
Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund
Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund is a savings arm for Korea Federation of SMEs, or KBIZ. It manages 25.4 trillion won in assets as of the end of March, 2024. The mutual aid aims to increase alternative investments to 29.8% of the assets by 2024.
- Overview
- Private Equity
- Private Debt
- Real Estate
- Infrastructure
- Absolute Return Strategies
Alternative asset
₩5 tn
Total AUM
₩20.4 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Alternative asset
₩10.7 tn
Total AUM
₩32.3 tn
Overseas asset (amount)
₩3.2 tn
Alternative asset
₩5 tn
Overseas asset (amount)
₩6.8 tn
Alternative asset
N/A
Total
4.7%
Overseas
N/A
Domestic
More than 4%
Highly overvalued |
Overvalued | Fairly valued | Undervalued | Highly undervalued |
|
Private Equity | O | O | O | O | O |
Private Debt | O | O | O | O | O |
Real Estate | O | O | O | O | O |
Infrastructure | O | O | O | O | O |
(Multiple choices, up to two)
Manager Selection
Asset under management
If important, minimum AUM?₩Number
Size of the fund being raised
If important, minimum size?₩Number
Track record (Years of experience ·Execution capability ·Past performance)
If important, minimum size?₩Number
Risk management (Performance during 2001 bubble bust and 2008 GFC)
Co-investment opportunity
GP commitment
Transparency - Underlying asset and portfolio
Knowledge transfer (Portfolio∙Investment∙advisory∙Training opportunity)
Fee level
Presence of Seoul office
Other LPs in the fund
Speed of capital deployment
Deal pipeline
Clawback clause
Presence of Korean IR
Service of Korean IR
Value you expect from in-house IR (Multiple choices)
understanding
the organization
skill
shoes of LPs
trust
Presence of local FoF manager
Quality of local FoF manager
Value you expect from local FoF (Multiple choices)
understanding
shoes of LPs
skill
in the strategy
structure
Quality of placement agent
Value you expect from a placement agent (Multiple choices)
pipeline
understanding
skill
skill
(etc)
Currency hedge needed when investing in a fund?
Yes
No
It depends
Able to invest in first-time fund?
Yes
No
It depends
Able to invest in emerging market fund?
Yes
No
It depends
How many months needed to decide on commitment?
Less than 1 M
1M ~ 2M
2M ~ 3M
More than 3M
Alternative asset
₩4 tn
Total AUM
₩18 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Alternative asset
₩7 tn
Total AUM
₩27 tn
Overseas asset (amount)
₩2 tn
Alternative asset
₩4 tn
Overseas asset (amount)
₩3.5 tn
Alternative asset
₩7.5 tn
Total
5%
Overseas
6%
Domestic
4%
Highly overvalued |
Overvalued | Fairly valued | Undervalued | Highly undervalued |
|
Private Equity | O | O | O | O | O |
Private Debt | O | O | O | O | O |
Real Estate | O | O | O | O | O |
Infrastructure | O | O | O | O | O |
(Multiple choices, up to two)
Manager Selection
Asset under management
If important, minimum AUM?₩Number
Size of the fund being raised
If important, minimum size?₩Number
Track record (Years of experience ·Execution capability ·Past performance)
If important, minimum size?₩Number
Risk management (Performance during 2001 bubble bust and 2008 GFC)
Co-investment opportunity
GP commitment
Transparency - Underlying asset and portfolio
Knowledge transfer (Portfolio∙Investment∙advisory∙Training opportunity)
Fee level
Presence of Seoul office
Other LPs in the fund
Speed of capital deployment
Deal pipeline
Clawback clause
Presence of Korean IR
Service of Korean IR
Value you expect from in-house IR (Multiple choices)
understanding
the organization
skill
shoes of LPs
trust
Presence of local FoF manager
Quality of local FoF manager
Value you expect from local FoF (Multiple choices)
understanding
shoes of LPs
skill
in the strategy
structure
Quality of placement agent
Value you expect from a placement agent (Multiple choices)
pipeline
understanding
skill
skill
(etc)
Currency hedge needed when investing in a fund?
