Jul 19, 2026 – 12.43pmTrans-Tasman investment bank Jarden is doubling down on the data centre boom, hiring a well-regarded research analyst to cover the sector.Jarden has poached Nick Basile from CLSA, where he led the coverage of telco and media giants as well as software players. He will join Jarden as a director, spearheading the investment bank’s sell-side research on technology, media, and data centres stocks.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Jarden bolsters research ranks to cash in on data centre rush
Jarden has hired a well-regarded analyst to cover the flourishing data centre sector, two months after it agreed a restructure geared at attracting and retaining top talent.
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