Hedge funds shed AI debt as $500 million data center loan package heads to auction
Hedge funds have sold large AI debt positions in recent weeks, and a $500 million data center loan portfolio that includes OpenAI's Stargate project is heading to auction. According to Hungarian press citing Bloomberg, ING is the bank looking to part with such a portfolio (5–6 November 2026).
Who is affected and how
- banking professional
- The sale of data center loans on the secondary market shows that the pricing of AI infrastructure exposure is changing.
- chief financial officer
- The valuation and liquidity of AI-linked loans should be reassessed.
Sources
- Hedge Funds Dump AI Debt as Data Center Loans Hit Marketemergent.sh · Nov 5, 2026
- ING Shops $500M AI Data-Center Loansbriefs.co · Nov 6, 2026
- ING Bank gave a heap of loans to data centres, now ...portfolio.hu · Nov 6, 2026 · magyar
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