HONG KONG: Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional plans to raise up to US$134mil (RM564mil) from sale of some of its shares in the country’s second-biggest bank, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, IFR said on Monday, citing a term sheet.
Khazanah on Monday launched the sale of 90.5 million CIMB shares in the indicative price band of RM6.13-RM6.24sian ringgit, which would raise RM564mil at the top end, the Thomson Reuters publication said.
The sovereign wealth fund currently owns 2.5 billion shares, or 28.1% equity stake in CIMB, according to Thomson Reuters data.
CIMB and Khazanah did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment outside the normal working hours.