The Brookfield Asset Management group, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), three of Canada’s largest fund managers, are part of a joint proposal by two bidders to buy and break up Asciano Ltd., an Australian rail, port and terminal group.
The Brookfield-led consortium includes the B.C. pension and investment fund manager, while the CPPIB was part of a rival bid group headed by Qube Holdings.
Together with their various allies, the Canadian fund managers are proposing to buy jointly Asciano and then split up its component businesses, which include the Pacific National railway system, the Patrick container terminals and the BAPS bulk and automotive services business.
Pacific National would be retained as one entity and the ports businesses would be sold as separate entities to members of the joint bidding group
Asciano’s board is supporting the joint bid, which also includes the Qatar Investment Authority, GIC Private Ltd., Global Infrastructure Management and CIC Capital.
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