Sanpower launches fund to buy cinemas in China, to raise $435m

Sanpower launches fund to buy cinemas in China, to raise $435m

A woman looks at a poster of the film "Django Unchained" outside a cinema in Beijing, April 11, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files

Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group is launching a fund with a 3 billion yuan ($435 million) target that will be used to acquire up to 150 domestic cinemas in a bet on rapid growth in the country’s movie market, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

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