The logo of Amazon is seen at the company's logistics center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, near Paris, France, November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Data center real estate investment company Fermion Wednesday denied a report that saidAmazon was a prospective tenant and that it withdrew funding from the company's project.
Business Insider reportedearlier in the day that Amazon has been in talks to become the "first tenant" at Fermi America's Texas data centers, citing the data center'stop boss Toby Neugebauer.
The report also stated that the talks between Fermi and the tenant remained "constructive", and that the ending of the so-called Advance in Aid of Construction Agreement did not indicate a breakdown.
"Fermi America and its CEO, Toby Neugebauer, categorically deny Business Insider’s claim," Fermi America's spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement.
Amazon did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Last Friday, Fermi said a prospective tenant had terminated a deal to help fund construction at its Texas site without disclosing its identity. Its sharesdropped34% after the announcement.
Under the terms of the agreement, the customer would have leased part of Fermi's Project Matador site in Texas and could have provided up to $150 million to help finance construction.
(Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu and Harikrishnan Nair)
