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Keppel Infrastructure says it is preferred bidder for Blackstone's Ixom

Published 30/10/2018, 11:38 am
© Reuters.  Keppel Infrastructure says it is preferred bidder for Blackstone's Ixom

SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Singapore's Keppel Infrastructure Trust KEPL.SI said it has been selected as the preferred bidder for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Group's BX.N sale of Australian chemical firm Ixom Holdco Pty Ltd.

Keppel will complete any final stage due diligence and enter into negotiations to finalise the share sale agreement, it said in a statement late on Monday. The business trust's portfolio includes the producer and retailer of piped town gas in Singapore and waste-to-energy plants.

Keppel did not give financial details, but the Australian Financial Review reported on Monday the potential deal would be worth about A$1 billion ($706 million).

Ixom manufactures and distributes water treatment products and other chemical products.

Blackstone funds purchased the business from Orica Ltd ORI.AX , the world's top supplier of commercial explosives, for A$750 million in 2015.

($1 = 1.4162 Australian dollars)

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