The port operator could seek to raise about US$2 billion in a share sale as soon as September
Published Tue, Jun 24, 2025 · 07:40 PM
[KUALA LUMPUR] MMC Port Holdings is pressing ahead with its planned listing in Malaysia, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the biggest initial public offering in Kuala Lumpur in more than a decade.
The port operator, owned by Malaysian tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, has confidentially filed listing documents with regulators and is awaiting approval to post a draft prospectus, the people said, asking not to be identified because the process is private.
MMC Ports could seek to raise about US$2 billion in a share sale as soon as September, the people said. The planned listing could value the company at as much as US$7 billion, some of the people said.
Considerations are ongoing and details including size and timing may change, the people said, adding that MMC Ports could also decide against an IPO.
Representatives for MMC Ports and parent MMC did not immediately respond to requests seeking comment.
Bloomberg News reported in October that MMC Ports was working with financial advisers on an IPO plan.
The company runs seven ports along the Straits of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, and is the biggest such operator in Malaysia, according to its website. It also operates three cruise terminals.
The potential IPO could be the biggest since plantation group FGV Holdings raised more than RM10 billion (S$3 billion) in 2012, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. BLOOMBERG
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