Dealmakers 2025: Data centres and energy storage in demand

In a slow year for public M&A and IPOs in Australia, private capital continued to hunt out opportunities in the data centre and energy storage sectors.

Infratil has invested in CDC’s data centre business.

Data centres were one of the major investment themes of 2025 and the dealmaking saw a convergence of technology, telecoms, and logistics companies as they all sought to gain exposure to the booming sector.

The A$24 billion ($27b) deal for Blackstone to buy AirTrunk was the standout deal, with

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Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 15 Oct 2025

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