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Meta and Blue Owl form a $27B joint venture to build and own the Hyperion campus
Meta formed a joint venture with Blue Owl Capital funds to develop the Hyperion campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, with Blue Owl owning 80% and Meta 20%. The project's buildings and infrastructure cost $27B; Meta builds and manages it and receives a $3B distribution.
- Meta provides 15 years of data center development and operations expertise; Blue Owl handles infrastructure investment.
- Meta enters operating lease post-construction with four-year initial term and residual value guarantee capping payments over 16 years.
- Expected to support 500+ permanent jobs once operational; accelerates Meta's AI infrastructure deployment.