Yes
No
It depends
Able to invest in first-time fund?
Yes
No
It depends
Able to invest in emerging market fund?
Yes
No
It depends
How many months needed to decide on commitment?
Less than 1 M
1M ~ 2M
2M ~ 3M
More than 3M
Overseas PE (amount)
no investment
Alternative asset
₩5 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Overseas PE (amount)
₩100 bn
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Buyout (management participation) |
O | O | O |
Buyout (minority stake) |
O | O | O |
Growth capital | O | O | O |
Distressed·Special situation·Opportunistic | O | O | O |
(FoF) Primary | O | O | O |
Secondary | O | O | O |
Co-investment | O | O | O |
Venture capital | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
North America | O | O | O |
Europe | O | O | O |
Asia | O | O | O |
Others | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Industrial | O | O | O |
Consumer·Retail | O | O | O |
Tech | O | O | O |
Healthcare | O | O | O |
Financial service | O | O | O |
Business service | O | O | O |
Others | O | O | O |
(Multiple choices)
Number of PE funds you currently commit to
1
Number of PE managers you currently entrust to
1
Three PE managers you invest through the most
Ardian
Three PE managers you most recently entrusted to
Ardian
PE investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas PE (amount)
₩100 bn
Alternative asset
₩4 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Overseas PE (amount)
N/A
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Buyout (management participation) |
O | O | O |
Buyout (minority stake) |
O | O | O |
Growth capital | O | O | O |
Distressed·Special situation·Opportunistic | O | O | O |
(FoF) Primary | O | O | O |
Secondary | O | O | O |
Co-investment | O | O | O |
Venture capital | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
North America | O | O | O |
Europe | O | O | O |
Asia | O | O | O |
Others | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Industrial | O | O | O |
Consumer·Retail | O | O | O |
Tech | O | O | O |
Healthcare | O | O | O |
Financial service | O | O | O |
Business service | O | O | O |
Others | O | O | O |
(Multiple choices)
Number of PE funds you currently commit to
N/A
Number of PE managers you currently entrust to
N/A
Three PE managers you invest through the most
N/A
N/A
N/A
Three PE managers you most recently entrusted to
N/A
N/A
N/A
PE investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas PD (amount)
₩675 bn
Alternative asset
₩5 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Overseas PD (amount)
₩900.8 bn
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
Diversification
Stable cashflow
Fixed income substitute
(Multiple choices)
Blind Fund
Separate Account
Joint Venture
Direct Investment
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Direct lending | O | O | O |
Distressed debt | O | O | O |
Mezzanine debt | O | O | O |
Infra debt | O | O | O |
Real estate debt | O | O | O |
Special situation∙Opportunistic | O | O | O |
Senior secured | O | O | O |
Unitranche | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
North America | O | O | O |
Europe | O | O | O |
Asia | O | O | O |
Others | O | O | O |
Number of PD funds you currently commit to
22
Number of PD managers you currently entrust to
19
Three PD managers you invest through the most
Antares
Angelo Gordon
Benefit Street Partners
Three PD managers you most recently entrust to
Antares
Angelo Gordon
Benefit Street Partners
PD investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas PD (amount)
₩1.4 tn
Alternative asset
₩4 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Overseas PD (amount)
N/A
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
Diversification
Stable cashflow
Fixed income substitute
(Multiple choices)
Blind Fund
Separate Account
Joint Venture
Direct Investment
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Direct lending | O | O | O |
Distressed debt | O | O | O |
Mezzanine debt | O | O | O |
Infra debt | O | O | O |
Real estate debt | O | O | O |
Special situation∙Opportunistic | O | O | O |
Senior secured | O | O | O |
Unitranche | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
