Reuters – A group of private equity and hedge fund managers appear to be near to buying the international assets of Enron Corp. for close to $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The group seems to be the leading bidder and includes London emerging markets fund manager Ashmore Investment Management Ltd. and U.S. hedge funds D.E. Shaw & Co. and Eton Park Capital Management, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Houston-based energy company, which went bankrupt in 2001 amid an accounting scandal, operates the international assets under the holding company Prisma Energy.
