Pacific Investment Management Co. is in discussions with Bank of America to provide approximately $14 billion in debt to fund the construction of an Oracle data center in Saline Township, Michigan, according to people familiar with the situation. If those talks conclude successfully, PIMCO would become a principal financier for the campus.
Sources indicate the proposed financing could take the form of a bond issuance and that PIMCO may sell portions of the debt to other large institutional investors. One possible structure under consideration is a 144A offering, in which bonds are sold privately to qualified institutional buyers rather than as a conventional bank loan or a publicly registered bond.
Investors have been closely watching Oracle's rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure as the company increases its leverage. Earlier disclosures indicate Oracle plans to raise as much as $50 billion this year through a mix of debt and equity sales, a figure that has drawn attention as the company scales its AI and cloud investments.
Oracle provided a one-line update saying it has made "rapid progress" in financing and building the Saline Township data center and that the effort is moving forward on time and according to plan.
PIMCO did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and Bank of America declined to comment.
Separately, data center developer Related Digital is reported to be nearing a $16 billion financing package for an Oracle campus in Saline Township. In corporate leadership news, Oracle named Hilary Maxson as its chief financial officer, choosing an executive with significant infrastructure and energy experience as the company accelerates investments to meet rising demand for AI and cloud services.
The potential PIMCO arrangement highlights how large institutional managers can be tapped to structure substantial private bond financings for major technology infrastructure projects. The contemplated 144A format would aim to attract large institutional capital rather than relying solely on bank lending or a fully public bond issue.
For investors monitoring Oracle's capital strategy, these financing developments arrive alongside the company’s broader plan to access substantial new capital this year through debt and equity, and as management reshapes the finance function with a new CFO appointment.
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