Vulcan Infrastructure and Power has completed an approximately $39.4 million strategic investment from affiliates of Machine Investment Group and Atlas Holdings, along with institutional investors including Conversant Capital and certain company insiders.
The financing is intended to strengthen Vulcan’s balance sheet, address a near-term debt maturity and support development of its growing artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure pipeline.
Vulcan is building a power and digital infrastructure platform focused on acquiring, developing, operating and monetizing energized sites capable of supporting AI and HPC data centers. The company currently has more than 100 MW of immediate and near-term opportunities across owned sites and a 654 MW development pipeline.
Under the transaction, Vulcan issued an aggregate of 17,146,190 shares of Class A common stock to investors at $1.71 per share.
The company also issued an affiliate of Machine Investment Group a $10 million senior secured convertible promissory note, bringing total gross proceeds from the financing to approximately $39.4 million.
The Machine convertible note has an initial conversion price of $2.1375 per share, representing a 25% premium to the $1.71 common stock purchase price.
The note bears interest at 10% annually on a payment-in-kind basis and matures on the third anniversary of issuance. Vulcan also issued Machine a three-year warrant to purchase 1,754,386 Class A shares at an exercise price of $1.71 per share.
Vulcan plans to use the majority of the net proceeds to redeem approximately $33.1 million of remaining principal outstanding on its 8.50% Senior Notes due October 2026.
The remaining proceeds can be used for general corporate purposes, including predevelopment work at Vulcan’s operations in Dresden, New York, and Columbus, Mississippi. The planned redemption would eliminate the company’s principal near-term debt maturity and increase its financial flexibility.
Vulcan currently operates a 104 MW power plant in Dresden and owns a 34-acre development site in Columbus, where approximately 40 MW of power capacity is expected to become available by the third quarter of 2027.
The company has identified a combined 654 MW development pipeline across its owned properties.
Following the strategic investment, Vulcan’s priorities include securing customers for as much as 104 MW of near-term capacity, advancing development at its existing sites, progressing approximately 510 MW of additional future capacity and acquiring additional energized properties and powered land.
Vulcan is also evaluating approximately 2.5 GW of potential capacity across 12 additional sites in the U.S. and Canada. Those opportunities have been sourced through Atlas Holdings’ portfolio and the origination networks of Machine Investment Group and Conversant Capital.
The 2.5 GW opportunity set is incremental to Vulcan’s existing 654 MW owned-site development pipeline, potentially giving the company a path to significantly expand its AI and HPC infrastructure platform.
Vulcan said its new strategic investors bring capabilities spanning powered-asset sourcing, industrial real estate, power generation, data center development, structured capital and public and private markets.
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“This closing marks an important inflection point for Vulcan, significantly strengthening our financial position while bringing together capital, industry relationships, and operating expertise to support the next phase of our growth. With more than 100 MW of immediate and near-term opportunities at our owned sites, a 654 MW development pipeline, and a significantly broader opportunity set available through our strategic relationships, our focus now shifts squarely to execution.”
Jordan Kovler, Chief Executive Officer of Vulcan Infrastructure and Power
