7) Macquarie to buy $2.1bn Australian data centre firm AirTrunk
Macquarie, the Australian multinational investment bank, agreed to buy a majority stake in data centre operator AirTrunk valuing the soon-to-be bought firm at $2.1 billion.
Leading the deal is Macquarie’s infrastructure arm Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets (MIRA), which has signed an agreement to take control of AirTrunk according to people with knowledge of the matter – an official spokesperson is yet to comment on the deal.
