In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Chinese developer Powerlong looks to stagger payments over one year for an onshore bond maturing next week, Shanghai’s rental residential market takes its lumps in the aftermath of a harsh COVID lockdown, and… Read More>>
Fantasia Vows ‘Vigorous’ Fight as Winding-Up Petition Filed
Fantasia Holdings Group said it will vigorously oppose a 24 May winding-up petition in the Cayman Islands over $149 million of outstanding loan facilities which has frozen its assets and brought a halt to a string of asset sales.
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Blackstone’s $6.3B Crown Bid Approved and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Another acquisition could be on the way for the world’s largest real estate fund manager as Blackstone has won approval for its $6.3 billion bid for Australia’s Crown Resorts, with that story leading our roundup today. Also in the news,… Read More>>
HKEX Raps Fantasia Boss, Former Colour Life Execs for Property Management Tricks
Several current and former executives of defaulting developer Fantasia Holdings and its property management spin-off Colour Life Services drew a rare rebuke and disciplinary action from the Hong Kong stock exchange this week for breaking a non-compete deal.
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China’s Agile Group Dodging Debt Crisis With Sales of Stakes in Seven Projects
Agile Group is hanging for-sale signs on more of its assets, with nearly RMB 1.8 billion ($280 million) in new disposals announced since last Friday.
The cash-strapped Guangzhou builder is selling its shareholding in two under-construction residential projects in Xuzhou,… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2021-12-13
A wave of end of the year departures fills up our weekly personnel column this week with senior leaders at Frasers Property, Heeton Holdings and UOL Group making way for new faces. There is also a pair of new hires… Read More>>
Evergrande Stadium Said Taken Over by Govt and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, the hits keep coming for embattled Chinese developers, with Evergrande reportedly stripped of its soccer stadium and Fantasia facing a wind-up petition. Meanwhile, data centre operator Global Switch is said to have… Read More>>
Fantasia Limits Bond Trading, Hires Bankruptcy Advisors and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, China’s beleaguered developers take centre stage as Fantasia limits trading in its Shanghai bonds, Modern Land requests a payment extension on its own debt, and Evergrande’s silent treatment of offshore creditors risks a… Read More>>
Fantasia Misses $205M Bond Payment, Fitch Slashes Issuer Rating
Hong Kong-listed Fantasia Holdings said Monday that it failed to make a principal payment on an offshore bond that came due on the same day, adding uncertainty to a Chinese property sector already rocked by the financial crisis at fellow… Read More>>
China’s Beike Exploring Hong Kong Listing and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a report says housing broker Beike is contemplating a Hong Kong stock listing, debt-laden Evergrande’s heavy discounts fail to boost property sales, and analysts fear that China may be going too far with… Read More>>