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Galaxy Digital Prices $3.5 Billion High‑Yield Notes to Fund Helios AI Expansion

The sale links long‑term 15‑year CoreWeave leases to construction funding and aims to turn multi‑year lease cash flows into near‑term capital for Phase II.

Overview

  • Galaxy’s Helios unit is offering $3.507 billion of senior secured notes due 2031 in a Rule 144A/Reg S placement marketed by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, with pricing scheduled for July 23.
  • Proceeds will finance part of Helios Phase II in Dickens County, Texas, a two‑building expansion that adds 400 MW of utility capacity and 260 MW of critical IT capacity.
  • CoreWeave has committed to 15‑year leases that cover the project’s critical IT load and are presented by Galaxy as the revenue anchor for the notes and debt‑service reserves.
  • Company materials show illustrative 2028 run‑rate rent of $472 million, NOI of about $424 million, $10.4 billion in minimum contracted lease payments and projected cumulative post‑debt cash flow through 2043, all of which are forward‑looking and not guaranteed.
  • The deal marks Galaxy’s move into the U.S. high‑yield market to monetize long‑dated AI leases, joining a recent wave of junk‑bond financings for data centers and creating near‑term construction work and regional partnerships but exposing investors to execution, construction and utilization risks.