Evergrande liquidation: Western hedge funds shocked by liquidation
Global money managers weren't counting on a 99% haircut.
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Global money managers weren't counting on a 99% haircut.
China Evergrande Group's defaulted offshore bonds are trading at just 1 cent on the dollar following a Hong Kong court order for the company's liquidation, highlighting the dangers of trying to bargain with the Communist Party.
(Bloomberg) -- From afar, China Evergrande Group had all the makings of a killer distressed-debt trade: $19 billion in defaulted offshore bonds; $242 billion in assets; and a government that appeared determined to prop up the country’s faltering property market. So US and European hedge funds piled into the debt, envisioning big payouts to juice their returns.Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Attempt to Address Memory Issue Backfires With New GaffeA 99% Bond Wipeout Hands Hedge Funds a Harsh Lesso
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