Sep 2, 2026 – 3.01pmThere is still plenty of money to be made in the duller corners of the data centre boom.This year, Street Talk’s seen listed investors pile into an equity raising for Southern Cross Electrical Engineering, while fitout specialist Alliance SI and $300 million-a-year enclosure maker Parratech have hired advisers and are busy hunting for new owners.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.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?
Ex Carlyle dealmakers nab a slice of data centre action
Arcadia, which invests on a deal-by-deal basis, bankrolled the purchase with funding from local and offshore high net worth investors and family offices.
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