People with direct knowledge of the matter said that CVC Capital Partners Ltd. appointed CIMB Group Holdings Bhd., Morgan Stanley and UBS AG to advise on the sale of stake in PT Matahari Department Store Tbk in a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion. It was not clear as to how many shares would be offered. One of the people said that the potential sale shares in Matahari could happen in the first quarter of 2013.

Dow Jones said that CVC declined to comment.