Australian data centre operator pulls $5bn IPO
Nvidia-backed Firmus abandons plan to list in Sydney, blaming ‘recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions’
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Nvidia-backed Firmus abandons plan to list in Sydney, blaming ‘recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions’
Technology stocks fell lower today following a report that artificial intelligence giant OpenAI Group PBC’s annualized revenue this year is about $20 billion less than what was previously reported by the media, sending shockwaves through the industry.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Australia's Firmus, a data center operator backed by Nvidia, shelved its $5 billion initial public offering, citing market volatil
Jill Hallquist from Fidelity's digital transfer agent business, and Lenka Haase of Fidelity stock plan services offer advice to companies going public.
Firmus Grid Ltd. abandoned its attempt at one of Australia’s biggest-ever initial public offerings, after the Nvidia Corp.-backed data center company failed to lure global investors who’ve grown increasingly skittish over frothy AI valuations.
Matthew Gehl, Co-head of International Technology Investment Banking at JPMorgan spoke to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie at the 2026 JPMorgan Tech Stars event in London on Oct. 6. (Source: Bloomberg)
The sudden plunge in demand for an Nvidia-backed data center company’s initial public offering is revealing fresh cracks in the AI funding boom.
Kling AI, Kuaishou’s AI video-generation business, has selected banks for a potential Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise at least $1 billion, Bloomberg reported on October 6, citing people familiar with the plans.
Anthropic reportedly plans to list on the Nasdaq before Thanksgiving, and one bearish advisory firm suggests that investors sit this one out.
SK Hynix Inc.’s Solidigm has picked lead banks for its US initial public offering next year, according to people familiar with the matter.
As AI IPOs bring greater scrutiny, argues guest author Maor Farid, founder and CEO of Leo AI, investors will increasingly prioritize customer spending growth, sustainable margins and deployment efficiency over rapid revenue growth alone.
In total, investors poured $92 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian startups in the third quarter, per Crunchbase data. That’s a 35% decline from the prior quarter but up 50% from year-ago levels.
Joel Schneider, Dimensional’s Deputy Head of Portfolio Management for North America, says well-founded IPOs can attract strong interest regardless of broader market conditions, but investors should look beyond the initial pop: IPOs have historically tended to underperform the market afterward,…
Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone.
The IPO will be a combination of fresh issue of shares and offer for sale.
Invest tech startup StockGro, which pre-filed its IPO papers last week, raises ₹110 Cr (around $10.4 Mn) as a part…
Swara Baby Products, a contract manufacturer of disposable hygiene products and a subsidiary of omnichannel kidswear brand FirstCry’s parent Brainbees…
Deepseek is close to raising at least $12 billion in a new funding round, Bloomberg reports. The article CATL and Tencent back Deepseek's ballooning funding round as the AI startup eyes a 2027 IPO appeared first on The Decoder.
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