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Nebius Closes $4.16 Billion Capital Raise After Microsoft AI Capacity Pact

Fresh funding positions the AI infrastructure provider to accelerate its Vineland buildout under the Microsoft contract.

Overview

  • Nebius completed an underwritten sale of 10,810,811 Class A shares at $92.50 each for just over $1 billion, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley leading the deal.
  • The company also closed $3.16 billion of private convertible senior notes split into 1.00% 2030 notes and 2.75% 2032 notes, after initial purchasers fully exercised their options.
  • Nebius says it will fund capital needs with cash flows from the Microsoft agreement and debt, and may use additional financing options to scale faster.
  • The multi‑year contract supplies Microsoft with dedicated AI infrastructure from a new Vineland, New Jersey data center, with coverage citing a value in the roughly $17–19.4 billion range and initial capacity expected to come online later in 2025.
  • Shares rose about 38% over the past week after the deal disclosure, while BWS Financial lifted its price target to $130 and Nebius raised 2025 year‑end ARR guidance to $900 million–$1.1 billion.