China: Wanda founder to buy majority stake in group hotel in $470m deal

China: Wanda founder to buy majority stake in group hotel in $470m deal

Dalian Wanda Group's Wanda Plaza building is pictured in Beijing, China, May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Dalian Wanda group’s billionaire founder Wang Jianlin has agreed to buy a majority stake in Wanda Hotel Development Co for $470 million from Wanda Commercial Properties, a move that is expected to boost liquidity at the indebted property firm.

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