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Anbang Insurance Company
Title
Anbang Insurance Company
Subject
Real Estate -- Hotels
Description
In February 2015, the Chinese Insurance Company, Anbang, made history when they purchased the Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel for a record-breaking $2 Billion. This is the most expensive transaction in hotel history!
Date
2014-present
Collection Items
Reception for Anbang Purchase, 2015
To commemorate the historic purchase of New York's most iconic hotel, a formal reception was hosted in the private dining room of the Peacock Alley restaurant where a 24-karat gold, 8-piece collection of silverware was presented to Chairman XiaoHui…