Jingrui Holdings has failed to make on-time interest payments on four sets of offshore bonds, with the developer blaming the defaults on the impact of China’s COVID-19 lockdown measures in the group’s home base of Shanghai and other key cities.
Sunac China Warns of Likely Default on $940M in Onshore Bonds
Sunac China Holdings has become the latest mainland developer to raise the spectre of default, announcing Friday that it was unlikely to redeem two onshore bonds with a combined balance of RMB 6 billion ($940 million) when they come due… Read More>>
Mainland Developer Fullsun Says Creditors Have Seized Hong Kong Project
Hong Kong-listed Fullsun International lost control of its maiden investment in the city this week, with the developer announcing on Monday that receivers have been appointed for its 79-unit residential asset at 6 La Salle Road.
The remaining units and… Read More>>
Evergrande Says Hong Kong Project in Receivership After Asset Seizure Report
Following media reports within the last week that two of China Evergrande’s largest assets have been seized by creditors, the defaulting mainland developer confirmed late Sunday that it had lost control of a 2.2 million square foot (204,387 square metre)… Read More>>
China Aoyuan to Default on $1.1B in Offshore Debt Ahead of Restructuring
China Aoyuan Group has become the latest mainland developer to default on its financial obligations, announcing Wednesday that it would not make payments on $1.09 billion in offshore notes scheduled to mature in the next three years, including two sets… Read More>>
S&P Downgrades R&F’s Hong Kong Unit, Likens Payment Extension to Default
Guangzhou R&F Properties may have avoided default and gained an extra six months to repay a $750 million offshore note that came due on Thursday, but S&P Global Ratings has labelled the group’s delaying tactic a default in all but… Read More>>
Shimao Shanghai Unit Defaults on $101M Loan and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a unit of developer Shimao defaults on a $101 million project loan, Japan’s Mitsui Fudosan enters a deal to buy a London development site, and Kaisa bondholders seek advice on a potential financing… Read More>>
Citibank, Hong Kong’s Nine Masts Capital Sue China Aoyuan to Collect $131M Debt
A Hong Kong hedge fund led by a professional poker player sees China Aoyuan Group as a busted flush, and Nine Masts Capital has joined Citibank in taking legal action to recoup more than $131 million owed to them by… Read More>>
China’s Sinic Holdings Warns of Second $250M Default in 10 Weeks
Sinic Holdings is staring at the prospect of a second $250 million default on offshore debt since mid-October, with the developer, which ranked as China’s 35th largest in 2020 by contracted sales, saying Wednesday that payments on a set of… Read More>>
Kaisa Confirms Default on Offshore Notes, Plans Restructuring of $11.8B in Debt
Embattled developer Kaisa Group Holdings on Monday acknowledged its failure to make payments on three sets of offshore senior notes and confirmed that it had engaged restructuring advisors to work with creditors on a plan for $11.8 billion in outstanding… Read More>>