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How Capital Is Powering the AI Infrastructure Buildout with Magnetar Capital Managing Director Neil Tiwari

In this episode, Magnetar Capital Managing Director Neil Tiwari explains how his firm finances the massive AI compute infrastructure boom, leveraging its expertise in private credit, real‑estate, and energy assets. He details innovative financing structures—such as SPV debt backed by long‑term, investment‑grade offtake contracts rather than the rapidly depreciating GPUs themselves—that enable billions of dollars of capex without excessive equity dilution. Tiwari also highlights the critical importance of scale and reliability in GPU clouds, the evolving supply constraints beyond chips, and the shift toward mixed‑grade financing to support both hyperscalers and emerging AI startups.