North America | O | O | O |
Europe | O | O | O |
Asia | O | O | O |
Others | O | O | O |
Number of PD funds you currently commit to
N/A
Number of PD managers you currently entrust to
N/A
Three PD managers you invest through the most
N/A
N/A
N/A
Three PD managers you most recently entrust to
N/A
N/A
N/A
PD investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙side car∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas RE (amount)
₩915.3 bn
Alternative asset
₩5 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas RE (amount)
₩1.3 tn
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Core | O | O | O |
Core+ | O | O | O |
Value-add | O | O | O |
Opportunistic∙ Distressed |
O | O | O |
Development | O | O | O |
Secondary | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Office | O | O | O |
Hotel | O | O | O |
Residential | O | O | O |
Retail | O | O | O |
Industrial | O | O | O |
Logistics | O | O | O |
Multifamily | O | O | O |
Mixed use | O | O | O |
Others (i.e senior housing, data center) |
O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Senior secured loan | O | O | O |
Mezzanine | O | O | O |
Subordinate | O | O | O |
Equity | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Global | O | O | O |
North America | O | O | O |
Europe | O | O | O |
Asia | O | O | O |
OECD | O | O | O |
All | O | O | O |
(multiple choices)
Direct investment
Joint venture
Separate account
Closed-end fund
Open-end fund
Number of RE funds you currently commit to
15
Number of RE managers you currently entrust to
14
Three RE managers you invest through the most
Blackstone
BlackRock
PCCP
Three RE managers you most recently entrust to
Brookfield
PCCP
Greystar
RE investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas RE (amount)
N/A
Alternative asset
₩4 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas RE (amount)
N/A
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Core | O | O | O |
Core+ | O | O | O |
Value-add | O | O | O |
Opportunistic∙ Distressed |
O | O | O |
Development | O | O | O |
Secondary | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Office | O | O | O |
Hotel | O | O | O |
Residential | O | O | O |
Retail | O | O | O |
Industrial | O | O | O |
Logistics | O | O | O |
Multifamily | O | O | O |
Mixed use | O | O | O |
Others (i.e senior housing, data center) |
O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Senior secured loan | O | O | O |
Mezzanine | O | O | O |
Subordinate | O | O | O |
Equity | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Global | O | O | O |
North America | O | O | O |
Europe | O | O | O |
Asia | O | O | O |
OECD | O | O | O |
All | O | O | O |
(multiple choices)
Direct investment
Joint venture
Separate account
Closed-end fund
Open-end fund
Number of RE funds you currently commit to
N/A
Number of RE managers you currently entrust to
N/A
Three RE managers you invest through the most
N/A
N/A
N/A
Three RE managers you most recently entrust to
N/A
N/A
N/A
RE investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas Infra (amount)
₩723.8 bn
Alternative asset
₩5 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas Infra (amount)
₩998.6 bn
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Core | O | O | O |
Core+ | O | O | O |
Value-add | O | O | O |
Opportunistic | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Renewable energy (water∙wind∙solar) |
O | O | O |
Traditional energy (Upstream∙Midstream∙Downstream) |
O | O | O |
Real asset (Aviation∙Ship∙Train) |
O | O | O |
Transportation (Port∙Airport∙Railroad∙Toll road) |
O | O | O |
Utilities (power grid∙water & sewage∙telecom) |
O | O | O |
Power plant | O | O | O |
PPP | O | O | O |
Others | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Primary | O | O | O |
Debt/Mezzanine | O | O | O |
Fund of funds | O | O | O |
Secondaries | O | O | O |
Project fund | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Global | O | O | O |
North America | O | O | O |
Europe | O | O | O |
Asia | O | O | O |
OECD | O | O | O |
All | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Greenfield | O | O | O |
Brownfield | O | O | O |
Secondary stage | O | O | O |
Number of infrastructure funds you currently commit to
