Brookfield, Qube weigh $6.5 bln joint Asciano bid: Reuters

Brookfield Asset Management and its rival are weighing a joint US$6.5 billion bid for Australia's biggest rail and port operator, a measure aimed at ending the takeover battle that has raged for seven months, Reuters reported. Target business Asciano Ltd revealed that Brookfield and the company it has been bidding against, Australia's Qube Holdings Ltd, have entered talks about a possible joint offer.

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