
Hyundai Marine and Fire Insurance
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. is the second-largest non-life insurance company in South Korea with 44 trillion won in assets as of the end of 2022. It committed $25 million to Carlyle Group’s first global infrastructure fund in 2019. The insurance firm owns 100% of Hyundai Investment Co. which has been ramping up alternative investments with 11 trillion won in assets under management.
- Overview
- Private Equity
- Private Debt
- Real Estate
- Infrastructure
- Absolute Return Strategies
Alternative asset
₩ 11 tn
Total AUM
₩ 44 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Alternative asset
₩ 12 tn
Total AUM
₩ 45 tn
Overseas asset (amount)
₩ 4.4 tn
Alternative asset
₩ 11 tn
Overseas asset (amount)
₩ 4.8 tn
Alternative asset
₩ 12 tn
Total
6%
Overseas
8%
Domestic
5%
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, minumum AUM?N/A
Size of the fund being raised
If important, minimum size?N/A
Track record (Years of experience ·Execution capability ·Past performance)
If important, minimum size?N/A
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 inhouse IR (Mutiple 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 (Mutiple choices)
understanding
shoes of LPs
skill
in the strategy
structure
Quality of placement agent
Value you expect from placement agent (Mutiple 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
₩11 tn
Total AUM
₩40 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Alternative asset
₩12~15 tn
Total AUM
₩40~45 tn
Overseas asset (amount)
₩4 tn
Alternative asset
₩11 tn
Overseas asset (amount)
₩4~6 tn
Alternative asset
₩12~15 tn
Total
4~5%
Overseas
4~5%
Domestic
4~5%
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, minumum AUM?N/A
Size of the fund being raised
If important, minimum size?N/A
Track record (Years of experience ·Execution capability ·Past performance)
If important, minimum size?N/A
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 inhouse IR (Mutiple 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 (Mutiple choices)
understanding
shoes of LPs
skill
in the strategy
structure
Quality of placement agent
Value you expect from placement agent (Mutiple 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)
₩ 700 bn
Alternative assets
₩ 11 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Overseas PE (amount)
₩ 800 bn
Overseas alternative assets
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 choice)
Number of PE funds you currently commit to
20
Number of PE managers you currently entrust to
10
Three PE managers you invest through the most
HabourVest
Lexington
BC Partners
Three PE managers you most recently entrust to
StepStone SCP
Summit
Pomona Secondary
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)
₩1 tn
Alternative assets
₩11 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Overseas PE (amount)
₩1~1.5 tn
Overseas alternative assets
₩4~5 tn
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 choice)
Number of PE funds you currently commit to
20~30
Number of PE managers you currently entrust to
15~20
Three PE managers you invest through the most
Lexington
Madison Capital
Habour Vest
Three PE managers you most recently entrust to
Adam Street
Summit
BC Partners
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)
₩ 500 bn
Alternative assets
₩ 11 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Overseas PD (amount)
₩ 600 bn
Overseas alternative assets
N/A
Diversification
Stable cashflow
Fixed income substitute
(Multiple choice)
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
15
Number of PD managers you currently entrust to
10
Three PD managers you invest through the most
Madison Capital
ICG
Antres Capital
Three PD managers you most recently entrust to
Crescent Capital
Antres Capital
GoldenTree
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 tn
Alternative assets
₩11 tn
Increase
Hold
Decrease
Overseas PD (amount)
₩1~1.5 tn
Overseas alternative assets
₩4~5 tn
Diversification
Stable cashflow
Fixed income substitute
(Multiple choice)
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
10~15
Number of PD managers you currently entrust to
10
Three PD managers you invest through the most
Madison Capital
Gold Point
ICG
Three PD managers you most recently entrust to
Angelo Gordon
Crescent
GoldPoint
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)
₩ 1.5 tn
Alternative assets
₩ 11 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas RE (amount)
₩ 1.5 tn
Overseas alternative assets
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 choice)
Direct investment
Joint venture
Separate account
Closed-end fund
Open-end fund
Number of RE funds you currently commit to
20
Number of RE managers you currently entrust to
20
Three RE managers you invest through the most
CBRE
Bridge Investment
Partners Group
Three RE managers you most recently entrust to
Blackstone
EQT Exeter
BGO
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)
₩ 1 tn
Alternative assets
₩ 11 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas Infra (amount)
₩ 1 tn
Overseas alternative assets
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
20
Number of infrastructure managers you currently entrust to
15
Three infrastructure managers you invest through the most
Ares
Equitix
Macquarie
Three infrastructure managers you most recently entrust to
Ardian
Brookfield
Partners Group
Infrastructure investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
more than four funds
Importance of co-investment∙sidecar∙collaboration
(acquisition financing)
Very important
Important
Less important
Not important
Not at all
Overseas Infra (amount)
₩1~1.5 tn
Alternative assets
₩11 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas Infra (amount)
₩1.5~2 tn
Overseas alternative assets
₩4~5 tn
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
10~15
Number of infrastructure managers you currently entrust to
10
Three infrastructure managers you invest through the most
Equitix
MacQuarie
MetLife
Three infrastructure managers you most recently entrust to
MacQuarie
Partners Group
Axium
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
₩ 11 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
O
Special Situation
-
Merger Arbitrage
-
Fixed Income Arbitrage
-
CB Arbitrage
-
Structured Credit
O
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∙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)
₩10 bn
Alternative assets
₩11 tn
Increase
No change
Decrease
Overseas ARS (amount)
₩50 bn
Overseas alternative assets
₩4~5 tn
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
O
Market Neutral
O
Sector/Region Specialist
O
Distressed
O
Special Situation
O
Merger Arbitrage
O
Fixed Income Arbitrage
O
CB Arbitrage
O
Structured Credit
O
CTA
O
Discretionary
O
Risk Parity
O
GTAA
O
Risk Premia
O
FoFs
O
Multi Strategy Single Fund
O
Sing fund
O
ARS fund investment plan in coming 12 months
one fund
two funds
three funds
more than four funds
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 |