Australia's largest ports and rail company Asciano has received a $9 billion takeover offer

  • From Canadian asset manager Brookfield Infrastructure

  • The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Foreign Investment Review Board will assess the deal, but there are not expected to be serious concerns
  • Asciano says it received the offer from Canada's Brookfield Infrastructure Group on June 26
  • Offer is indicative, non-binding and conditional
  • Asciano further says discussions are at an early stage, there is no certainty that a deal will be done
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    "The board also notes that this disclosure may result in Brookfield withdrawing its proposal," Asciano said in a statement on Wednesday