For debt nerds some thoughts on Evergrande's restructure:

PBOC Yi Gang’s remarks that this will be a market-oriented, creditors will be treated according to seniority isn’t new to investors. China’s been pushing for this since at least 2017 when it began allowing record defaults
The issue for Evergrande’s global bondholders won’t be about seniority -- nearly all the offshore bonds hold the same status. Instead, all eyes are on whether notes issued by different units of Evergrande will be considered pari passu when it comes to any potential haircuts
It’s not clear whether bonds issued by Evergrande’s Hong Kong-listed unit (EVERRE) or those sold by a Scenery Journey (TIANHL) that have keepwells from its main onshore property business, Hengda Real Estate, will be considered on an equal footing in a restructuring scenario
Evergrande's restructure will also be a key test for the keepwell structure -- essentially a gentleman’s agreement involving a pledge to keep an offshore issuer solvent which may not be legally recognized.

$110 billion Chinese offshore bonds are keepwells
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