人工智能（AI）数据中心公司Firmus已取消原本将成为澳大利亚史上最大规模之一的股票上市计划。
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centre company Firmus has scrapped its plans for what would have been one of Australia's biggest-ever stock market listings.
这家得到英伟达支持的公司表示，决定取消是因为“近期市场波动和当前的市场环境”，上市不符合公司及股东的最佳利益。
The Nvidia-backed firm said it had made the decision due to "recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions" and that going public would not be in the company or shareholders' best interests.
Firmus最初宣布的上市计划估值超过300亿美元（约226.5亿英镑）。
Firmus had initially announced plans for a stock market debut that valued the company at more than $30bn (£22.65bn).
一家投资公司告诉BBC，由于对估值的担忧，它决定不参与首次公开募股（IPO）。
One investment firm told the BBC that it had decided not take part in the initial public offering (IPO) over concerns about its valuation.
公司表示：“Firmus将转向私募市场筹集资本，并考虑其他公开和私募市场的方案。随着这些方案的推进，我们将向股东提供更多信息。”
"Firmus will now pursue capital from the private markets and consider alternative public and private market options. We will provide additional information to shareholders as those options progress," the company said.
Firmus为包括OpenAI和Meta在内的客户建设和运营液冷数据中心，或称为“AI工厂”。其业务遍及澳大利亚、新加坡以及亚太地区其他地区。
Firmus builds and operates liquid-cooled data centres, or what it calls "AI factories", for clients including OpenAI and Meta. It has operations in Australia, Singapore and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region.
公司的背后支持者包括英伟达以及大型投资公司黑石和Jane Street。黑石在BBC联系时拒绝置评。英伟达和Jane Street也已被联系以获取评论。
The company's backers include Nvidia and major investment firms Blackstone and Jane Street. Blackstone declined to comment when contacted by the BBC. Nvidia and Jane Street have also been contacted for comment.
Firmus决定放弃股票上市的决定正值投资者和行业分析师对数千亿美元AI投入的前景表示担忧，因为长期回报的可能性仍不明朗。
The decision by Firmus to scrap its stock market listing comes as investors and industry analysts have raised concerns about the hundreds of billions of dollars being poured into AI as the prospects for long-term returns remain unclear.
澳大利亚最大的养老基金之一UniSuper是决定不参与IPO的机构投资者之一。
UniSuper, one of Australia's biggest pension funds, was among the institutional investors that decided not take part in the IPO.
UniSuper首席投资官John Pearce在向投资者的更新中表示：“我们认为Firmus的故事确实很有吸引力，只是估值并不具备吸引力。”
"We think that Firmus indeed has a compelling story. It just doesn't have a compelling valuation," UniSuper's chief investment officer John Pearce said in an update to investors.
他还表示，UniSuper担心Firmus为实现增长计划将不得不进一步举债。
He also said UniSuper was concerned that Firmus would have to go further into debt to fund its growth plans.
“这令人失望。澳大利亚证券交易所需要新的热点题材，如果定价合理的话，这原本可以成为一个绝佳的题材。”皮尔斯对BBC说道。
"It's disappointing. The [Australian Securities Exchange] needs new stories and this could have been one if it was correctly priced," Pearce told the BBC.
得益于丰富的清洁能源、充足的天然气供应以及充裕的土地资源，澳大利亚如今已成为数据中心投资的热门目的地。
Australia has become an attractive destination for data centre investment, thanks to the country's abundant clean energy, natural gas supplies and land availability.
今年早些时候，OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥尔特曼表示，只要努力争取，澳大利亚完全有可能成为全球数据中心行业的领军者。目前该国已有160多座数据中心，未来还计划建设更多。
OpenAI boss Sam Altman said earlier this year that Australia could become a world leader in the data centre industry if it wanted to. There are currently over 160 data centres in the country and plans for more.
不过，也有部分澳大利亚民众对此表示反对，他们担忧数据中心会对环境造成负面影响，还会产生大量噪音。
That is despite resistance from some Australians who have raised concerns about their environmental impact and the noise they create.
9月份，奥尔特曼称OpenAI今年并无上市计划，理由是当前技术安全性方面仍存在隐患，此时上市“并不明智”。
In September, Altman said OpenAI did not aim to list on the stock market this year, citing concerns over the technology's safety that make it "an ill-advised moment" to go public.
这家ChatGPT的开发公司以及竞争对手Anthropic都曾计划进行大规模上市，目标是让公司估值突破1万亿美元。
The ChatGPT-maker, along with rival Anthropic, have been eyeing blockbuster stock market debuts that would value the firms at more than $1tn each.
周四，有消息称OpenAI的实际营收低于预期，受此影响，英伟达和甲骨文等人工智能相关股票在美国股市均出现下跌。
AI-related stocks, Nvidia and Oracle, fell in US trading on Thursday after reports that OpenAI's revenues were lower than previously thought.