{
  "id": 7285937,
  "title": "Sources: Australian data center provider Firmus is seeking to raise up to $5B in an IPO at the end of October, in one of the largest-ever IPOs in Australia (Julia Fioretti/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/sources-australian-data-center-provider-firmus-is-seeking-to-raise-up",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T09:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-14/data-center-firm-firmus-said-to-seek-5-billion-in-australia-ipo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australian data center provider Firmus Technologies is seeking to raise up to $5 billion in an initial public offering. According to people familiar with the matter, the company aims to launch the IPO at the end of October, which would be one of the largest-ever IPOs in Australia.\n\nThe IPO would be the second-largest Australia-listed IPO on record, behind only Telstra Corp's $10 billion flotation in 1997, as per CNA - Business. Firmus began meeting investors in Asia and plans to visit Europe and the United States before holding meetings in Australia.\n\nA Firmus spokesperson declined to comment on the plans. The size and timing of the offering could still change.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Firmus seeks to raise up to $5 billion in Australian IPO, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/firmus-seeks-to-raise-up-to-5-billion-in-australian-ipo-sources-say",
        "published": "2026-09-14T07:04:35.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}