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‘Confidence evaporated’: Explaining Firmus’ $44 billion IPO flop

Firmus withdrew its ASX listing after weak investor demand. The explainer covers the data centre developer's history, its Nvidia and Blackstone backing, prior raises, and why the float collapsed.

Forbes Australia Tue 13 Oct 2026 Firmus TechnologiesBlackstoneCDCCoreWeaveEToroLynas Rare EarthsMacquarie GroupMegaportMetaNextDCOpenAIOrionTen CapTransoceanWilson Asset ManagementNvidiaJohn HartmanJonathan LeveeJosh GilbertJun Bei LiuNick CurtisOliver CurtisOscar ObergTim Rosenfield

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‘Confidence evaporated’: Firmus $44 billion IPO collapse explained

Firmus, the Nvidia-backed data centre developer, pulled its planned ASX listing after weak investor demand and will instead seek private capital. Explaining its background, backers, valuation history and why the float failed.

Forbes Australia Mon 12 Oct 2026 Firmus TechnologiesBlackstoneCoreWeaveEToroLynas Rare EarthsMaas Group HoldingsMacquarie GroupMegaportMetaNextDCOpenAIOrionTen CapTransoceanWilson Asset ManagementNvidiaJohn HartmanJonathan LeveeJosh GilbertJun Bei LiuNick CurtisOliver CurtisOscar ObergTim Rosenfield

Also Rampersand·Dealroom·Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·Business News Australia·Forbes Australia·Mirage News

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