MUFG Bets on AI to Stay Hot With Hiring for Data Center Finance

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to hire bankers to arrange financing deals for data centers as Japan’s biggest bank jumps on the artificial intelligence boom.

MUFG sees strong opportunities to match demand to fund the AI buildup with investor appetite for higher-yielding private assets, according to global corporate and investment banking head Fumitaka Nakahama.