Blackstone (BX) is in the final stages of lending more than A$5 billion ($3.5 billion) to Firmus Technologies, an Australian startup, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The loan, which is intended to expand Firmus's data center, is expected to be completed as early as next week, the people said.
Blackstone and Firmus didn't immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.
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