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Aug 18, 2026
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Brookfield targets Australia’s Reliance again with $2.9-billion bid
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Brookfield targets Australia’s Reliance again with $2.9-billion bid
SCOTT MURDOCH
SYDNEY
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PUBLISHED 55 MINUTES AGO
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Global investment firm Brookfield is taking a fourth shot at buying Reliance Worldwide with an A$4.1-billion (US$2.91-billion) bid, despite a profit slump and an uncertain business outlook for the Australian plumbing supplies group created by tariffs and volatile housing activity.
Reliance announced on Tuesday it had granted Brookfield …
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