Korean Investors

Unison Capital puts bubble tea franchise Gong Cha up for sale
Private equity firm Unison Capital Inc. has put bubble tea franchise Gong Cha on the market, a deal estimated at up to $442 million, as the South Korea-based franchise operator is gearing up for further global expansion. Unison Capital is offering 1
Jan 23, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA seeks Europe PDF managers for $136 mn mandates
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will select three European middle-market private debt funds to commit about 120 million euros ($136 mi...
Jan 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU appoints new CIO; POBA’s CIO to enter second term
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has appointed its corporate finance department head Ho Hyun Kim as chief investment officer, succeeding Sung-...
Jan 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Invesco to build $186 mn modern logistics center in Korea
Invesco will put 208 billion won ($186 million) into a modern logistics center development near Seoul, betting on the fast-growing online delivery mar...
Jan 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean REIT nets $31 mn from Tokyo property stake sale
JR AMC Co. Ltd., a real estate investment trust manager in South Korea, has recently disposed of its stake in a luxury office building in central Toky...
Jan 11, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS launches stewardship responsible division
The National Pension Service has set up a division to fulfill its stewardship responsibilities as South Korea’s largest institutional investor after i...
Jan 08, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin to fund Emirates' A380 jet lease with $250 mn loan
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. will provide a subordinated loan of 280 billion won ($250 million) on four A380 superjumbos long-term leased by Dub...
Jan 08, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Post to commit $50 mn to Adams Street’s VC fund: report
Korea Post’s insurance arm will commit $50 million to Chicago-based Adams Street Partners LLC for its first overseas venture capital investment,...
Jan 03, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Morgan Stanley tops 2018 Korea’s M&A advisory firm list
Morgan Stanley led South Korea’s merger advisory services market in 2018, accounting for 8.6 trillion won ($7.7 billion) worth of takeover deals, ...
Dec 31, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin to buy Commerzbank's German building for $137 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. will acquire a medium-sized office building in the Frankfurt urban area for around 120 million euros ($137 millio...
Dec 31, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset buys Amazon-leased US distribution center for $78 mn
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has closed a $78 million acquisition of an Amazon-occupied new distribution center near Atlanta, funded partly by a senior...
Dec 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Investments commits $250 mn to US real estate debt fund
Hyundai Investments Co. Ltd. has committed $250 million to a real estate debt fund of a joint venture between Related Cos, a US real estate developer ...
Dec 26, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shinhan to lend $150 mn senior loan on US energy deal: report
Shinhan Investment Corp. will provide a $150 million senior loan to an energy company of Ares Management LP to finance its acquisition of a US midstre...
Dec 21, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shinhan buys KPMG-leased Prague building for $58 mn: report
Shinhan Investment Corp., a brokerage arm of South Korea’s leading banking group, has bought a KPMG-leased office building in central Prague for 65 ...
Dec 20, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Investment to commit $18 mn from short-term debt to Blackstone
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd., one of aggressive cross-border institutional investors in South Korea, will commit 20 billion won ($18 mil...
Dec 19, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean firms snap up Poland office building for $162 mn
Two small South Korean financial services companies have acquired a landmark office building in central Warsaw for 183 billion won ($162 million) in t...
Dec 18, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Sec to buy $540 mn aircraft portfolio from DAE Capital
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. will acquire 18 used aircraft from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital for $540 million, for which it is to complete t...
Dec 13, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ risk management head to spearhead investment strategy
The National Pension Service (NPS) appointed risk management center head Seong-Tae Park as new head of investment strategy on Dec. 8, a week...
Dec 10, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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French PE Ardian opens 4th Asian office in Seoul
Paris-based private equity house Ardian has opened a Seoul office as its fourth Asian base, as South Korean institutional investors such as pension fu...
Dec 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Affinity Equity-led group to exercise put option on $1.8 bn Kyobo Life shares
A consortium led by Affinity Equity Partners will push ahead with exercising their right to sell shares in South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd....
Dec 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean firms in talks to buy Credit Suisse’s Canary Wharf office
A consortium of South Korean financial institutions has been in exclusive talks to buy the Canary Wharf headquarters of Credit Suisse Group in a deal ...
Nov 30, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ascendas buys $69 mn Seoul hotel from KTCU-backed fund
Singapore’s Ascendas Hospitality Trust has acquired a hotel in downtown Seoul for 77.5 billion won ($69 million) from a South Korean real estate fund ...
Nov 30, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Life sells Commerzbank’s London headquarters for $590 mn
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. has completed the sale of Commerzbank AG’s London headquarters to Singapore’s property investment firm Wing Tai Holdin...
Nov 29, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ investment strategy head offers to quit
Investment strategy head and No. 2 of the National Pension Service’s (NPS) Investment Management department Soo-Cheol Lee has tendered his resignation...
Nov 29, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean banks lend club loan for $115 mn aircraft debt finance
Three big South Korean lenders have lent a $85 million club loan to ALAFCO, a Kuwait-based aircraft leasing company, which recently raised $115 millio...
Nov 29, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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GSO Capital raises $511 mn in Europe mid-market CLO fund: report
GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of the Blackstone Group, has raised 450 million euros ($511 million) in a Europe mid-market collateral...
Nov 25, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] Korea Investment-led fund buys two Boeing aircraft for $217 mn
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired two Air France-leased Boeing aircraft for $217 million via a domestic fund which raised $125 m...
Nov 24, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Alternative to buy $366 mn London building from Blackstone
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. Ltd. is set to acquire a Blackstone-owned office building in London for 285 million pounds ($366 million) to be...
Nov 24, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone’s $18 bn fund may cut back each commitment: report
Blackstone Group is on track to raise above-target 20 trillion won ($18 billion) for its new global real estate fund and may cut back commitment from ...
Nov 22, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Sec nets $42 mn from uncompleted Zalando office sale
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has reaped 37 million euros ($42 million) in proceeds from a recent sale of a new headquarters of German online retailer Za...
Nov 22, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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