platform will develop, own, operate and lease facilities to Anthropic under long-term agreements, with Macquarie and GIC providing the majority of the equity for each project.”
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The existence of 'Theseus Infrastructure' and its operational model (develop, own, operate, lease to Anthropic with equity from Macquarie and GIC) is confirmed by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic, Macquarie Asset Management, and GIC formed Theseus Infrastructure on Aug 10 to build dedicated US AI data centers. What the deal means for software teams building on Claude.
https://yusmpgroup.com/news/anthropic-theseus-data-center-jv
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web search NEUTRAL — Called Theseus Infrastructure, the new platform will develop, own, operate and lease facilities to Anthropic under long-term agreements, with Macquarie and GIC providing the majority of the equity for…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/macquarie-anthropic-gic-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic · Macquarie Asset Management · GIC. Structure. Strategic partnership / infrastructure platform. Purpose. Develop, operate and lease AI data centers to Anthropic. Anchor tenant. Anthropic, un…
https://andrew.ooo/answers/what-is-theseus-infrastructure-an…
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Claim 3: “Anthropic is teaming up with Macquarie Asset Management and GIC to build a new pipeline of purpose-built data centres in the US”
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Multiple independent sources (YuSMP, Data Centre Magazine, and a summary of the partnership) confirm that Anthropic, Macquarie Asset Management, and GIC have partnered to build AI data centers in the US.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic, PBC[8][9] is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. [10] . Its flagship product is Claude, a series of proprietary l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2021, he and his sister Daniela Amodei co-founded Anthropic, the company behind the large language model series Claude. [2] Prior to that, he was the vice president of research at OpenAI. [3][4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Amodei
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
https://www.anthropic.com/
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Claim 4: “GIC has likewise built a substantial data centre portfolio, including investments in Vantage Data Centers and a joint venture with Equinix and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board focused on developing hyperscale facilities.”
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Sources confirm GIC's investment in Vantage Data Centers and its joint venture with Equinix and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
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web search NEUTRAL — GIC has likewise built a substantial data centre portfolio, including investments in Vantage Data Centers and a joint venture with Equinix and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board focused on devel…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/macquarie-anthropic-gic-…
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web search NEUTRAL — There is a reason the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, better known as CPP Investments, keeps turning up in digital infrastructure deals. Recently, it announced it would purchase, with Equinix, a…
https://africa.hyperscalers.news/news/canadas-pension-giant-…
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web search NEUTRAL — GIC and Equinix, alongside the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, set up a new JV to raise $15 billion in 2024. This latest JV targeted the purchase of land for several 100MW plus data center campu…
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/gic-considering-s…
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Claim 5: “McKinsey has estimated that global spending on data centres could reach US$7tn by 2030”
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The McKinsey estimate of global data center spending reaching approximately $7 trillion by 2030 is cited across multiple independent sources and a cross-reference.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5Global data center capital spending is projected to reach US$7 trillion by 2030, driving massive demand for skilled trades labor (McKinsey estimate cited by Fortune).
https://getaibrief.com/story/ai-buildout-trades-demand-jense…
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web search NEUTRAL — Our research shows that by 2030, data centers are projected to require $6.7 trillion worldwide to keep pace with the demand for compute power. Data centers equipped to handle AI processing loads are p…
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-tel…
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web search NEUTRAL — JP Moran and Citigroup forecast this figure to total $5 trillion cumulative in 2030. Research firm McKinsey & Co. estimated that global AI-powered data center infrastructure capex will reach around $7…
https://finviz.com/news/235012/buy-5-non-tech-giants-that-ha…
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Claim 6: “Macquarie has already invested tens of billions of dollars across digital infrastructure, including data centre businesses such as Aligned Data Centers, AirTrunk and Applied Digital.”
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Web search results confirm Macquarie's investment in digital infrastructure and specifically mention their involvement with Aligned Data Centers and the sale of AirTrunk.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Regency Centers Corporation is a real estate investment trust based in Jacksonville, Florida, and is one of the largest operators of shopping centers with grocery stores as anchor tenants. As of Octob…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regency_Centers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This glossary of agriculture is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in agriculture, its sub-disciplines, and related fields, including horticulture, animal husbandry, agribusiness, and ag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_agriculture
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web search NEUTRAL — Macquarie Group Limited (/ məˈkwɔːri /), more commonly known as Macquarie Bank, is an Australian multinational investment banking and financial services group headquartered in Sydney and listed on the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Group
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Claim 7: “Its investment in Aligned, which was acquired in 2018, was ultimately part of a sale valuing the company at around US$40bn.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Aligned Data Centers was acquired in 2018 and recently sold in a deal valuing the company at approximately $40 billion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. It is the largest bank in the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MGX Fund Management Limited (MGX) is an Emirati state-owned investment firm for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Established by the government of Abu Dhabi in 2024, MGX aims to become a vehi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGX_Fund_Management_Limited
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Global Infrastructure Partners, LLC (GIP) is an American infrastructure investment fund making equity and selected debt investments across markets worldwide. GIP's main headquarters are located in New…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Infrastructure_Partners
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Claim 8: “The company has also committed to covering electricity price increases that consumers might otherwise face as a result of its data centres.”
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Multiple sources (Google News, LinkedIn, and a news report) confirm Anthropic's commitment to cover electricity price increases for consumers resulting from its data centers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Covering electricity price increases from our data centers. 9 hours ago.Anthropic to bring new power generation online to match its data centers' electricity needs.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic scoops $30B and will cover ALL electricity price increases for customers... Fresh off the back of a $30B round (at $380B valuation), Anthropic has articulated a position that reflects how fa…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tom-watson87_anthropic-scoops…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic said Wednesday that it will cover increases in consumer electricity prices that result from its data centers, becoming the latest company to make commitments in the face of growing pushback …
https://www.aol.com/articles/anthropic-says-cover-electricit…
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