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YPF In Talks to Sell Stake in Power Unit to Asian Fund

  • Argentine oil company to sell 24.99 percent of YPF Luz
  • Fund negotiating stake after Blackstone deal fell through
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YPF SA, Argentina’s state-run oil company, is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake in its power unit to an Asian fund, said two people with direct knowledge of the plan.

The fund, which the people declined to name, would get a 24.99 percent stake in YPF Energia Electrica SA, they said asking not to be identified as talks are private. YPF, which soldBloomberg Terminal a similar stake to General Electric Co. in March for about $300 million, will retain operational control and use proceeds of the sale to finance the unit’s aggressive business plan.