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...Groups such as Unilever, which makes Dove soap, and P&G, which owns Gillette razors, have slashed advertising budgets, as ecommerce giants change the way goods are bought, sold and distributed....
...Due.Diligence@ft.com Does Dalian Wanda always pay its debts? Is Beijing nervous about the state of Dalian Wanda’s finances?...
...At Wanda, management has already started what appears to be a massive sell-off....
...For instance, US consumer companies have been a regular investment area for activists who have invested in Mondelez, Pepsi, P&G and ConAgra....
...While Chinese property developers are active in the UK — Dalian Wanda, for example, is constructing a residential scheme in London — there have been no Chinese takeovers of UK housebuilders....
...This month Bridgepoint sold the Swiss sports rights distributor Infront Media to Dalian Wanda for 12 times....
...This past conference closed with a moving speech from MacArthur Genius grant recipient Bill Strickland, the founder of the Manchester Craftmen’s Guild....
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