15
Number of infrastructure managers you currently entrust to
13
Three infrastructure managers you invest through the most
Macquarie
Brookfield
Goldman Sachs
Three infrastructure managers you most recently entrust to
Equitix
Goldman Sachs
ISQ
Infrastructure investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas Infra (amount)
N/A
Alternative asset
₩4 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas Infra (amount)
N/A
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Core | O | O | O |
Core+ | O | O | O |
Value-add | O | O | O |
Opportunistic | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Renewable energy (water∙wind∙solar) |
O | O | O |
Traditional energy (Upstream∙Midstream∙Downstream) |
O | O | O |
Real asset (Aviation∙Ship∙Train) |
O | O | O |
Transportation (Port∙Airport∙Railroad∙Toll road) |
O | O | O |
Utilities (power grid∙water & sewage∙telecom) |
O | O | O |
Power plant | O | O | O |
PPP | O | O | O |
Others | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Primary | O | O | O |
Debt/Mezzanine | O | O | O |
Fund of funds | O | O | O |
Secondaries | O | O | O |
Project fund | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Global | O | O | O |
North America | O | O | O |
Europe | O | O | O |
Asia | O | O | O |
OECD | O | O | O |
All | O | O | O |
overinvested | as targeted | underinvested | |
Greenfield | O | O | O |
Brownfield | O | O | O |
Secondary stage | O | O | O |
Number of infrastructure funds you currently commit to
N/A
Number of infrastructure managers you currently entrust to
N/A
Three infrastructure managers you invest through the most
N/A
N/A
N/A
Three infrastructure managers you most recently entrust to
N/A
N/A
N/A
Infrastructure investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas ARS (amount)
N/A
Alternative asset
₩5 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas ARS (amount)
N/A
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
Diversification
(Moderate Return)
Equity Substitute
(High Return)
Substitute for Fixed-income
(Stable Return)
All
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Equity L/S | O | O | O |
Event-driven | O | O | O |
Relative value | O | O | O |
Macro | O | O | O |
Multi-Asset | O | O | O |
Fundamental
-
Market Neutral
-
Sector/Region Specialist
-
Distressed
-
Special Situation
-
Merger Arbitrage
-
Fixed Income Arbitrage
-
CB Arbitrage
-
Structured Credit
-
CTA
-
Discretionary
-
Risk Parity
-
GTAA
O
Risk Premia
-
FoFs
O
Multi Strategy Single Fund
-
Single Fund
O
ARS fund investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration (acquisition financing)
Very important | Important | Less important | Not important | Not at all | |
Liquidity | O | O | O | O | O |
Reasonable Fee Level | O | O | O | O | O |
Co-investment opportunity | O | O | O | O | O |
Separately Managed Account | O | O | O | O | O |
Knowledge Transfer | O | O | O | O | O |
Overseas ARS (amount)
₩500 bn
Alternative asset
₩ 4tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas ARS (amount)
N/A
Overseas alternative asset
N/A
Diversification
(Moderate Return)
Equity Substitute
(High Return)
Substitute for Fixed-income
(Stable Return)
All
overinvested (need to decrease) |
as targeted (no change needed) |
underinvested (need to increase) |
|
Equity L/S | O | O | O |
Event-driven | O | O | O |
Relative value | O | O | O |
Macro | O | O | O |
Multi-Asset | O | O | O |
Fundamental
Market Neutral
O
Sector/Region Specialist
Distressed
O
Special Situation
Merger Arbitrage
Fixed Income Arbitrage
CB Arbitrage
O
Structured Credit
CTA
O
Discretionary
Risk Parity
O
GTAA
Risk Premia
FoFs
O
Multi Strategy Single Fund
O
Single Fund
ARS fund investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
four funds or more
Importance of co-investment∙idecar∙collaboration (acquisition financing)
Very important | Important | Less important | Not important | Not at all | |
Liquidity | O | O | O | O | O |
Reasonable Fee Level | O | O | O | O | O |
Co-investment opportunity | O | O | O | O | O |
Separately Managed Account | O | O | O | O | O |
Knowledge Transfer | O | O | O | O | O |
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