Power Firm AES Said to Weigh Options Amid Takeover Interest (2)

AES Corp., which provides renewable power to tech giants such as Microsoft Corp., is exploring options including a potential sale amid takeover interest, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Infrastructure investors including Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and BlackRock Inc.’s Global Infrastructure Partners unit have been studying AES after the company’s shares lost about half their value over the past two years, the people said. With an enterprise value of about $40 billion, a leveraged buyout of Arlington, Virginia-based AES would still rank among the biggest of all time.

Shares of AES jumped as much as 12% ...