Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 15 : 5-Dec-23

A spokeswoman for Brookfield has indicated that the Canadian group will consider its "next steps" regarding Origin Energy, after a $20bn takeover bid was rejected by 68.9 per cent of the target’s shareholders on Monday. This was well short of the 75 per cent threshold required for the bid from Brookfield and EIG to succeed. Meanwhile, AustralianSuper has indicated that it is open to providing Origin with capital to help finance its energy transition, while Simon Mawhinney from Allan Gray Australia says Origin should consider demerging its energy markets business and its gas export venture.

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ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED – ASX ORG, BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED, EIG GLOBAL ENERGY PARTNERS, AUSTRALIANSUPER PTY LTD, ALLAN GRAY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD