Chinese developer SCE Group seeks offshore debt restructuring after default

HONG KONG: According to China SCE Group, a syndicated loan default caused by non-payment on Wednesday( Oct 4 ) has prompted the company to look into all of its debt.

The Xiamen-based business is the most recent to add a long list of Chinese real estate developers who have started restructuring after defaulting on their onshore debt. However, only a small number have so far announced reform words.

In the midst of the firm’s debts crisis, China Evergrande Group announced last week that its primary system in China was unable to issue new debt as a result of an ongoing analysis, complicating its restructuring plan, which creditors were originally scheduled to vote on this month.

By making a US$ 15 million discount pay before the grace period expires, China’s largest exclusive developer Country Garden is expected to avoid default once more in the middle of this quarter.

SCE announced in a filing on Wednesday that investing in its four dollars bonds, which are for an estimated US$ 1.8 billion, will be halted starting on Thursday.

The engineer stated, citing declining profits and tightening liquid since the next quarter,” The group’s wet funds and bank deposits may not be sufficient to meet its current and future duty.”

It claimed that the repayment it didn’t make was for a distributed loan from March 2021 that had principal and interest payments of US$ 61 million, which could lead to demands from its various creditors for early repayment. But it added, it has not yet received such needs.

Following the announcement, stock of SCE were off 1.75 percent as of 5.37 am GMT, narrowing from a 3.5 percent gain in the morning.

Since Beijing’s crackdown on credit accumulation by developers in 2021, which sparked a debt crises, confidence in the real estate industry — which accounts for one-fourth of economic activity — has fallen.

According to personal data, China’s new home prices increased substantially in September, breaking a four-month decline. This was due to developers’ hasty launches in response to recent support measures, such as the easing of some borrowing restrictions and the relaxation of home purchase restrictions in some cities.