How Macquarie wins from BlackRock’s 20-year infrastructure bet

BlackRock’s $US12.5 billion ($18.7 billion) deal to buy Global Infrastructure Partners raises two important questions for Australian giant Macquarie Group. Firstly, could the deal lead to a re-rating of Macquarie’s giant asset management division, which is the world’s largest infrastructure investor? And secondly, could Macquarie boss Shemara Wikramanayake or Macquarie…