China developer Wanda eyes sale of 48 shopping malls in $6.9bn deal

Group unloads more assets in hunt for cash amid real estate downturn

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A Wanda Plaza shopping mall in Beijing. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)

KOHEI FUJIMURA

DALIAN, China -- Major Chinese commercial property developer Dalian Wanda Group plans to sell 48 of its shopping malls to a joint venture led by Hong Kong investment firm PAG, continuing to shed assets to raise cash amid a slumping real estate market.

The joint venture of five companies, including a PAG subsidiary and China's Tencent Holdings, will acquire shares in 48 regional companies that back Wanda Plaza malls across China. The plans were revealed in a disclosure document dated May 20 from the State Administration for Market Regulation.

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