Silver Lake Invests $600 Million in AMC With Wanda Retreating
Dalian Wanda Group Co., the Chinese firm controlled by Wang Jianlin, is scaling back its bet on AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. as part of a push by the billionaire to shore up finances. The largest U.S. movie-theater chain will receive a $600 million investment from private equity firm Silver Lake, letting it buy back stock owned by Wanda and pay a dividend. Wanda struck a $2.6 billion deal for AMC in 2012, part of an expansion into entertainment.