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Brookfield to Buy Reliance Worldwide for $2.8 Billion

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Brookfield Asset Management agreed to acquire Reliance Worldwide for about US$2.8 billion.
The all-cash offer values Reliance at US$3.38 per share, or A$4.75.
Reliance’s board unanimously recommended the deal, which carries a 32% premium to the August 17 closing price.
A go-shop provision lets Reliance seek rival bids until October 15, with closing targeted for Q1 2027.

History

Historical Context

In 1999 Exxon completed a $73.7 billion merger with Mobil, reuniting the two largest Standard Oil descendants and creating the world’s biggest publicly traded oil firm after antitrust regulators forced divestitures. Brookfield Asset Management’s $2.8 billion cash offer for Australia’s Reliance Worldwide echoes that historic scale-up, showing how multinational conglomerates still use large acquisitions to reshape markets and attract tighter global antitrust review.

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Story summary

Brookfield Asset Management agreed to acquire Reliance Worldwide for about US$2.8 billion.
The all-cash offer values Reliance at US$3.38 per share, or A$4.75.
Reliance’s board unanimously recommended the deal, which carries a 32% premium to the August 17 closing price.
A go-shop provision lets Reliance seek rival bids until October 15, with closing targeted for Q1 2027.

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