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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] KIC eyes emerging markets, real estate debts
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will look to a broader range of emerging markets and consider investing in real estate debts to further diversify...
Oct 28, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KKR, NPS to invest $700 mn in $1.9 bn Seoul real estate project
Private equity firm KKR & Co and South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will make an equity investment of 800 billion won ($704 million) in ...
Oct 10, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Microsoft UK’s head office sold to Korean investors for $130 mn
A consortium of London-based Valesco Group and South Korea’s AIP Asset Management has acquired Microsoft’s headquarter office in Britain for 100 milli...
Oct 05, 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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[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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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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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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[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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Meritz Real arranges $45 mn debt investment in Carlyle’s LA studio
Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd. has completed a $45 million investment in a three-year senior debt on the Carlyle Group-owned Manhattan B...
Jun 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
May 11, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&G Real Estate to buy $1 bn Seoul building as KKR backs down
M&G Real Estate of London-based Prudential Plc. will sign an agreement soon to buy new twin office towers in Seoul for around 1.1 trillion won ($1...
May 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA, US pension fund to launch $400 mn JV to co-invest in real estate debt
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and a California pension fund will inject $200 million each into a joint venture they are setting up t...
Apr 29, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean fund, brokerage firm buy UK solar power plant portfolio for $36 mn
The Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) and Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have invested around 38 billion won ($36 million...
Apr 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU invests $71 mn in TH Real Estate-led purchase of China outlet malls
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has invested 77 billion won ($71 million) in a fund of TH Real Estate which acquired two premier outlet malls...
Mar 25, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA, Korean insurers to buy $255 mn stake in UK motorway operator
South Korean retirement funds and insurance companies, including the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), are set to buy a 20% stake in th...
Mar 06, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Real Estate arranges $122 mn investment in US, Italy property debts
Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd., part of a South Korean financial services group, has recently arranged 120 billion won ($112 million) in...
Jan 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Real Estate underwrites $53 mn debt on luxury high rise in Manhattan
Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd. has underwritten five-year senior debt of 57.5 billion won ($53 million) secured on a super-luxury, 131-s...
Dec 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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GIC, M&G Real Estate in $400 mn bid for POBA-owned Korean building
Singapore’s GIC and M&G Real Estate of London-based Prudential Plc. are in the bidding for a new office building in South Korea, wholly owned by t...
Dec 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions to invest $53 mn to buy Tesco-leased UK warehouse
A consortium of South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMAA) and MG Non-Life Insurance Co. Ltd. will invest 60 billion won ($53...
Oct 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC CIO to speak in global real estate, infrastructure summit in Seoul
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang will give a keynote speech in a global real estate and infrastructure summit ...
Oct 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTB Asset’s real estate senior debt fund raises $106 mn from three Korean firms
KTB Asset Management Co. Ltd. has raised 120 billion won ($106 million) from three South Korean financial services firms for a blind-pool fund to inve...
Sep 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors may own half of UK high-speed railway after UK firms’ resale
After the National Pension Service (NPS) agreed to buy a 30% stake in Britain’s High Speed 1 (HS1) for around 400 billion won ($355 million) in July, ...
Aug 29, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean military fund to focus on stability in real estate investment
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), with $9 billion in assets under management, will focus real estate investments on stability by pursuing fu...
Aug 02, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors team up with French funds to buy Benelux real estate
South Korean asset managers are joining hands with French property investment firms to buy prime commercial buildings in the Netherlands and Belgium a...
Jul 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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CCIM to Hold International Conference Jointly with KED Real Estate Research Institutes
The Certified Commercial Investment Member, an American association of international real estate investment analysts, will jointly host the Asia Real ...
Jul 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to buy stake in UK high-speed railway for $350 mn in InfraRed-led investment
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is expected to invest around 400 billion won ($353 million) in acquiring a 30% stake in Britain’s High Sp...
Jul 16, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset weighs $433 mn global real estate fund launch
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. is considering raising around 500 billion won ($433 million) in a global real estate fund, buoyed by hefty ret...
Jul 06, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Real Estate arranges $226 mn mezzanine debt for NY building
Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd. has arranged South Korean asset owners’ investment of around 260 billion won ($226 million) in 10-year me...
Jul 04, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Goldman Sachs’ real estate debt fund raises $100 mn from Korea
South Korea’s institutional investors, including the Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMAA), have committed $100 million to Goldman Sachs...
Jul 04, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean brokerage firms buy two UK logistics centers for $240 mn
Two South Korean brokerage firms – KB Securities Co. Ltd. and Kiwoom Securities Co. Ltd. – have teamed up to buy a logistics center for 167 billion wo...
Jun 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)