Dalian Wanda, the property and media group controlled by Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, will purchase Legendary Entertainment for $3.5bn.
中国首富王健林控股的地产与传媒集团大连万达(Dalian Wanda)将以35亿美元收购传奇娱乐(Legendary Entertainment)。
Legendary, the Hollywood company behind films such as Godzilla and Pacific Rim, was started by Thomas Tull, who will remain chairman and CEO. The deal is aimed at strengthening ties between Hollywood and the world’s fastest-growing movie market.
这家制作了《哥斯拉》(Godzilla)和《环太平洋》(Pacific Rim)等电影的好莱坞企业,是由托马斯图尔(Thomas Tull)创建的,他将继续担任董事长兼首席执行官。该交易旨在加强好莱坞与中国这个全球增长最快的电影市场之间的联系。
In a Chinese language-release to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Wanda said it would buy Legendary for no more than $3.5bn, in cash.
万达在港交所(HKEx)发布公告称,将以不超过35亿美元的现金收购传奇娱乐。