China’s Wanda Group Explores Legendary Entertainment Stake Sale

China’s Wanda Group Explores Legendary Entertainment Stake Sale
The logo of the Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties is seen at a news conference in Hong Kong on March 31, 2015. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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HONG KONG/NEW YORK—China’s Dalian Wanda Group is exploring a partial sale of its Hollywood film studio and the full sale of its sports assets in its latest push to reduce offshore holdings under pressure from Beijing, sources familiar with the matter said.

The move is the latest sign of how Wanda, one of China’s largest real estate conglomerates, like many of its Chinese peers, is under pressure from the country’s regulators to reduce overseas holdings after embarking on a major acquisition spree in the United States and Europe.