| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | NYSE: BIP |
| Industry | Asset management |
| Founded | Jan 14, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Samuel Pollock (CEO) |
| Profit | $467 million (2010)[1] |
| Website | www.brookfieldinfrastructure.com |
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP) is a publicly traded limited partnership headquartered in Hamilton (Bermuda), that engages in the acquisition and management of infrastructure assets on a global basis.[2][3] Until a spin-off in January 2008, Brookfield Infrastructure was an operating unit of Brookfield Asset Management, which retains a 41% ownership and acts as the partnership's general manager.[4][5] The company's assets carry a book value of $ 3.38 billion US$, as of February 2011.[6]
After the spin-off from Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Infrastructure only operated timber properties and electricity transmission lines; in September 2008, the company announced it would expand and diversify its global operations by buying infrastructure holdings from distressed Babcock & Brown, thus adding approximately US$ 8 billion of assets under management.[7][8]
In December 2010 the company completed a merger with Australian company Prime Infrastructure in which it held a minority interest.[9]
As of February 2011, the company owns and manages the following assets:[10]
| Country | Operation | Sector | Ownership |
| Australia | Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal | Ports | 71% |
| Australia | Public–private partnership | Hospitals | 50% |
| Australia | Tasmanian Gas Network | Energy | 100% |
| Australia | WestNet Rail | Rail transport | 100% |
| Canada | Island Timberlands | Lumber | 38% |
| Canada | Ontario Transmission | Energy Transmission | 100% |
| Chile | Transelec | Energy Transmission | 18% |
| Europe | Euroports | Ports | 60% |
| New Zealand | Powerco | Energy | 42% |
| UK | IEG | Energy | 100% |
| UK | PD Ports | Ports | 60% |
| UK | Public–private partnership | Hospitals | 30% |
| USA | Hydro Kennebec | Renewable energy | 30% |
| USA | Longview Timber | Lumber | 30% |
| USA | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America | Pipeline transport | 25% |