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IGIS, Shinhan post 70% return a year from Amazon warehouse sale
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Warehouse deals in greater Seoul area hit record high in Q4
The total deal volume of Seoul metropolitan area-based grade-A logistics centers hit a record high of 7.2 trillion won ($6.1 billion) last year. A gr...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Premium OnlyHana jointly acquires Boston-based multifamily for $262 mn
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. and a US asset manager acquired a tower of luxury multifamily housing assets in Seaport Boulevard, Boston, Ma...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Lotte acquires Chicago-based hotel for $36 mn K-style rebrand
Hotel Lotte Co., retail conglomerate Lotte Group’s luxury hotel operator, completed the acquisition of Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Chicago for $36...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Premium OnlyKorean investors inject $1.2 bn in Australian PPP
Korean investors have injected around A$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion) with a 32-year maturity through senior loans for A$11.1 billion ($8 billion) in th...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-Land sells Shanghai warehouse for $2.2 bn to lower debt ratio
Retail conglomerate E-Land Group completed selling its first overseas logistics center in Shanghai for about 1.4 billion Chinese yuan ($2.2 billion) ...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai E&C to inject $343 mn in Hilton Seoul redevelopment
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), a construction giant under Hyundai Motor Company, will invest 409.9 billion won ($342...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Alternative to sell NASA HQ acquired in 2017
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. is looking for a buyer of Two Independence Square in Washington D.C., the NASA headquarters. Hana has selected...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Investments buys office building in Brussels
South Korean asset manager Hyundai Investments Co., fully owned by Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., has said it acquired a Brussels-based of...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IGIS acquires US multifamily property for $262 mn
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, has purchased a multifamily asset in Alexandria, Virginia, through...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IGIS pre-purchases Amazon, FedEx warehouses
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, has made a forward funding deal of three logistics centers under d...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Patrizia sells Astro Tower in Brussels on behalf of Korean LPs
Patrizia AG, a Germany-based global leading real estate investment firm, said on Dec. 13 it has sold the shares of the company owning Brussels&rsquo...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Premium OnlyNPS and six Korean LPs commit $730 mn to Ardian's infra secondaries
Seven South Korean limited partners have committed $730 million to Paris-headquartered alternative asset manager Ardian SA’s secondaries fund A...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BNK and KTB jointly buy UBS tower in New Jersey for $219 mn
South Korea’s BNK Asset Management Co. acquired UBS Financial Services tower in New Jersey for $219 million from US real estate developer Hartz...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Polar Asset joins NPS' hedge fund managers in Q3
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea selected Toronto-based Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. as a new mandate of hedge fund managers in t...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS adds Warburg Pincus as real estate asset manager in Q3
The National Pension Service added New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC to its pool of 58 global real estate investment managers i...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Global cities with young elites will survive in long term, RXR chairman says
Now it is time to invest in e-commerce, healthcare and multifamily housing, or the so-called three megatrends, which have increased in demand during ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s Midas Asset buys logistics center in Italy for €200 mn
South Korea’s Midas Asset Management Co. has bought a logistics center leased to Amazon, the world’s top online shopping mall, in Italy w...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EQT doubles down on sustainability and digitalization to fuel returns
With higher energy prices, creeping inflation and strained supply chains just a few of the headwinds to future economic growth, investors may find it...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Two Korean LPs invest €90 mn in BlackRock's infra fund
Two Korean pension funds have together invested €90 million ($104 million) in BlackRock Real Assets’ co-investment fund Global Infrastruct...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Koramco puts $103 mn in funds for US university housing
Koramco Asset Management Co., one of the top asset managers in Korea and a 100% subsidiary of Koramco REITs Management & Trust Co., said on Oct....
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hilton Seoul to be redeveloped as mixed-use complex
Millennium Hilton Seoul will likely join the ranks of five-star hotels in downtown Seoul that were sold for redevelopment into luxury residential or ...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CalSTRS, POBA co-invest $317 mn in US debts in 2021
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) have invested a combin...
Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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JR Global REIT to complete $300 mn stake purchase of NY building
South Korea's JR Global REIT Co. will acquire a 49.9% stake in an office building in New York for 385.5 billion won ($323 million) by the end of this...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Premium OnlyArdian wins $25 mn mandate from construction workers' fund
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) will commit $25 million to Paris-based private equity firm Ardian for infrastr...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Tiger Alternative, NH Investment buy California homes
South Korea’s Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd. and NH Investment & Securities bought multifamily homes in California for $220 million a...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Alternative to invest in Washington DC building
South Korea’s Meritz Alternative Investment Management Co. is set to invest in an office building in Washington DC.Meritz formed a 200 billion ...
Sep 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS, Hines ink $2.5 bn US redevelopment project
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) and Hines have jointly acquired the headquarters complex of Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Fin, Shinhan invest in Sweden's wind farm via joint fund
South Korea's two banking giants -- KB Financial Group and Shinhan Financial Group -- have invested a combined 80 billion won ($68 million) in a wind...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Philippines LCS Group to join $1.7 bn Korean resort project
The Philippines LCS Group of Companies agreed to join a $1.7 billion resort development in South Korea, marking the first firm from the Southeast Asi...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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