Hong Kong CNN —Shares in embattled Chinese developer Evergrande Group and its two subsidiaries were all suspended from trading in Hong Kong on Thursday, after fears grew about its ability to restructure its mammoth debt and stave off a liquidation of the business.
The world’s most indebted real estate developer, which has total liabilities worth $328 billion at the end of June, did not indicate a reason for the suspension in a filing to the stock exchange.
Two of the group’s subsidiaries, China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group and Evergrande Property Services Group, also halted trading, they said in separate filings without giving reasons for the suspensions.
Previously China’s second biggest real estate company, Evergrande’s default in 2021 ignited a crisis in the property sector that continues to weigh on the wider economy.
If the offshore debt restructuring fails, and Evergrande is unable to reach a new deal with its creditors, it could face liquidation, where its assets are sold and it stops all operations.
Persons:
Evergrande
Organizations:
Hong Kong CNN —, Evergrande Group, Energy Vehicle Group, Evergrande Property, Group
Locations:
Hong Kong, China, United States