Macquarie Group has confirmed it is talking to Charter Hall about the potential sale of parts of its real estate funds management platform.
The transaction could involve the Macquarie Office Trust and Macquarie Countrywide Trust, the company said.
"The potential acquisition is incomplete and subject to a number of conditions," Macquarie said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday.
"There is no certainty that any transaction will proceed," Macquarie said.
The company did not want to add any further details.
The statement followed an article in The Australian Financial Review, which flagged the potential transaction.
The article also put forward the possibility that the assets in the two Macquarie funds will be combined in a new vehicle, and mentioned that the Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management is looking to expand its Australian real estate arm.
Brookfield Asset Management has a partnership with AMP Capital Investors through its funds management division Brookfield Investment Management.
