Herbert Smith Freehills, Gilbert + Tobin and Allens are having the lead roles advising a consortium led by Canada’s Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Australia’s Qube Holdings Ltd. on a $6.8 billion proposed acquisition of Melbourne-based freight logistics company Asciano Ltd.
The deal will be the largest take-private transaction of an Australian company since SABMiller’s $10 billion acquisition of brewer Foster’s Group in 2011. Brookfield and Qube were initially competing bidders for the Australian railway and port operator. Brookfield started the bid last year in June and Qube joined the race in October with partners Global Infrastructure Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and China Investment Corp.
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