New World Development

Blackstone in advanced talks to be New World Development’s largest shareholder

Under the proposed deal, the US company would be able to restructure the embattled developer

The signs of growing investor confidence come as New World has launched an extensive programme of potential asset disposals.

Hong Kong builder New World makes progress escaping distress

The company still faces a barrage of challenges

The asset sale has taken on added urgency as New World Development struggles to advance prolonged and stalled disposal talks.

New World seeks asset sale by June to create positive cash flow

The firm is leaning towards disposing of a core asset located in Hong Kong,

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The proposed sale is part of a wider programme of Rosewood disposals being targeted by the Cheng family.

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New World is selling assets after falling Hong Kong property values lifted the group’s relative debt

Investors are treating New World’s debt as stressed rather than distressed.

Goldman Seeks to buy part of Hong Kong builder New World’s loan

The US bank has approached some lenders involved in the record US$11 billion loan

New World is one of Hong Kong’s “Big Four” property developers.

New World must reckon with US$6.8 billion of bonds after swap

China’s property debt crisis has sparked record defaults and unprecedented restructurings

Stung by a property slump in Hong Kong and mainland China, New World has been struggling with its debt.

New World raises creditor support on overseas debt swap

The swap is the company’s latest move to ease liquidity stress stemming from the years-long downturn

One of the first things that many visitors to Hong Kong see is New World’s 11 Skies mall just beside the airport, a project that it’s discussed trying to sell.

New World gets 65% agreement on debt swap by early deadline

The company has become a poster child of the broader challenges developers face as they grapple with debt