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, ...

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...

[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...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] Korea Post to pick two energy infra funds within year

Korea Post is planning to select about two energy infrastructure funds within the year as it is seeking to raise exposure to global infrastructure a...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korea teachers funds to boost Asia portfolios

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and the Korea Teachers’ Pension will step up real estate and infrastructure investments in Asia and other eme...

[Interview] Korea military fund aims to cash in $700 mn bad assets within 3 yrs

The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) will liquidate half of its 1.6 trillion won ($1.4 billion) worth of non-performing assets by early 2021 and...

Korea police fund CIO reappointed for second term: report

Police Mutual Aid Association’s (PMAA) chief investment officer Doyoon Lee was reappointed for another two-year term to become the first CIO to serve ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Korea Investment seals $266 mn City of London property deal

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired a 15-story office building in the City of London for £200.5 million ($266 million), taking adv...

Macquarie’s $2.3 bn Europe infra fund raises $405 mn from Korea

Macquarie's new European infrastructure fund, which targets a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) fundraising, has drawn €350 million ($405 million) from South ...

Korea Investment buys US office buildings of eBay and GSK for $260 mn

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has bought a Silicon Valley campus of eBay Inc. for 140 billion won ($130 million), shortly after closing t...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] Korea Post seeks alternative long-term assets

Korea Post’s insurance unit is looking for new alternative long-duration assets to meet demand for long-term stable yields, because the recent rush in...

[RFP] Korea Post to allocate $200 mn to global buyout PE funds in 2018

Korea Post’s insurance unit plans to commit $200 million to around three blind-pool private equity funds for buyout strategy in 2018 to invest in the ...

Goldman Sachs’ real estate debt fund raises $650 mn in loan from Korea

Goldman Sachs’ latest real estate credit investment vehicle has raised $650 million in senior loans from a pool of South Korean institutional investor...

[RFP] Korea Post seeks global infrastructure fund houses for $500 mn

Korea Post plans to commit up to $500 million to global infrastructure blind-pool funds to make equity investments in core infrastructure assets, acco...

[RFP] Korea Post seeks offshore commingled hedge fund managers

Korea Post’s insurance unit on April 9 announced a plan to select global fund managers for single offshore commingled hedge funds. It will receive pr...

Mirae Asset seeks to launch $940 mn Asia start-up fund with Korea’s Naver

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and South Korea’s top internet portal Naver Corp. are looking to invest as much as 1 trillion won ($940 million) in Asia...

Ex-deputy finance minister named as Korea Investment Corp’s CEO

Heenam Choi, an executive director of the International Monetary Fund and former South Korean deputy finance minister, was appointed as chief executiv...

Korea police fund seeks loan funds and infrastructure projects: report

The Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA), a $2 billion retirement fund for South Korea’ polices officers, will ramp up investment in loan funds and in...

Starwood Capital raises $530 mn from Korea for $7.6 bn fund

Starwood Capital Group, a US real estate investment firm, has raised around $530 million from South Korean institutional investors for its largest fun...

Korea teachers fund allocates $1 bn for new global alternatives in 2018

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) plans to invest an additional 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) in overseas alternative assets in 2018, out of th...

Realty Expo Korea 2018 to take place in Sept

Realty Expo Korea (REK) 2018, a global event for real estate professionals, will take place for three days between September 19 and 21 at COEX in Seou...

Korea scientists fund to commit $37 mn to co-investment funds; $34 mn to PDF

Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) has decided to commit $37 million to co-investment funds of US-based StepStone Group and ...

[RFP] Korea Post seeks two global PEF managers for $200 mn co-investment

Korea Post plans to allocate a total of $200 million to two global private equity fund managers employing co-investment strategies. It will receive p...

Korea Investment buys 99-yr leasehold of Brussels buildings for $454 mn

Korea Investment Management Co. has obtained a 99-year leasehold for €370 million ($454 million) of two buildings in Brussels used as the headquarte...

Blackstone, Korea Post among bidders for $1 bn new office tower in Seoul

Twin office towers under construction in Seoul, worth an estimated 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion), have attracted Blackstone Group, Korea Post and five...

CVC-Brookfield-GIC consortium sole bidder for Korea’s ADT Caps

A consortium of CVC Capital Partners, Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore’s GIC was the sole bidder for South Korea’s No.2 security services fir...

Antares Capital raising $200 mn from Korea for private debt fund

Antares Capital LP, a leading US middle-market lender, is raising $200 million from South Korean institutional investors for a private debt fund to wh...