July 21 (Reuters) - A consortium backed by BlackRock and Abu Dhabi-based fund ‌MGX said on Tuesday it has ‌committed an additional $5 billion in growth capital to Aligned ​Data Centers after closing its $40 billion acquisition of one of the world's biggest data center operators. Founded in 2013, the Texas-based company builds and ​operates data ​centers for hyperscalers ​and cloud computing companies. Andrew Schaap, chief executive of Aligned Data Centers since 2017, will ‌continue to lead the ​company. The group aims to ​deploy $30 billion ​of equity capital initially, with the ‌potential of reaching $100 billion, ​including debt. The ​acquisition adds to a wave of investment in digital infrastructure as companies ​expand computing ‌capacity for AI tools such as ChatGPT.