Wang Jianlin

Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin has reached a new agreement with pre-IPO investors that allows it to stave off a $4.2 billion repayment, although the deal will see the tycoon giving up control of Wanda’s mall operator.

Dalian Wanda Group is selling a 49% stake in Beijing Investment to Hong Kong-listed gaming and film company China Ruyi for 2.26 billion yuan ($315 million).

China’s Wang Jianlin has been through liquidity crunches before, but this time is different.

China's former richest man is offloading another overseas asset to reduce his conglomerate's debt.

Yonghui eyes big Wanda shopping plaza network

Wanda sells amid changing environment at home

Deal involves theme park, hotel management businesses

Restructured company will focus on theme park, hotel management

Wang Jianlin has learned it’s not so easy being a billionaire corporate acquirer in modern day China.

Wanda Group may have to slow its global ambitions following reports that some of its recent acquisitions allegedly breached Chinese government regulations for overseas investments enacted last year, according to a document reviewed by the WSJ and confidential sources cited by Bloomberg.

Key Wanda businesses include AMC, the U.S. theatre chain

Wang Jianlin's Wanda Group controls U.S. theatre chain AMC

Tencent's Ma Huateng is a close third

Wang  Jianlin,  China’s  richest  man and a growing force in the global entertainment industry,  won applause from  guests  and  staff  at  Wanda  Group’s annual gala on Sunday by belting out a few songs himself. Wang, whose company last year added Dick Clark Productions to its global assets, sang a Chinese rock [...]

Record 400 billionaires and billionaire families make the cut SINGAPORE AND SHANGHAI (October 27, 2016) – Wang Jianlin, Chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, retains the No. 1 spot on the 2016 Forbes China Rich List as his net worth rose to US$33 billion from $30 billion last year. Wang is [...]