Distressed Builder Taeyoung Wins Debt Restructuring Vote

  • Creditors approved the debt plan, according to main bank KDB
  • Korea moved swiftly in early 2024 to stem Taeyoung contagion

The Taeyoung headquarters in Seoul.

Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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Distressed Korean builder Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. won support from creditors to begin restructuring its debt, after it had rattled local markets at the start of the year.

The builder of everything from office towers to industrial plants received backing from creditors that hold at least 75% of its aggregate debt, according to a statement from its main lender Korea Development Bank. That was the threshold it needed to pass.