Mistral AI Raises $830M in Debt from Seven Banks to Build 13,800 NVIDIA GB300 GPU Data Center Near Paris

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Mistral secured $830M in debt financing from a seven-bank consortium (BNP Paribas, HSBC, Bpifrance, Crédit Agricole CIB, others) — its first-ever debt raise. The funds will power a 44MW data center in Bruyères-le-Châtel with 13,800 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs, targeting operations by end of June 2026. Mistral aims for 200MW of European capacity by end of 2027, following a €1.2B Swedish data center announcement in February.