Article: Race against clock to retain BBI assets.

Byline: Jeffrey Hutton

Sep 06, 2009 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Brookfield Asset Management is to become a cornerstone investor in Babcock & Brown Infrastructure under the embattled fund' recapitalisation plan. The success of the proposal requires stockholders to agree to a large dilution in their holdings by swapping hybrids and preference shares for ordinary stock. The $A1.5 billion deal will help the fund to lower its debt.

Publication Date: 5 September 2009

 
BABCOCK AND BROWN INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP - ASX BBI 
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED 
BROOKFIELD MULTIPLEX LIMITED 
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