Cipher Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFR) saw its shares rise 7% Wednesday following an announcement that it has signed a 15-year lease for a new data center campus with an investment-grade hyperscale tenant and has secured a $200 million syndicated revolving credit facility.
The lease is Cipher’s third large-scale data center campus agreement and covers development and delivery of a new high-performance computing data center at one of the company’s existing sites. The agreement includes an initial lease term of 15 years.
"This agreement for our third large AI campus reinforces Cipher’s position as a trusted partner to develop high-quality HPC data center infrastructure for the world’s leading companies," the company said in a statement attributed to its chief executive.
In addition to the lease, Cipher completed a revolving credit facility that provides up to $200 million of committed capacity with an accordion feature that can add up to $50 million. The facility was undrawn at closing and carries a scheduled maturity of March 2030. Interest on the facility is priced at SOFR plus 1.25% to 1.75%, with potential step-down pricing that depends on the company’s total debt to market capitalization ratio.
Company management said net proceeds from the facility will be used to bolster liquidity, support working capital needs, and fund growth initiatives.
"This transaction marks Cipher’s first syndicated revolving credit facility and represents a major step in the evolution of our capital structure," the company said in a statement attributed to its chief financial officer.
Morgan Stanley is serving as Administrative Agent and acted as Lead Arranger and Lead Bookrunner on the transaction. The lending syndicate includes Banco Santander, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Wells Fargo.
Context and implications
The dual announcement combines a long-term leasing commitment from an investment-grade hyperscale tenant with a committed liquidity backstop in the form of a syndicated revolver. The lease extends Cipher’s portfolio of large AI/HPC campuses, while the credit facility establishes a formal revolving line that management describes as an evolution of the company’s capital structure. The facility’s pricing mechanism links borrowing costs to the company’s leverage relative to its market capitalization.