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Acquisitions

Summary

Nebius is pivoting from a GPU compute provider into a full‑stack AI platform through aggressive acquisitions, notably pursuing Israeli LLM specialist AI21 Labs for about $1.4 billion after acquiring Tavily for up to $400 million. Management targets $3.0–$3.4 billion revenue in 2026 with ~40% adjusted EBITDA margins while planning $16–$20 billion in data-center capex to scale to up to one gigawatt. The stock has rallied on the strategy and analysts have raised price targets, but the company carries heavy debt and faces significant execution and integration risks. The coming weeks could hinge on official news about the AI21 Labs talks and Nebius’s ability to deliver the massive infrastructure build-out and ambitious financial targets.

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Microsoft
$1B+
Tavily
$1M to $5M
AI21
$25M to $50M
Nebius
$10M to $25M