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    • Tuesday, 20 March, 2018
      Markets InsightHenny Sender
      China’s Hollywood dreams still beguile investors

      Forecasts for entertainment consumption in China are dazzling, but picking companies is tougher

    • Thursday, 15 February, 2018
      News in-depthProperty sector
      Wanda’s hopes for global lifestyle empire fade as it beats retreat

      After rapid expansion, China’s once-richest man sells assets and protects cash

    • Tuesday, 26 December, 2017
      FT SeriesChina: the soft superpower
      China’s Hollywood romance turns sour

      Beijing encouraged investment in the US film industry to influence perceptions but is now rethinking its Tinseltown ties

    • Monday, 17 July, 2017
      Property sector
      China tells lenders to turn off the taps to Dalian Wanda

      Lenders instructed to curb exposure as serial acquirer comes under official scrutiny

    • Monday, 17 July, 2017
      Film
      Is new Transformers a sign of China’s Hollywood fatigue?

      Catering to mainland viewers with Chinese plotlines and products falls out of favour

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2016
      Chinese politics & policy
      Chinese M&A boom faces regulatory checks

      Record dealmaking in 2016 has raised concerns from regulators in China and overseas

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2016
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Chinese business: Beijing’s mogul

      Hollywood hopes new partners will be the key to a huge entertainment market

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2016
      Media
      Film studios select movie-fan data for starring role to drive ticket sales

      Hollywood studios are using digital analysis to create blockbusters

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2016
      LexRetail & Consumer industry
      Imax China: monster screens

      Pikachu a sideshow to strong growth outlook

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2016
      fastFTPan Kwan Yuk
      AMC to buy Odeon for £921m in biggest UK post-Brexit deal
    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2016
      LexUS & Canadian companies
      China A shares: ni hao

      MSCI is poised to decide on its emerging market universe

    • Monday, 6 June, 2016
      fastFT
      Wanda Cinema soars by daily limit amid shakeup
    • Thursday, 31 March, 2016
      European companies
      China groups seal record trove of M&A deals

      Buyers behind $101bn of takeovers in first quarter

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2016
      Property sector
      Wang Jianlin’s Wanda Group weighs taking property arm private

      Deliberations come just 15 months after Chinese company listed in Hong Kong

    • Friday, 4 March, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Dalian Wanda’s AMC to buy Carmike Cinemas for $1.1bn

      China’s richest man extends his foreign acquisition spree in entertainment industry

    • Friday, 4 March, 2016
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Dalian Wanda’s AMC Entertainment buys Carmike for $1.1bn
    • Wednesday, 2 March, 2016
      Business education
      Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, escapes the Spotlight

      No questions from journalists but Dalian Wanda mogul is treated like a rock star

    • Thursday, 11 February, 2016
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      M&A: China’s world of debt

      State-owned companies are buying big but the stability of these billion-dollar deals is in question

    • Monday, 18 January, 2016
      LexMergers & Acquisitions
      Chinese M&A: premium rush

      Outward-bound deals worth $12bn so far this year

    • Tuesday, 12 January, 2016
      LexAsia-Pacific companies
      Wanda/Legendary: silver screams

      Conglomerate’s acquisition of a US studio will have long-term benefits

    • Tuesday, 12 January, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      China’s Wanda pays $3.5bn for Hollywood’s Godzilla producer

      Plans to merge Legendary Entertainment with existing film assets

    • Tuesday, 12 January, 2016
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Dalian Wanda to buy Legendary for $3.5bn
    • Wednesday, 6 January, 2016
      World
      Dalian Wanda to invest $2.3bn in hospitals
    • Tuesday, 5 January, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Dalian Wanda in talks to buy Hollywood film producer

      Chinese group could pay up to $4bn for Legendary Entertainment, maker of ‘Godzilla’ films

    • Friday, 3 October, 2014
      US & Canadian companies
      SoftBank targets Hollywood with $250m Legendary deal

      Japanese telecoms group takes stake in maker of ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Batman’ films

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