Firmus and PLDT pull data center IPOs as Asian expansion faces hurdles

Governments have paused data center development as the region’s industry encounters new obstacles. According to Bloomberg, Jardine’s chief warned that billions of dollars in investment depend on a handful of US technology giants, whose global operations could be disrupted by Washington’s increasingly unpredictable stance toward China.

• Both IPO withdrawals occurred this week.

Covered by 3 publishers within 12 hours of the first report.

• Data Center Knowledge: Speed Bumps Slow Asia-Pacific’s Data Center Gold Rush

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BL Bloomberg Asia Data Center Boom Is Vulnerable to US Policies, Jardine Says · Cathy Chan 3:04 AM

LR Light Reading Asia's data center boom hits speed bumps · Robert Clark 10:08 AM

DCK Data Center Knowledge Speed Bumps Slow Asia-Pacific’s Data Center Gold Rush · Light Reading, Robert Clark 2:42 PM

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