Inside the AirTrunk deal: how to build a $24 billion business in nine years
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This week on The Fin podcast, Technology editor Paul Smith and Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald discuss the rise of AirTrunk, whether Robin Khuda can grow it to a $100 billion business and what might get in his way. This podcast is sponsored by IG Further reading:Robin Khuda is the ringleader of this year’s biggest M&A dealThe founder of AirTrunk has cashed in on the inexorable rise in demand for processing power and built a vast fortune on the rise of cloud computing.Inside Project Amidala: AirTrunk’s $24b dealFour years ago, Blackstone missed its chance to buy up the data centre giant. It wasn’t about to make the same mistake twice, even if it cost $24 billion.Khuda sets $100b valuation target for AirTrunk’s next trickBillionaire Robin Khuda has praised his own foresight in investing in data centres tailor-made for tech giants after creating a $24 billion business in less than a decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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