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Rick Perry-backed Fermi REIT raises $682 million in U.S. IPO amid AI data-center boom

(Reuters) -Fermi, a data center real estate investment trust co-founded by former U.S. energy secretary Rick Perry, said on Tuesday it raised 682.5millioninitsU.S.initialpublicoffering.TheAmarillo,Texasbasedcompanysold32.5millionsharesat682.5 million in its U.S. initial public offering. The Amarillo, Texas-based company sold 32.5 million shares at 21 apiece, compared with its marketed range of 18to18 to 22 apiece. The IPO valued Fermi, which was founded in January 2025, at $12.46 billion. Fermi focuses on large-scale AI power and data center infrastructure and has set its sights on building what ...