China Evergrande liquidators recover 1% of debt claims after 2-1/2 years
Liquidators said they have recovered less than 1% of creditor claims and are pursuing more asset sales and lawsuits to boost payouts.
- On Thursday, Evergrande liquidators Edward Middleton and Tiffany Wong reported recovering $435.9 million from asset sales, targeting a first interim dividend payment to creditors in the first half of 2027.
- The liquidation, ordered in January 2024, faces significant obstacles including disabled access to mainland Chinese accounting systems and fragmented records across Evergrande's vast network of subsidiaries.
- Liquidators raised funds by selling 96 artworks including works by Picasso and Monet, aircraft, and club memberships, though art sales resulted in a loss of approximately $26 million compared to original purchase costs.
- Legal actions continue alongside asset sales, as liquidators pursue $8.4 billion in damages from PwC over alleged audit failures and seek to claw back $6.5 billion from founder Hui Ka Yan and former executives.
- Prospects for recovering assets held by mainland subsidiaries remain "considered remote," liquidators stated, while exclusive negotiations to sell a property management stake continue; the entire winding-up process could take more than a decade.
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Nearly three years after China Evergrande Group began winding up, liquidators have recovered less than 1% of the $46 billion sought by creditors, which they aim to begin distributing in the first half of 2027.
China Evergrande liquidators recover 1% of debt claims after 2-1/2 years - Regional Media News
HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group's liquidators have recovered $435.9 million from asset sales and loan recoveries so far, highlighting the challenge of repaying creditors with claims of about $46 billion against the developer. In their second progress report since a Hong [...]
Almost three years after the Chinese developer China Evergrande's liquidation began, the court-appointed administrator managed to recover less than 1% of the $46 billion claimed by his creditors.
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