Nvidia in talks to back Nscale data center financing with billions in debt guarantees
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TechCrunch reported on October 31 that Nvidia is in talks to guarantee billions of dollars of debt financing for Nscale's planned Anthropic AI data center in West Virginia. The proposed arrangement is a residual-value guarantee: if Nscale defaults on construction payments, Nvidia would temporarily take over the facility and help find a buyer and new tenants. The report describes a plan still under negotiation, with the guarantee stated only as "billions of dollars" and no specific figure, signing or effective date disclosed.
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- TechCrunch · AIPickNvidia in talks to back Nscale's West Virginia AI data center debt
Nvidia is negotiating to guarantee billions of dollars in debt financing for an Anthropic data center Nscale plans in West Virginia. The proposed arrangement is a residual-value guarantee: if Nscale defaults on construction payments, Nvidia would take over the facility temporarily and help find a buyer and new tenants.
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