Hilton Hotels Resorts
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Alternative investments
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 wo...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea’s reopening stocks jump on easing Omicron woes
South Korea’s reopening stocks surged on Dec. 3 as US President Joe Biden’s plans to curb the Omicron variant of COVID-19 exclude lockdo...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Inspire secures $1.6 bn for its luxury resort project in Incheon
Inspire Integrated Resort Co., a South Korean resort developer and 100% affiliate of US casino and gaming company Mohegan Gaming & Entertainme...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Office investment falls 15% in Q3 2021, CBRE says
The real estate investment market size in South Korea during the third quarter of this year reached 3.7 trillion won ($3.2 billion), showing a small...
Oct 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
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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Korean startups
Yanolja, HanaTour team up to take lead in travel market
South Korea’s No. 1 accommodation booking platform Yanolja has joined forces with the country's leading travel agency HanaTour Service Inc. to...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Time to invest in luxury hotels in Korea: JLL executive
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on the hotel industry, exposing it as one of the most vulnerable to the crisis amid the global lock...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield to name Hahn & Co exec as Korean office head
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. will name Jun Park, a top manager of Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co., as the new head of its South K...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
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 As...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental kicks off $360 mn IPO process, seeks $1.8 bn valuation
South Korea’s leading rental car company Lotte Rental Co. has kicked off an initial public offering process to raise some 400 billion won ($36...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hotel sale
Hilton Seoul likely to be transformed into office
Millennium Hilton Seoul, the venue of South Korea's 1997 negotiations to secure a $58 billion rescue package from the International Monetary Fund, w...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Shinsegae Group unveils Josun Palace, its first super-luxury hotel
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group is strengthening its luxury hotel business with the grand opening of Josun Palace in the Gangnam ne...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean investors face $270 mn loss on Las Vegas hotel loans
South Korean investors in the Drew Las Vegas development project are at higher risk of losing their investment of 300 billion won ($271 million) in ...
Feb 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset wins lawsuit against China’s Anbang over $5.8 bn US hotel deal
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. will be able to recover a $580 million deposit it paid to Anbang Insurance Group for a $5.8 billion deal to buy 1...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Restructuring
Kumho Asiana Group eyes sale of affiliate golf course and resort
Kumho Asiana Group, the parent company of cash-strapped Asiana Airlines Inc., plans to put up affiliate Kumho Resort for sale as part of self-rescue m...
Sep 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Restructuring
Korean Air to lend $950 mn to US hotel unit for debt repayment
Korean Air Lines Co. will provide $950 million in loans to its fully owned US hotel operator which has $900 million in debt maturing this month, the c...
Sep 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Anbang Insurance
Mirae Asset scraps $5.8 bn US hotels deal with China’s Anbang
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. notified Anbang Insurance Group on May 3 of its decision to cancel a $5.8 billion acquisition of 15 US luxury ...
May 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Mirae Asset says no financing problem with closing $5.8 bn hotels deal
Mire Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has no problem with financing a $5.8 billion acquisition of 15 luxury hotels from Anbang Insurance Group and is...
Apr 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Mirae Asset says on track to close $5.8 bn US hotels deal
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. remains on track to close a $5.8 billion acquisition of 15 US luxury hotels from China’s Anbang Insuranc...
Mar 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hana Fin, Hotel Lotte buy Seattle hotel for $175 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Hotel Lotte Co. Ltd. have acquired the hotel portion of a 44-story building in downtown Seattle for $175 millio...
Dec 31, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin underwrites $145 mn loan on stalled NY hotel project
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has underwritten a luxury hotel development in New York with a $145 million loan, saving the project from bankruptc...
Nov 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hana Alternative sees near 8% IRR on $30 mn US hotel loan
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. Ltd. has provided a senior loan of $30 million on InterContinental Houston – Medical Center, in a five-ye...
Oct 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Shinhan provides $100 mn mezzanine loan on Brookfield’s US hotel
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided a $100 million mezzanine loan on Brookfield’s resort hotel in Florida which recently secured $560 million ...
Oct 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset in exclusive talks to buy Anbang’s US hotels
Mirae Asset Financial Group has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a portfolio of 15 US luxury hotels owned by Anbang Insurance Group, val...
Aug 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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PAG likely to buy Hyatt hotel in Seoul and nearby land for $400 mn
Hong Kong-based investment firm PAG has been named a preferred buyer of Grand Hyatt Seoul and its nearby residential land which are valued at abou...
Aug 22, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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CVC to buy Korea’s No.2 hotel booking app in $300 mn deal
CVC Capital Partners is set to buy a controlling stake in South Korea’s No. 2 accommodation booking app operator and in separate talks with minority s...
Aug 02, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean brokerage firms acquire Hilton Vienna for $375 mn
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has led a South Korean brokerage consortium to buy the largest hotel in Austria, Hilton Vienna, for $375 million which is e...
Jul 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset, NH Investment lend $182 mn on LA hotel, condos
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have provided $182 million loans on a luxury hotel and condominium development...
Jun 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU, Meritz Fire invest $100 mn in debt of US hotel-focused REIT
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. have invested $100 million in a mezzanine loan secured by 92 ...
Jun 07, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Three Korean brokerages lend $330 mn on US hotels, resort
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has extended a senior loan of $229 million on two new hotels in Nashville, which marked the third biggest construction loan...
Apr 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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