PAG is close to investing about $2.8bn in a funding round for Dalian Wanda Group Co’s commercial property management unit, nearly doubling the original fundraising target.
PAG’s commitment brings the total size of the fundraising in the unit, known as Wanda Light Asset Commercial Management, to about $6bn, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private.
Property developer Country Garden Holdings Co and technology company Tencent Holdings are also investing, the people said. Investment firms Trustar Capital, a private equity arm of Citic Capital, and Warburg Pincus have joined the round as well, they said.
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The business is one of the world’s largest mall operators, managing its parent’s 381 Wanda Plaza shopping complexes and other real estate in more than 200 cities, its website showed.
It was initially seeking to raise around $4.2bn ahead of a planned initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong later this year, Bloomberg News reported in May.
Deliberations are ongoing, and details of the plans could still change, the people said.
Representatives for Citic Capital, Country Garden, PAG and Warburg Pincus declined to comment. Representatives for Tencent and Wanda did not immediately respond to queries.
Source: The Business Times
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