HUMAIN and Blackstone-backed AirTrunk plan data center campus with $3bn start
By Cicada DeskEvent date: 1 min read
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In brief
On 28 October 2025 HUMAIN and AirTrunk, backed by Blackstone and CPP Investments, announced a partnership to build and operate data centers in Saudi Arabia, with an initial investment of about $3 billion.
On 28 October 2025 HUMAIN and AirTrunk, backed by Blackstone and CPP Investments, announced a partnership to build and operate data centers in Saudi Arabia, with an initial investment of about $3 billion. CEO Tareq Amin suggested the partnership could widen to include BlackRock, KKR and DigitalBridge.
At FII9 he also said HUMAIN targets a dual listing on the Saudi exchange and Nasdaq within three to four years.
Key figures
- $3bninitial investment
Sources
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- 1HUMAIN and Blackstone-backed AirTrunk announce partnership to build data centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Blackstone · 28 Oct 2025
- 2Humain steals the show at FII9 with USD 3 bn center push, Aramco backing and product launches Enterprise · 29 Oct 2025
Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.
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Cicada Desk. "HUMAIN and Blackstone-backed AirTrunk plan data center campus with $3bn start". Cicada, 28 October 2025. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-airtrunk-3bn-2025
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