China’s debt crackdown to spur M&A, says CDH Investments’ Hu

China’s debt crackdown to spur M&A, says CDH Investments’ Hu

Pedestrians walk along an elevated walkway as an electronic ticker displays stock figures in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. China announced plans to rein in the expansion of lending by the nation's regional banks to areas beyond their home bases, the latest step policy makers have taken to defend against financial risk in the world's second-biggest economy. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Hu Xiaoling has been eagerly waiting for China’s debt clampdown for more than a decade. Hu, a co-founder of Beijing-based alternative-asset firm CDH Investments, says some of her industry peers worry that China’s deleveraging campaign will sabotage private enterprise. But she thinks it will only harm companies that are overleveraged.

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