Northampton Capital Partners – an alternative asset management firm focused on infrastructure investments in the middle market targeting the energy, digital, and other critical infrastructure sectors – announced that it has agreed to make a strategic investment in Blueprint Data Centers, a developer of data centers designed with flexibility to support high-performance computing workloads.
Launched in 2023, Blueprint has quickly positioned itself as a leading next-generation developer and operator of data centers in the United States. And the company has demonstrated an ability to employ creative and effective strategies to manage a power-constrained data center development market and make itself the ideal partner for its customers.
Supported by Northampton’s investment, Blueprint is actively developing two data center sites with 85MW of gross capacity in the Austin, Texas market that could be ready for service starting in 2026. And the sites will benefit from committed utility power and support from local economic development corporations.
Advisor: Kirkland & Ellis is acting as counsel to Northampton.
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“We are excited to work with the Blueprint team and look forward to what we believe will be a long and successful partnership. Yaerid, Samarth and the entire team have done a remarkable job to date of positioning their business and we believe there is a significant opportunity to help them accelerate their growth. We look forward to helping Blueprint reach its full potential.”
- Scott McBride, Founding Partner at Northampton Capital Partners
“I am proud of what we have accomplished to date with respect to executing against our strategic objectives and maintaining high standards that have been effective at de-risking projects. The team at Northampton shares our vision to serve as a leader in the data center market and is committed to building a world-class business. We are looking forward to partnering with them and to this next chapter of Blueprint’s growth.”
- Yaerid Jacob, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blueprint
