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PAG agrees to buy Evergrande property unit stake for HK$4 billion

Evergrande’s liquidators agreed to sell a majority stake in Evergrande Property Service to investment firm PAG for HK$4 billion, according to CNA. PAG plans to keep the company listed in Hong Kong and make no major operational changes.

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What happened

Key facts

  • PAG agreed to acquire a controlling or majority stake in Evergrande Property Service (per CNA, ua.news, businesstimes.com.sg).
  • The proposed price is HK$4 billion (per CNA, biggo.com).
  • Evergrande’s liquidation began in 2024 (per CNA).
  • A report by the court-appointed liquidation team said less than one per cent of the US$46 billion creditors sought had been claimed as of September (per CNA).

The brief

Evergrande’s liquidators agreed to sell a majority stake in the developer’s property management arm, Evergrande Property Service, to investment firm PAG for HK$4 billion, CNA reported. The proposed transaction concerns the Hong Kong-listed company; the filing cited by CNA was made on Friday, October 30. CNA reported the price as US$514 million as well as HK$4 billion.

PAG said it intends to retain the subsidiary’s Hong Kong listing and does not plan major operational changes. The headlines from UA.NEWS, Reuters and BigGo Finance describe the proposed holding as a 51% stake; The Business Times headline also gives 51%, while listing a price of US$509.8 million.

CNA characterizes the transaction as a sale of the property management arm by Evergrande’s liquidators to PAG. Its account identifies the sale as the largest liquidation sale involving Evergrande to date. The company’s logo appears in the article’s caption on the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.

The sale is part of a liquidation process that began in 2024. CNA reported that a report by the court-appointed team overseeing the process said less than one per cent of the US$46 billion sought by creditors had been claimed as of September.

The proposed PAG transaction is therefore being reported alongside figures showing the scale of creditor claims and the limited share claimed by that point. The liquidation team has also sold artworks. CNA reported that about 100 works, including pieces by Picasso, Monet and Andy Warhol, generated HK$255 million.

That figure is distinct from the HK$4 billion price cited for PAG’s proposed purchase of the property services stake. CNA also reported that Xu Jiayin, Evergrande’s founder, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Chinese authorities in August. The outlet did not connect that sentence to the proposed PAG transaction.

PAG’s stated plans for the listed subsidiary are to maintain its Hong Kong listing and avoid major operational changes.

Why it matters

  • Evergrande’s creditors sought US$46 billion, while the court-appointed liquidation team reported that less than one per cent had been claimed as of September.
  • The proposed HK$4 billion sale would transfer a majority stake in Evergrande Property Service to PAG; PAG says it plans to preserve the Hong Kong listing and avoid major operational changes.
  • Evergrande’s liquidation team raised HK$255 million through the sale of about 100 artworks, a separate liquidation asset sale.

What to watch next

  • Whether the proposed transfer of a majority stake in Evergrande Property Service to PAG proceeds.
  • Whether PAG carries out its stated plan to keep Evergrande Property Service listed in Hong Kong.
  • Whether PAG follows through on its stated plan to make no major operational changes.
  • How creditor claims progress against the US$46 billion sought, given the liquidation team’s report that less than one per cent had been claimed as of September.

How it's being covered

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Timeline

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  1. Xu Jiayin founded China Evergrande Group.
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  2. China Evergrande Group listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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  3. In August 2020, Chinese regulators introduced the “three red lines” framework, setting leverage limits for major developers; the policy increased pressure on highly indebted firms to reduce borrowing.
    Background · from our historical context
  4. The property-management business listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 2, 2020, after Evergrande spun it off in an initial public offering.
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  5. Evergrande missed interest payments on its US-dollar bonds.
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  6. In October 2021, Evergrande agreed to sell a 50.1% stake in the service company to Hopson Development for about HK$20.04 billion, but the deal did not complete.
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  7. Fitch Ratings declared Evergrande in restricted default.
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  8. Justice Linda Chan had adjourned the winding-up petition several times from June 2022, giving Evergrande time to negotiate with creditors.
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  9. On January 29, 2024, Hong Kong’s High Court ordered China Evergrande Group wound up after the developer failed to present a restructuring plan acceptable to creditors.
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How we got here

On January 29, 2024, Hong Kong’s High Court ordered China Evergrande Group wound up after the developer failed to present a restructuring plan acceptable to creditors. Justice Linda Chan had adjourned the winding-up petition several times from June 2022, giving Evergrande time to negotiate with creditors.

The property-management business listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 2, 2020, after Evergrande spun it off in an initial public offering. In October 2021, Evergrande agreed to sell a 50.1% stake in the service company to Hopson Development for about HK$20.04 billion, but the deal did not complete.

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