CANADIAN – AUSTRALIA

Murray Goulburn steams ahead to tie up sale deal

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Original article by Sue Neales
The Australian – Page: 21 : 7-Mar-18

An extraordinary general meeting of Murray Goulburn’s suppliers will be held on 5 April, where they will vote on a deal to sell the dairy co-operative’s assets to Canada-based Saputo. However, the meeting is conditional on the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission approving the deal by 4 April. Saputo hopes to gain approval from the ACCC in return for agreeing to divest Murray Goulburn’s milk processing plant in Koroit. The sale to Saputo must supported by at least 50 per cent of Murray Goulburn’s suppliers.

CORPORATES
MURRAY GOULBURN CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY LIMITED, SAPUTO INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD

Canadians pay up big for Asciano

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Original article by Jenny Wiggins
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1&8 : 19-Aug-15

The board of Asciano has issued a recommendation to investors to accept a takeover offer from Brookfield Infrastructure. Investors will receive $A9.15 a share if the $A8.9 billion bid for the Australian-listed port and rail group is successful. Some fund managers doubt whether losing another Australian company to foreign buyers is in Australia’s interest.

CORPORATES
BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP, ASCIANO LIMITED – ASX AIO, PATRICK CORPORATION LIMITED, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, TOLL HOLDINGS LIMITED, SABMILLER PLC, JAPAN POST COMPANY LIMITED, COLONIAL FIRST STATE GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, ARGO INVESTMENTS LIMITED – ASX ARG, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION

Brookfield pressed on Asciano bid

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Original article by Perry Williams, Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 10 : 2-Jul-15

Australian-listed transport infrastructure group Asciano has advised that Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management made an indicative takeover offer on 26 June 2015. The $A9bn non-binding bid values the target at $A9.05 per share, but Jakov Males of UBS Global Asset Management believes that an offer of around $A10 per share would be more appropriate. The proposed takeover bid comprises a cash component and shares in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.

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ASCIANO LIMITED – ASX AIO, BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED, BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LP, UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LIMITED, SABMILLER PLC, FOSTER’S GROUP LIMITED, TOLL HOLDINGS LIMITED, JAPAN POST COMPANY LIMITED, MULTIPLEX LIMITED, PACIFIC NATIONAL PTY LTD, PATRICK CORPORATION LIMITED, COLONIAL FIRST STATE GROUP LIMITED, GOLDMAN SACHS AND PARTNERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, GRESHAM PARTNERS LIMITED, CITIGROUP INCORPORATED