Local media had previously reported that controlling shareholder E.ON had hired Goldman Sachs to shop Batista's 29% stake and plans to rename the company associated with the crumbling EBX empire.
Batista surrendered his chairmanship of MPX in July, leading to more speculation about his complete departure.
Batista is in talks to dissolve his MPX ownership, the company said in a securities filing Tuesday, but no documents have been signed.
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