The Pacific National rail business and the Patrick container terminal business are set to come under new ownership after Asciano agreed to a $9.05 billion takeover deal that is designed to sidestep regulatory concerns.
The contest for Asciano looks set to heat up after a QUBE Holdings-led consortium sought to trump Brookfield Infrastructure with a $9.02 billion takeover proposal for the ports and rail operator.
Takeover target Asciano is hopeful Canada's Brookfield Infrastructure can still pull off its $8.9 billion bid, despite local logistics firm Qube moving to block the marriage.
WITH this, my last weekly column, I would like to analyse a company not based in WA that has performed exceptionally and is expected to continue that trend over the medium term.
