Pankaj1. Sea World
Headquarters: Orlando, FA
Bought By: Zhonghong Zhuoye
Headquarters: China
The SeaWorld theme park chain has been going for 56 years, for better or for worse. The parks were owned by Busch Entertainment Group, but this all changed in 2009 when they were sold to Blackstone Group. Blackstone held onto the venture until 2017 when they sold the majority of their stake in a public offering.
One of the buyers was Zhonghong Zhuoye. Two of the executives, Yoshikazu Maruyama and Yongli Wang, became board members once the deal was completed. Plans were soon unveiled in a bid to generate $14 million in profit for the theme parks over the following three years.