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Evergrande Billionaire’s Supporters Rewarded for Buying Low

  • Developer’s shares and bonds are rebounding as backers step in
  • Evergrande’s deleveraging has fallen short of targets so far

The China Evergrande Centre, center, stands in Hong Kong.

Photographer: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg
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Doubling down on China Evergrande Group is proving a lucrative strategy for some of the embattled property giant’s most loyal backers.

As bonds of billionaire Hui Ka Yan’s developer tumbled last week on concerns over its $120 billion debt pile, several existing investors and business associates stepped in to buy.