Asia Pacific / data_center_operator / reviewed 2026-09-28
AirTrunk
Asia-Pacific data-center platform acquired by a Blackstone-led consortium.
The completed 2024 acquisition includes CPP Investments. The enterprise-value headline must not be read as annual expenditure.
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Funds led acquisition
Blackstone-managed funds led the consortium whose acquisition closed in December 2024.
2024-12-23 · fund managed acquisition
Pension investor in consortium
CPP Investments is named in the completed acquisition consortium; no individual payment is assigned.
2024-12-23 · pension investment
Proposed operator levy scope
AirTrunk → AI companies & data-center operators
This operator’s AI/cloud or data-center activities belong to the proposed sector-wide assessment. This is a policy proposal; legal boundaries, tax base, rate and jurisdiction remain to be determined. No existing payment or liability is asserted.
Date not isolated · proposed levy coverage
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Over AUD 24 billion implied enterprise value
AirTrunk consortium acquisition: enterprise-value basis
Consortium-wide implied enterprise value includes committed-project capital expenditure. It is neither one investor’s payment nor annual operating expenditure. The completion source subsequently describes the deal as A$24 billion.
2024-09-04 · Agreement September 2024; completion December 2024 · documented
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- AirTrunk acquisition agreement and valuation basisBlackstone · 2024-09-04 · source access 2026-09-28
Company announcement. Enterprise value includes capital expenditure for committed projects; it is not cash invested by one consortium member.
- Completion of AirTrunk acquisitionAirTrunk · 2024-12-23 · source access 2026-09-28
Operator announcement confirms completion by Blackstone-led consortium including CPP Investments.