Australian Future Fund considers Transurban acquisition

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AUSTRALIA - Officials at the Australian Future Fund are in preliminary discussions with two Canadian pension plans about partnering up to acquire Australia's largest toll-road provider Transurban Group.

In a statement today, the Future Fund said it was speaking to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) about removing some of the conditions at...

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