Regardless of any criticism the company may face for how much it has paid for its assets, the energy business is widely acknowledged as having performed admirably, and its success has encouraged the group to take it public.
1MDB is a company that can’t seem to keep itself out of the news. Everyone, from politicians and business figures to the man on the street, seems to have a view on it and the impending initial public offering (IPO) of its energy business is only likely to increase the scrutiny the company faces. For a company that so often makes the headlines, few seem to understand what exactly it does.