5 Things Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. Management Wants You to Know About What's Up Ahead

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP)continued growing at a brisk pace in the first quarter, delivering a 20% year-over-year increase in funds from operations(FFO). However, the main tailwind that had been driving results over the past year -- the acquisition of a natural gas pipeline system in Brazil -- will dissipate in the coming quarter just as new headwinds begin to emerge.

Because of that, Brookfield's management cautioned investors on the accompanying conference call to prepare themselves for leaner times in the near term as the company works to capture longer-term opportunities that could reaccelerate its growth rate.