as asx aio industry transport logistics stevedoring and rail transport successor pacific national patrick container terminals bulk & automotive port services founded 2007 defunct august 16 2016 2016 08 16 headquarters 476 st kilda road melbourne australia key people malcolm broomhead chairman john mullen ceo roger burrows cfo subsidiaries pacific national patrick corporation website www.asciano.com.au 1 asciano limited was an australian freight logistics company operating in railway freight and shipping . asciano was demerged from toll holdings in 2007 and owns patrick corporation and pacific national as subsidiary companies . asciano specialised in bulk and container shipping and transportation with port and train operations across australia . it had over 8 000 employees . it was an asx 50 company . 2 in june 2015 brookfield infrastructure partners launched a takeover offer for the company and qube holdings later made a counter offer . the offers had attracted the attention of the australian competition and consumer commission with both already owning transport and port operations in australia . 3 4 on 3 june 2016 shareholders of asciano voted in favour of the takeover bid with the foreign investment review board announcing that it had no objections for the offer on 27 july 2016 . the scheme implementation date was set on friday 19 august 2016 where payment of the scheme consideration took place and the transaction was be completed . after this date the assets of asciano were be divided as below . 5 6 asciano including the pacific national business became owned by australian logistics acquisition investments pty limited a consortium of global infrastructure partners cpp investment board china investment corporation gic private limited and british columbia investment management corporation . 7 the transfer was completed on 19 august 2016 . 8 the patrick container terminals business became owned by the ports holdco joint venture which is controlled by brookfield infrastructure partners gic private limited british colombia investment management corporation qatar investment authority and qube holdings limited . the patrick bulk automotive and ports services business became owned by brookfield infrastructure partners gic private limited british colombia investment management corporation and qatar investment authority . references edit asciano limited . asciano.com.au . retrieved 2016 09 16 . asx top 50 australian securities exchange asciano takeover battle drags on sbs news 5 february 2016 asciano board backs qube consortium s enlarged takeover bid sydney morning herald 9 february 2016 http asciano.com.au investors announcements 1240 download http asciano.com.au investors announcements 1238 download pacific national sold to international pension funds . international railway journal . 15 march 2016 . asciano completes pacific national ownership deal . international railway journal . 23 august 2016 . external links edit official website v t e s & 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