Mirae said to be lead bidder for Anbang's US luxury hotel portfolio

Mirae said to be lead bidder for Anbang's US luxury hotel portfolio

The portfolio includes the Westin St. Francis (pictured here) in San Francisco, the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and the JW Marriott Essex House in New York. Photo: Westin St Francis website

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Financial Group is emerging as the leading bidder for a portfolio of 15 U.S. luxury hotels being sold by troubled Chinese insurer Anbang Insurance Group Co., people with knowledge of the matter said.