<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>[NEW YORK] Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust raised US$1.75 billion in a US initial public offering, as investors’ appetite for artificial intelligence infrastructure shows no sign of easing.</p><p>The asset manager’s data-centre acquisition vehicle aims to buy already-built and leased properties benefiting from the AI boom. It sold 87.5 million shares at a fixed price of US$20 per share, according to a statement on Wednesday (May 13).</p><p>The real estate investment trust will target newly built data centres valued at between US$250 million and US$1.5 billion and leased to investment-grade hyperscalers, its filings show.</p><p>The move encapsulates two of the US$1.3 trillion alternative-asset manager’s biggest initiatives: its bid to become the world’s largest investor in AI infrastructure and its push beyond pensions and endowments to reach individual investors. The offering also builds on Blackstone’s broader push into data centres.</p><p>“With an estimated US$1 trillion total addressable stabilised data centre market expected over the next five years, we believe the industry represents a substantial investment opportunity,” the company said in its earlier disclosure.</p><p>The listing is the largest ever IPO of a Reit set up as a so-called blind pool, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, as the company hasn’t yet acquired any data centre assets.</p><div><div><h3>Navigate Asia in<br/>a new global order</h3><p>Get the insights delivered to your inbox.</p></div></div><p>Investors in the offering will receive an additional 1 per cent of their purchase in bonus shares, rounded down to the nearest whole share, according to the filings.</p><p>An affiliate of Blackstone had indicated an interest in buying as much as US$200 million of shares in the vehicle, less the aggregate purchase price of the bonus shares, the filings show.</p><p>Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust will be externally managed by a Blackstone-affiliated entity in return for base and incentive fees, the filing shows. It will have priority over other Blackstone funds for yield-oriented, stabilised, long-duration turn-key data-centre acquisitions sourced by the firm for 24 months after the offering is completed.</p><div><div><div><p>SEE ALSO</p><div><div><div><div><p></p></div><p></p><h3><span>Blackstone drops US$4 billion New World deal over control clash</span></h3><p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p><img height="1333" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/8cd8e6dfe69e1f669a8e8a76dba7458d0765340e8a7051724877c164dc34c0ef/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2000" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/8cd8e6dfe69e1f669a8e8a76dba7458d0765340e8a7051724877c164dc34c0ef/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p></div><p></p><h3><span>Blackstone, KKR in talks with Google to bring AI models to portfolio firms</span></h3><p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p><img height="1334" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/1658af7b7992a7a711fff12933f27afafc168acb17174ac88608c09730b6854f/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2000" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/1658af7b7992a7a711fff12933f27afafc168acb17174ac88608c09730b6854f/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p></div><p></p><h3><span>Blackstone’s AirTrunk plans its first data centre-backed bond</span></h3><p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>The offering is being led by Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada and Wells Fargo. The shares are expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday under the symbol BXDC. BLOOMBERG</p><div><p>Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. <span>Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter.</span> Delivered to your inbox. Free.</p></div></div></div>

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<p>Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust raised US$1.75 billion in its IPO, selling 87.5 million shares at US$20 each. The trust aims to acquire data centres benefiting from the AI boom, targeting properties valued between US$250 million and US$1.5 billion. This IPO is the largest for a REIT set up as a blind pool, with no assets acquired yet. Investors will receive an additional 1% in bonus shares. The offering is managed by Blackstone and will prioritize long-term data centre acquisitions for 24 months post-offering.</p>

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