China's troubled real estate giant Evergrande Group reportedly sold the luxury superyacht of its founder Hui Ka Yan, the Event, for approximately $32 million, according to Reuters. This move is seen as an effort to liquidate the company's offshore assets amidst its escalating financial crisis and ongoing efforts to devise a debt restructuring strategy. The offshore bondholders are intensifying their scrutiny of Evergrande's offshore holdings.
China Evergrande Group's shares plummeted by 25% on Monday following the detention of several employees from its wealth management division by the police. Recognized as the globe's most debt-laden property developer, Evergrande is at the heart of a tumultuous phase in China's property market which has led to numerous defaults since late 2021, causing global market disturbances and concerns of a ripple effect.
China Evergrande, the embattled Chinese real estate developer, announced that its CEO Xia Haijun and its CFO Pan Darong had resigned. The company struggled to manage its crushing $300 billion debt and defaulted in December. China Evergrande said it had asked its CEO, CFO, and another executive to resign over their involvement in a loan scheme to funnel $2 billion into Evergrande’s coffers via subsidiaries and third parties.