Brookfield, BlackRock no longer in race for over $10 billion Aramco pipeline stake – sources By Reuters – Investing.com

Brookfield, BlackRock no longer in race for over $10 billion Aramco pipeline stake – sources By Reuters – Investing.com

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DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. asset manager BlackRock (NYSE:) and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc are no longer in the race to buy a stake in Saudi oil giant Aramco (SE:)'s pipeline business, two sources familiar with the deal said. Apollo Global Management (NYSE:) and New York-based Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) are among the bidders still in the race for the deal, which could fetch Aramco over $10 billion, they said. China Investment Corp, the country's sovereign wealth fund, was also weighing a bid for the assets, a third source told Reuters. Aramco, Apollo and Brookfield declined to comment. CIC declined to comment, while GIP did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. Bloomberg earlier reported the news about BlackRock and Brookfield Asset being no longer in the race. Aramco,