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Billionaire Seeks Buyer for Resort With World's Largest Indoor Rainforest
- Tycoon working with adviser to gauge potential buyer interest
- Malaysia’s fourth-richest person focusing back on home market
A pool and artificial beach at the Tropical Islands Resort in Brand.
Photographer: Patrick Pleul/DPA via Getty Images
Malaysian billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan is considering selling a tropical-themed holiday resort in Germany as he seeks to focus on his domestic investments, people familiar with the matter said.
Krishnan and business partner Colin Au are working with an investment bank to gauge interest in Tropical Islands Resort in Brandenburg, which houses the world’s largest indoor rainforest, according to the people. They have held talks with some potential buyers for the project, which could fetch as much as 300 million euros ($370 million), the people said.