Stonepeak-Backed Group Said Near Buyout of Malaysia’s Yinson (1)

A group of shareholders is nearing an agreement to take Yinson Holdings Bhd. private, according to people with knowledge of the matter, in a deal that could value the Malaysian energy infrastructure company at about 8 billion ringgit ($2 billion).

The Lim family, which established Yinson in the 1980s and is its biggest shareholder, plans to team up in a joint bid with infrastructure-focused investment firm Stonepeak Partners and some local pension funds that are already shareholders in Yinson, the people said.

Talks are advanced and a deal may be announced as soon as the next couple of weeks, the ...