CompaniesChanticleerPrint articleChanticleerHow Blackstone and AirTrunk plan to build a $100b businessThe deal of the year? That’s old news for Robin Khuda, who is already thinking much bigger. It’s music to the ears of his new deep-pocketed backer.Updated Sep 5, 2024 – 1.12pm, first published at 12.02pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThere’s nothing like setting a big, hairy, audacious goal. And after the week that AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda has enjoyed, why the hell not?Khuda took to LinkedIn on Wednesday night to mark the signing of the deal that will see Blackstone and Canadian pension giant CPP Investments acquire the business from Macquarie Asset Management for a staggering $24 billion.Loading...James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreChanticleerOpinionMergers & acquisitionsAIEnterprise ITCloudLatest In InfrastructureFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In ChanticleerThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkSally Patten and Lap PhanHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanWhich AI course should I do?Life & LeisureTikTok is flooded with how to buy cheap luxe goods vids. Thank Trump39 mins agoLauren SamsDon’t leave home without this screenThis cocktail ‘omakase’ is the next best thing to visiting TokyoRich ListPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheelSarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma RapaportInside the fortune Kerry Stokes (quietly) made in ChinaLaurence Escalante gets real deep on Instagram bender
