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Nvidia guarantees up to 25% of GPU value loss in $500B data center financing
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Nvidia will cover up to 25% of the value difference if GPUs used as loan collateral fail to hold their expected price, as part of a scheme where six major financial institutions committed up to $500 billion for AI data center construction.
The guarantee is designed to unlock a secondary market for aging GPUs and keep capital flowing into AI infrastructure after traditional funding avenues have strained. But it exposes Nvidia to 'wrong way' risk: its obligations escalate precisely when chip demand and revenue weaken, echoing the vendor-financing collapse that sank Lucent Technologies.
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Nvidia promises to cover up to 25% of the gap if collateralized GPUs cannot be liquidated at their book value.
Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR committed up to $500 billion to build AI data centers under this arrangement.
Bloomberg calculates Nvidia is working on another $750 billion in circular financing deals this summer, beyond the $500 billion institutional commitment.
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