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Firmus Prepares for $2bn ASX IPO Backed by Nvidia and Blackstone

Firmus Technologies Pty. Ltd., an Australian AI data center company backed by Nvidia, has successfully raised $505 million at a valuation of $5.5 billion in its final pre-IPO round. The company aims to launch a $2 billion initial public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) by mid-2026. This initiative is supported by a $10 billion debt facility led by Blackstone, secured in February 2026, and plans to deploy significant data center capacity of 1.6 gigawatts.

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Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $2bn ASX IPO after locking in $505m equity and $10bn Blackstone debt for its AI factory network

Repeated reporting is beginning to cohere into a trackable narrative.

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Confidence trend
94%0
First seen
9 Apr 2026, 6:21 am
Narrative formation start
Last active
7 Apr 2026, 12:42 pm
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Markets & FinanceConfidence 95%2 sources7 Apr 2026, 12:42 pm

Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $2bn ASX IPO after locking in $505m equity and $10bn Blackstone debt for its AI factory network

In short: Australian AI data centre company Firmus has raised $505m at a $5.5bn valuation in what it says is its final pre-IPO round, and is now targeting a $2bn listing on the ASX in June or July, backed by a $10bn Blackstone-led debt facility secured in February and a plan to deploy 1.6 gigawatts of [...] This story continues at The Next Web

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