Deutsche Bank to file liquidation suit against Chinese developer Shimao

Deutsche Bank to file liquidation suit against Chinese developer Shimao

A logo sits illuminated on Deutsche Bank AG headquarters office building in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Deutsche Bank is preparing a liquidation lawsuit in Hong Kong against Chinese developer Shimao Group, two sources said, in a rare move by a foreign firm that comes amid rising credit defaults and China’s deepening property sector crisis.