China’s $1.7 trillion hangover

China’s $1.7 trillion hangover

Up to 40% of China’s $1.7 trillion LGFV loans are at high risk of default. What’s a panicking Beijing to do?

The money network:

The money network:

Why crowdfunding threatens traditional bank lending

September 1998

Scott Cohen and Jaideep Krishna, CERBERUS



Scavengers and scratchers of value

In Greek mythology, Cerberus was a three-headed dog with a mane and a tail of snakes that guarded the gates of Hades. One of the 12 labours of Hercules was to capture him.

It's an appropriate name for a vulture fund that's reckoned by some to have been the most active player in the Asian distressed debt market in the first six months of 1998.

"There is no doubt that Cerberus can move the market," says one rival. "These guys are big players."

Looking east

The New York-based hedge fund has almost $4 billion under management globally and was founded nine years ago to look...


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