China Releases Once High-Flying Anbang From State Custody

  • Deadline to return Anbang to private hands expired Saturday
  • Many assets already sold; new entity for insurance established
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China’s two-year state custody of Anbang Insurance Group Co., a poster child for a slew of Chinese companies that expanded globally and took on too much debt, ended Saturday as the regulator said it had secured private investment.