Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Be a hero, just take Evergrande to zero. The scrip isn't worth the paper their written on; </li>
<li>Without an Act of God, the likelihood that Evergrande has enough liquidity and will not have a fire sale of assets is nil; and </li>
<li>Major creditor, China Cinda, be placed in charge creates a massive conflict of interest that no investor or creditor should get comfortable with.   </li>
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Be a hero, just take Evergrande to zero. The scrip isn't worth the paper their written on; 
Without an Act of God, the likelihood that Evergrande has enough liquidity and will not have a fire sale of assets is nil; and 
Major creditor, China Cinda, be placed in charge creates a massive conflict of interest that no investor or creditor should get comfortable with.   


China Evergrande Group – Just Stop the Nonsense

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<li>Aggressive foreclosure of Evergrande assets suggests a sea change in how mainland China is handling real estate company defaults – especially with foreign creditors; </li>
<li>Creditor China Cinda’s involvement on the seven-member risk management committee and the appointment of a Cinda senior executive is an alarming conflict of interest; and </li>
<li>4Q21 earnings season will be huge tell for mainland Chinese NPLs which likely peak at 20% of total loans.   </li>
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Aggressive foreclosure of Evergrande assets suggests a sea change in how mainland China is handling real estate company defaults – especially with foreign creditors; 
Creditor China Cinda’s involvement on the seven-member risk management committee and the appointment of a Cinda senior executive is an alarming conflict of interest; and 
4Q21 earnings season will be huge tell for mainland Chinese NPLs which likely peak at 20% of total loans.   


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<li>Evergrande’s seven-member risk management committee includes China Cinda, a major Evergrande creditor;    </li>
<li>Adding insult to injury, a China Cinda senior executive was appointed as an Evergrande director; and </li>
<li>This is massive conflict of interest coupled with the local municipality bonepickers give us little confidence that any creditor will be treated fairly. </li>
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Evergrande’s seven-member risk management committee includes China Cinda, a major Evergrande creditor;    
Adding insult to injury, a China Cinda senior executive was appointed as an Evergrande director; and 
This is massive conflict of interest coupled with the local municipality bonepickers give us little confidence that any creditor will be treated fairly. 


China Evergrande Group – Fox in Henhouse

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<li>Substantial disagreements over the video streamer DouYu International’s strategic direction, prompts ownership re-think at Tencent; </li>
<li>Tencent is allegedly privatizing Douyu near the bottom of the market; and </li>
<li>Unlike the JD.com move, this transaction maximizes shareholder value while getting into regulatory compliance. </li>
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Substantial disagreements over the video streamer DouYu International’s strategic direction, prompts ownership re-think at Tencent; 
Tencent is allegedly privatizing Douyu near the bottom of the market; and 
Unlike the JD.com move, this transaction maximizes shareholder value while getting into regulatory compliance. 


Tencent Holdings – Getting Its House In Order

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<li>Mainland Chinese municipalities and authorities continue to find numerous ways to bone pick the Evergrande carcass without compensation; </li>
<li>Evergrande’s offshore bondholders are now threatening legal enforcement of collateral over the company’s “opaque” debt restructuring process; and </li>
<li>Guangdong province is seeking to segregate Evergrande’s offshore assets in a fire sale to cover what they can of the company’s offshore debt. </li>
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Mainland Chinese municipalities and authorities continue to find numerous ways to bone pick the Evergrande carcass without compensation; 
Evergrande’s offshore bondholders are now threatening legal enforcement of collateral over the company’s “opaque” debt restructuring process; and 
Guangdong province is seeking to segregate Evergrande’s offshore assets in a fire sale to cover what they can of the company’s offshore debt. 


China Evergrande Group – Vultures Circling

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China Evergrande Group – Just Stop the Nonsense

EVERGRANDE: The likelihood that Evergrande has enough liquidity and will not have a fire sale of assets is nil. Major creditor, China Cinda, be...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Evergrande Group – Tug of War

EVERGRANDE: Aggressive foreclosure of assets is a sea change in mainland China. 4Q21 earnings season will be huge tell for mainland Chinese NPLs...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Evergrande Group – Fox in Henhouse

EVERGRANDE: Evergrande’s risk management committee includes China Cinda, a major Evergrande creditor. This is massive conflict provides little...

Thomas J. Monaco

Tencent Holdings – Getting Its House In Order

TENCENT: Substantial disagreements over DouYu’s strategic direction, has caused a re-think at Tencent. Unlike the JD.com move, the Douyu move makes...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Evergrande Group – Vultures Circling

EVERGRANDE: Offshore bondholders are now threatening legal enforcement of collateral over the company’s “opaque” debt restructuring process, with...

Thomas J. Monaco