Investors seek profit in Wanda sell-off

Banks may be curtailing their credit lines, but some bond investors view Wanda's recent rollercoaster ride as an opportunity to generate alpha.

Contrarian bond investors are hoping to take advantage of Wanda Group’s recent financial and political difficulties, betting that downside risks are containable and relatively short-term.

“There are always political shades of grey when it comes to emerging markets investment,” one US-based fixed-income fund manager told FinanceAsia. “Do we freak out No. But we hope others freak out because we’re investing for the long term.”

This high-risk strategy comes at a time when the group’s bond prices have been on a volatile ride thanks to heightened regulatory uncertainty in China where the government has been cracking down on the debt-driven acquisition strategies of...

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