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Volta, JPM Sound Out Investors at SOFR+500 Bps, 98/98.5 OID for $5B GPU Financing

By: Geoff Burrows

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Volta Infrastructure Holdings is facing skepticism over its $5 billion debt financing due to concerns about its loan-to-value ratio, lack of corporate guarantees, and short corporate history. The financing, led by JPMorgan, aims to fund GPU purchases and is being marketed with a loan-to-cost ratio of 75%, which rises to 105% when considering total debt against GPU costs. Despite recently securing a $10 billion contract with Anthropic and developing an AI factory in Norway, potential investors are cautious due to Volta's limited operating history. The company, valued at $2.4 billion after recent funding rounds, is part of a wave of AI infrastructure financings expected this fall.

Volta Infrastructure Holdings’ $5 billion debt financing is drawing skepticism in premarketing over concerns about the company’s loan to value, lack of basket guarantees and short corporate history, according to sources.

Lead arranger JPMorgan is asking prospective investors to submit feedback ahead of Labor Day on the offering, which includes a loan to fund graphics processing unit, or GPU, purchases. The bank floated price talk on the loan component at SOFR+500 bps and 98-98.5 OID, according to sources, who cautioned that talks are in the early stages and pricing is subject to feedback.

Bloomberg first reported on the financing on Aug. 27.

Among early concerns is the company’s purported high loan-to-cost ratio for the debt financing. The company is marketing the loan off 75% loan to cost, with some of the value attributable to a data center lease, according to a source. The figure rises closer to 105% comparing total debt to the cost of GPU purchases, the source added.

Furthermore, unlike recent GPU financings such as CoreWeave, Volta is coming to the market without corporate guarantees, according to sources.

Volta describes itself as a vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform that finances and operates “AI factories.” The company recently completed a Seed Round and Series A funding led by Azora and Nvidia that valued Volta at $2.4 billion, according to a press release. The company was founded by former Brookfield executives Ricard Boada and Sofia Gumuzio in January 2026.

As dealmaking in the AI infrastructure sector has accelerated in recent months, investors have become more discerning when evaluating deals and are looking for more differentiation between issuers. Sources said, however, that given Volta’s relatively short lifespan, potential investors are left with little operating or credit history to assess.

In August, Volta signed a $10 billion contract to provide computing capacity to Anthropic over six years, according to Bloomberg. As part of the partnership, Volta is developing an AI factory in Norway with Bitdeer, a Bitcoin miner that operates data centers.

The Norway data center will be Volta’s first development and is expected to comprise a 133 megawatt deployment powered by Nvidia systems, according to a press release.

Volta’s offering is among many AI infrastructure debt financings expected to hit the market this fall, including deals for Applied Digital and Crusoe, according to Octus reports.

JPMorgan and Volta Infrastructure did not respond to requests for comment.

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