Aug 26 (Reuters) - Australian data centre operator

AirTrunk on Tuesday said it secured an A$16 billion ($10.40

billion) sustainability-linked refinancing for its Asia-Pacific

operations.

This refinancing, including a S$2.25 billion green loan for

a data centre in Singapore, makes AirTrunk the largest issuer of

sustainable financing in the APAC region, it said in a statement

on its website.

AirTrunk secured the backing of 60 banks and financiers, the

hyperscale data centre firm said, bringing its total financing,

including operations in Japan, to over A$18 billion.

The company, which was acquired by a Blackstone-led

group for A$24 billion late last year, introduced a

sustainability-linked loan (SLL) in 2021 that ties a company's

financing to its sustainability goals.

"Following AirTrunk's A$24+ billion acquisition by

Blackstone and CPPIB in 2024, we have expanded our debt

financing platform to enable our rapid growth across the

region," said Robin Khuda, AirTrunk founder and CEO.

($1 = 1.5389 Australian dollars)