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BlackRock and DGP launch GBP 500 million Gravity Edge UK data centre venture

BlackRock will invest up to GBP 500 million with digital infrastructure firm DGP to found Gravity Edge, a venture buying and expanding Nvidia ready UK enterprise data centres in power constrained markets.

Verified AI-drafted BlackRock, "BlackRock Announces Investment in UK Enterprise Data Centers", 19 September 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish which sites Gravity Edge will acquire or confirm BlackRock's wider flagged GBP 7 billion UK allocation.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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