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SUSTAINABLE FINANCING | AirTrunk has closed a A$16 billion (ex Japan) refinancing - the region’s largest-ever sustainability linked financing. The historic multi-transaction financing covers key greenfield and operational assets across Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore – taking our total financing platform to over A$18 billion, including Japan. This cements AirTrunk as one of the world’s largest issuers of sustainable finance in the data centre industry. Backed by a consortium of over 60 banks and financiers, the refinancing includes four sustainability linked transactions - structured as green loans or sustainability linked loans (SLLs) – with ambitious KPIs across energy and water efficiency, renewable energy adoption, and gender pay equity. Margin incentives will continue to grow our social impact fund, supporting local communities in the regions where we operate. Industry firsts include: ▪️Singapore’s largest loan and green loan for a data centre (S$2.25B green loan for SGP2) ▪️ Asia-Pacific & Japan’s largest green loan for our Melbourne development ▪️ First known corporate to embed disaster relief into financing through our social impact fund. AirTrunk Founder & CEO, Robin Khuda said: “Following AirTrunk’s A$24+ billion acquisition by Blackstone and CPP Investments | Investissements RPC in 2024, we have expanded our debt financing platform to enable our rapid growth across the region. By linking all A$18 billion of our financing to sustainability, we demonstrate our long-term commitment to scale responsibly, building essential digital infrastructure to power the digital economy, while delivering lasting positive environmental and social impact.” For the full announcement, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gFTwjErk #AirTrunk #DataCentre #DataCenter #Hyperscale #Growth #Sustainability #SustainableFinance #SustainabilityLinkedLoan #SLL #GreenLoan #SocialImpact

AIRTRUNK SINGAPORE | AirTrunk has secured a landmark S$2.25 billion green loan in Singapore to support the development of a new hyperscale data centre, AirTrunk SGP2. This transaction - Singapore’s largest-ever loan and green loan for a data centre – marks a major milestone in sustainable digital infrastructure financing in the region. It reflects growing momentum in the shift toward responsible investment and accelerates Singapore’s trajectory as a world-leading green finance hub - a vision championed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Crédit Agricole CIB, DBS Bank and ING Bank were the Global Coordinators and Sustainability Structuring Agents for this innovative financing structure. The banks’ Singapore-based teams led the development and arrangement in partnership with a consortium of 23 other leading local and international financial institutions. AirTrunk’s Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Robin Khuda said: “This landmark transaction strengthens AirTrunk’s leadership in sustainable finance and reflects strong market confidence in AirTrunk’s growth and sustainability strategy. This financing structure highlights the strength, depth, and international scale of Singapore’s financial ecosystem. We’re proud to contribute to the nation’s momentum as a world-leading green finance hub while scaling our platform responsibly to deliver lasting social impact for the Singapore community.” The new sustainably-designed data centre, located in Loyang, Singapore, will provide over 70 megawatts (MW) of essential cloud and artificial intelligence compute capacity for Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. To learn more about AirTrunk in Singapore go to: https://lnkd.in/ggjHhQWC For more information on AirTrunk’s sustainable financing go to: https://lnkd.in/emXBvJBD #AirTrunk #AirTrunkSPG2 #datacentre #datacenter #technology #wherethecloudmeetstheground #megawatts #Singapore #Loyang #digitalisation #AI #hybridgreenloan #sustainablefinancing Media release link: https://lnkd.in/gK37JeQm

GROWTH INSIGHTS | In this interview with TMT Finance’s Yedda Wang, Prashant Murthy shares AirTrunk’s strategic vision for growth across Asia-Pacific & Japan – highlighting market expansion, innovation, sustainability, and the evolving needs of hyperscale customers.   Prashant discusses how AirTrunk has scaled by consistently delivering on five core customer-focused principles – speed, scale, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability, and how these pillars continue to shape AirTrunk’s delivery of highly efficient cloud and AI-enabled digital infrastructure throughout the region.

Congratulations to AirTrunk Founder & CEO Robin Khuda

BUSINESS COUNCIL I AirTrunk's Founder & CEO, Robin Khuda, has been appointed to the Board of the Business Council of Australia (BCA), alongside Vicki Brady, CEO and Managing Director of Telstra.      Robin’s appointment comes at a critical moment for Australia, as the nation works to unlock productivity gains, accelerate the energy transition, and realise the vision of being a leading digital economy.      Robin Khuda said, “It’s an honour to join the Board of the Business Council and contribute to public policy advocacy that shapes a stronger, more resilient and forward-looking economy.”      BCA President Geoff Culbert welcomed Robin and said his “track record as an entrepreneur in hyperscale data centres is second to none and significantly strengthens our Board’s existing expertise in innovation and the digital economy.”       Meg O'Neill, Matt Comyn, Rob Scott, Kellie Parker, Melanie Silva, Karen Dobson, Danny Gilbert, Bran Black      #Leadership #DigitalEconomy #Innovation #AI #SmartEconomy #EnergyTransition #BusinessCouncilofAustralia #AirTrunk #HyperscaleGrowth https://lnkd.in/gDpBu_WM

AIRTRUNK TOK1 | AirTrunk has broken ground on a 40+MW phase of TOK1, Japan’s largest hyperscale data centre campus at 300+MW total capacity.    A traditional jichinsai Shinto groundbreaking ceremony was held to bless the land and ensure safe, successful construction. The ceremony was attended by AirTrunk’s Country Head, Japan, Nori Matsushita and Chief Development Officer Paul Slaven alongside key partners in construction, design, and power infrastructure.    This new development brings continued investment, jobs, and innovation to the Tokyo region. TOK1 together with AirTrunk’s other two Japan data centres (TOK2 in Western Tokyo and OSK1 in Osaka), is powering the future of cloud and artificial intelligence in Japan, bringing over 430MW of total capacity.    Explore TOK1, where the cloud meets the ground in East Tokyo at https://lnkd.in/gAZ3aPWS     #AirTrunk #TOK1 #Expansion #Hyperscale #DataCentre #DataCenter #AI #Japan #Sustainability #Innovation