Chinese Wanda waves its wonga and buys €1bn Infront sports rights agency

10th February 2015

By David Owen
February 10 – Another high profile Chinese investment in international sport has been unveiled, with the announcement on Tuesday that Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda Group has reached a deal to acquire Infront Sports & Media from the private equity firm Bridgepoint for €1.05 billion.

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Chinese Wanda waves its wonga and buys €1bn Infront sports rights agency

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