Shane Bilardi

Shane Bilardi is experienced in M&A, joint ventures and equity raisings for public and private companies with a particular focus on complex private M&A, digital infrastructure and cross border transactions.

Shane is widely recognized for his insight in advising on data center investments in the Australian market. He has extensive experience with data center M&A including acting for Asia’s largest hyperscale data center operator, AirTrunk, since it was established in 2016, including its initial capital raising from Goldman Sachs/TPG Sixth Street and the subsequent sale of a majority interest to Macquarie Asset Management for over A$3B. He has also advised Amber Infrastructure on their acquisition of the iseek and YourDC data centre businesses, and Hickory on the sale of a majority interest in its data centre business to STACK APAC in 2022. Shane also regularly advises one of the global cloud companies on their local investments, including foreign investment approvals.