Original article by Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 18 : 4-Dec-15

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is said to be considering several options to gain regulatory approval for its $A9bn bid for ports and rail group Asciano. Macquarie Group has declined to comment on speculation that it could invest in Asciano in partnership with Brookfield, which it has been advising on the takeover bid. Brookfield is also believed to be looking at a structural separation of Asciano, whereby it would control the ports business but hold a minority stake in the Pacific National rail division.

CORPORATES
ASCIANO LIMITED – ASX AIO, BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, PACIFIC NATIONAL PTY LTD, PATRICK CORPORATION LIMITED, QUBE HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX QUB, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT LLC, CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, DALRYMPLE BAY COAL TERMINAL PTY LTD