Temasek Offers to Buy Control of Keppel for About $3 Billion

(Bloomberg) — Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte plans to take control of Keppel Corp. for about S$4 billion ($3 billion) and undertake a review of the oil-rig builder’s business that could involve a board shakeup.The state-backed investor, which already owns about one-fifth of Keppel, offered to buy an additional 30.6% stake at S$7.35 a share, according to a statement Monday. That’s 26% higher than what Singapore-based Keppel traded at before its shares were halted, pending the announcement.Becoming the majority owner of one of the world’s biggest oil-rig makers would be seemingly at odds with Temasek’s preference to steer away from fossil …read more

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