<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡15日讯）知情人士透露，企业大亨丹斯里赛莫达正在对多元重工业（DRB-Hicom Bhd）进行策略评估。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>不愿具名的知情人士表示，这位商人正在与潜在顾问探讨各种选项，可能涉及收购公司。他指出，赛莫达也在权衡脱售股权或其他方式，以进一步精简多元重工业的业务。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>根据彭博社数据，赛莫达通过投资公司持有这家吉隆坡上市公司的56%股权。多元重工业的市值高达29亿令吉。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>知情人士表示，洽谈仍处于初步阶段，尚未敲定。多元重工业的代表和赛莫达没有立即回复寻求置评的电话和电子邮件。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>如果赛莫达决定收购多元重工业，这将是他近期除牌的第二家公司。他在2021年将MMC Corp私有化。MMC Corp从事港口与物流、发电及工程与建筑业务。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English&nbsp;version</em>：<a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/tycoon-syed-mokhtar-weighing-options-drbhicom-sources-say">Tycoon Syed Mokhtar weighing options for DRB-Hicom, sources say</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡15日讯）知情人士透露，企业大亨丹斯里赛莫达正在对多元重工业（DRB-Hicom Bhd）进行策略评估。

不愿具名的知情人士表示，这位商人正在与潜在顾问探讨各种选项，可能涉及收购公司。他指出，赛莫达也在权衡脱售股权或其他方式，以进一步精简多元重工业的业务。

根据彭博社数据，赛莫达通过投资公司持有这家吉隆坡上市公司的56%股权。多元重工业的市值高达29亿令吉。

知情人士表示，洽谈仍处于初步阶段，尚未敲定。多元重工业的代表和赛莫达没有立即回复寻求置评的电话和电子邮件。

如果赛莫达决定收购多元重工业，这将是...

传赛莫达或减持多元重工业股权

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