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Amazon Nvidia GPU financing strategy

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Amazon is reportedly exploring a sale-leaseback arrangement involving approximately $8 billion worth of Nvidia Grace Blackwell AI chips. The company plans to transfer the hardware into a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) to move the assets off its balance sheet while maintaining usage rights through leases to support Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. This strategy aims to mitigate risks associated with asset depreciation and declining hardware value by transferring those risks to external investors, who may be offered up to a 10% equity stake in the SPV. ~~The move reflects a broader trend of~~ Under this model, the ~~financialization of AI computing power, where GPUs are treated as securitizable assets.~~ SPV would purchase the chips—funded by issuing bonds—and lease them back to Amazon. This approach seeks to leverage Amazon’s high credit rating to attract investment-grade capital from pension funds and insurance companies, helping to manage rising capital expenditure forecasts. The plan comes amid industry debate regarding the depreciation lifespan of AI hardware. While some critics suggest tech companies may be overestimating the useful life of chips, other major clients have reportedly extended their AI server depreciation periods from four to six years. Nvidia has also been involved in similar financing initiatives, collaborating with private equity firms like Blackstone, Apollo, and KKR to establish an asset-backed financing market for GPUs.

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