Korean Investors

Vietnam’s Vingroup raises $400 mn from new stock sale to Hanwha Asset
Vingroup JSC, Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, has issued convertible preferred shares to raise $400 million in a private placement to South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management Co. Ltd. Hanwha Asset bought 84 million preferred shares of the Vietnamese gr
Aug 23, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Real provides $65.6 mn loan on Adidas’ Soho store
Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ld. has provided a $65.6 million loan secured against Adidas’ flagship store in Soho in New York City, underwr...
Aug 19, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alpha Investment in talks to sell Seoul building for over $850 mn
Singapore-based Alpha Investment Partners is in negotiations with Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. to sell a landmark office building across S...
Aug 16, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Asset to extend $30 mn credit on Peru power transmission line
KB Asset Management Co. Ltd. has participated in a $170 million refinancing package of a power transmission line in Peru by providing a $30 million se...
Aug 16, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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ADIA seeks to exit Seoul office building as new supply fuels competition
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will put a 14-story office building in Seoul up for sale, in a deal expected to fetch between 550 billion and 60...
Aug 15, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Financial buys US REIT’s preferred stocks for $125 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has bought new preferred shares issued by a US real estate investment trust company for $125 million, ahead of the ...
Aug 14, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Deal Broker] Ex-ATM vendor behind Korean investors’ global real estate push
Union Station in Washington D.C., InterContinental Boston and luxury hotel Grosvenor House in London are among the landmark commercial buildings that ...
Aug 13, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kiwoom Asset provides $45 mn senior loan on Britain’s care homes
Kiwoom Asset Management Co. Ltd. has offered a £35 million ($45 million) senior loan secured against a portfolio of 110 care homes of Britain’s larges...
Aug 09, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha Asset invests $44 mn in Tokyo hotel-backed mezzanine debt
Hanwha Asset Management Co. Ltd. has made its first direct investment in Japan’s commercial property market by underwriting 49.8 billion won ($44 mill...
Aug 08, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTB completes $160 mn office building purchase at Brussels Airport
KTB Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has bought a new office building within the Brussels Airport complex for around 180 billion won ($160 million...
Aug 07, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ares Management secures $300 mn in US gas project debt from Korea
Ares Management LP has raised a total of $300 million in credit facilities from South Korean institutional investors, including Hana Financial Investm...
Aug 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean consortium to provide $142 mn UK solar refinancing: report
A consortium led by Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. will provide UK-based Octopus Investments with 160 billion won ($142 million) solar por...
Aug 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz extends $325 mn credit to fund $2.25 bn Australia coal mine deal
Meritz Financial Group, a non-banking financial services firm in South Korea, has offered a $325 million subordinated loan to finance the $2.25 bill...
Aug 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ global PE head promoted to lead global alternative investment
Hyung-Don Choe, global private equity head of the National Pension Service (NPS), was promoted on August 1 to lead the pension fund’s global...
Aug 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS tipped to buy Goldman Sachs’ new Europe HQ for over $1 bn
The National Pension Service (NPS) has been recently picked as the preferred buyer of Goldman Sachs’ new European headquarters in London, ...
Aug 02, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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EQT to raise $70 mn from two Korean funds for $2.3 bn credit fund: report
Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners is gathering €60 million ($70 million) from two South Korean retirement funds and seeking to raise an additio...
Aug 02, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to re-up for Europe property SMA with $224 mn: report
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit an additional 250 billion won ($224 million) for core-plus and value-add property investme...
Aug 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU, Mirae Asset to invest $143 mn in debt on Blackstone's power plant: report
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and three units of Mirae Asset Financial Group will invest a combined 160 billion won ($143 million) in senio...
Aug 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ domestic alternatives head and NY office head offer to quit
Domestic alternative investment head and New York office head of the National Pension Service (NPS) have recently expressed intentions to resign, the ...
Jul 30, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Blockchain technology to cut property transaction cost: Bitcoin.com CEO
“The impact of blockchain technology will not be limited within financial markets. Blockchain technology will also impact real estate transactions, sm...
Jul 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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World’s first real estate blockchain expo to take place in Seoul
Real Estate Blockchain Expo 2018 (RBE 2018), the world’s first real estate blockchain expo, will be held in Seoul this coming September. The exp...
Jul 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS sees 2 deputy CIO job creations in investment dept reorganization
The National Pension Service (NPS) is considering creating two positions of deputy chief investment officers, one of whom will lead domestic and globa...
Jul 26, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Radio wave research head picked as Korea Post’s savings unit CIO
A career bureaucrat and former administrator of South Korea’s National Radio Research Agency was appointed as chief investment officer of Korea Post’s...
Jul 20, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s GEPS to commit $88 mn to global ESG equity fund
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will commit 100 billion won ($88.4 million) to a global equity fund integrating environmental, social ...
Jul 19, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS appoints investment strategy head as new acting CIO
National Pension Service’s (NPS) investment strategy head Soo-Cheol Lee has assumed the role of acting chief investment officer of the $561 billion pe...
Jul 19, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean funds invest $62 mn to buy Philadelphia building: report
The Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) and other South Korean institutional investors have invested 70 billion won ($62 million) to bu...
Jul 18, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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TPG, Coller Capital, Ardian win POBA’s $150 mn PEF mandates: report
The Public Officials Benefit Association has awarded $150 million private equity mandates to TPG Capital (for buyout/growth strategy), London-based Co...
Jul 18, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Meritz Real picks US retail assets, shorter-term property loans
US commercial buildings with global brand shops or fresh food stores are likely to generate strong returns enough to offset higher dollar hedging cost...
Jul 11, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] IFM Investors eyes Europe’s energy projects, debt refinancing
Energy projects and debt refinancing and secondary market deals are expected to create new investment opportunities in Europe, said an executive of Au...
Jul 09, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to commit $200 mn to Square Mile’s $825 mn debt fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $200 million to a real estate debt fund of Square Mile Capital, a US investment company, w...
Jul 07, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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