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Investors led by China’s Anbang Insurance offered $12.8 billion in cash for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, owner of brands including Sheraton, Westin and W. The bid threatens to upset Marriott’s $11 billion, cash-and-shares takeover, which would create the world’s biggest hotel chain. At the weekend Anbang agreed to buy Strategic Hotels & Resorts, which owns several American properties, from Blackstone, a private-equity firm.

詞義解析:

Resorts: 休閑度假村
Bid：競標
Upset：顛覆
Takeover：收購
Hotel chain：酒店連鎖
Properties: 資產
Private-equity firm：私募基金公司