Yinson Confirms Chairman, Other Parties Are in Talks Over Deal

Yinson Holdings Bhd. Chairman Lim Han Weng is in talks with various parties about a potential deal involving their shareholding in the Malaysian energy infrastructure company.

Yinson said talks are at an exploratory stage and there’s no conclusive indication that they’ll lead to a deal, according to a stock exchange filing on Monday.

Bloomberg News reported last week that Stonepeak Partners was in exclusive talks for a deal valuing Yinson at as much as 9 billion ringgit ($2.1 billion). The New York-based infrastructure investor is teaming up with the Lim family to take Kuala Lumpur-listed Yinson private, people familiar with ...