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WhiteFiber Proposes 50M Convertible Debt Offering to Expand AI Data Center Capacity

AI infrastructure provider WhiteFiber announced a proposed private placement of $250 million in convertible senior notes due 2032, with an option for initial purchasers to acquire up to an additional $37.5 million in notes. The proceeds are designated to fund data center campus acquisitions, facility buildouts, utility interconnection agreements, and hardware procurement for the company's AI cloud business. The financing coincides with WhiteFiber's agreement to acquire two industrial sites in Y

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WhiteFiber Proposes 50M Convertible Debt Offering to Expand AI Data Center Capacity

AI infrastructure provider WhiteFiber announced a proposed private placement of $250 million in convertible senior notes due 2032, with an option for initial purchasers to acquire up to an additional $37.5 million in notes. The proceeds are designated to fund data center campus acquisitions, facility buildouts, utility interconnection agreements, and hardware procurement for the company's AI cloud business.

The financing coincides with WhiteFiber's agreement to acquire two industrial sites in Yadkin County, North Carolina, for $60 million in cash. Slated to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, the properties will form the NC-2 and NC-3 campuses with an initial 60 MW of gross utility capacity and potential to scale to 200 MW. Ready-for-service status is targeted for the third quarter of 2027.

Capital Restructuring and Deployment Pipeline

The transaction includes a concurrent debt restructuring under which WhiteFiber will exchange a portion of its existing 4.500% convertible senior notes due 2031 for a combination of cash and ordinary shares.

WhiteFiber AI Data Center Architecture

WhiteFiber reported $28.8 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, up 54% year over year, with colocation remaining performance obligations (RPO) reaching $932.9 million. The company has secured several long-term commitments across its footprint:

  • NC-1 Campus (Madison, NC): Initiated full contracted billing across 40 MW of IT load in August 2026, with an engineering ceiling of approximately 300 gross MW.
  • European Expansion: Executed a five-year deployment contract in the Paris region exceeding $160 million in aggregate contract value, targeted for service by September 30, 2026.
  • Compute Supply: Contracted with Prime Intellect for a three-year, $108 million deployment of 576 Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs in Canada.
  • Colocation Partnership: Signed an exclusive operating agreement with Krambu for 100 MW of liquid-cooled GPU infrastructure beginning in 2027.

The notes offering remains subject to closing conditions and the mutual execution of the 2031 note exchange agreements.

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