MMAA commits $40 mn to Oaktree Capital’s special situations fund

The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has committed $40 million to Oaktree Capital Management’s Asia-focused special situations fund which report...

Public fund of $118 mn launched for Luxemburg building

Public fund of $118 mn launched for Luxemburg building

Korea Investment Management Co. plans to raise 104 million euros ($118 million) from individual investors in June to fund its 275-million-euro purchas...

Korean PEF provides $100 mn funding for KKR’s US buyout

Korean PEF provides $100 mn funding for KKR’s US buyout

South Korea’s new private equity firm Tiger Alternative Investors has provided $100 million in debt funding for KKR’s $1.32 billion acquisition of Ken...

Korean military fund invests in UK motorway service chain

Korean military fund invests in UK motorway service chain

The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has invested 40 billion won ($34 million) to buy a minority stake in Welcome Break, the UK’s second biggest...

[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs call for more hedge fund communications

Korea Post and Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd., the third-largest life insurer in South Korea, remain cautious about increasing exposure to hedge funds,...

[ASK 2019 SUMMIT] NPS to allocate $2 bn to single hedge funds in 2019

[ASK 2019 SUMMIT] NPS to allocate $2 bn to single hedge funds in 2019

The National Pension Service (NPS) will allocate $2 billion to single-manager hedge funds this year in its first direct investment in hedge funds, whi...

Korean LPs to lend $672 mn to Goldman Sachs’ credit fund

Korean LPs to lend $672 mn to Goldman Sachs’ credit fund

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and seven institutional investors in South Korea will provide a senior loan of 600 million euros ($672 million) to Goldman...

Daishin Asset unveils $68 mn public fund for Tokyo office purchase

Daishin Asset unveils $68 mn public fund for Tokyo office purchase

Daishin Asset Management Co. Ltd. has launched a public fund to raise up to 80 billion won ($68 million) to fund its $180 million purchase of a Tokyo ...

Korea scientists fund appoints new CIO for two-year term

Korea scientists fund appoints new CIO for two-year term

The Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) has appointed Sungmoo Huh, a former alternative investment and strategy head of Seoul...

POBA to up co-investment with CalSTRS, Texas pension fund

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will double co-investment with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to 880 billi...

Anbang’s Korean arm to commit $44 mn to US real estate debt fund: report

Anbang’s Korean arm to commit $44 mn to US real estate debt fund: report

ABL Life Insurance Co. Ltd., a South Korean arm of China’s Anbang Insurnce Group, has decided to commit 50 billion won ($44 million) to Madison Realty...

POBA earmarks $175 mn for Japan housing; picks Europe debt funds

POBA earmarks $175 mn for Japan housing; picks Europe debt funds

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has allocated 200 billion won ($175 million) for initial investments in Japan’s multifamily residentia...

[RFP] Korea Post plans to invest $200 mn in PE secondary funds

Korea Post’s savings arm will select two global private equity funds to invest around $200 million in private equity secondary markets, according to i...

Corsair Infrastructure funds raise $231 mn from South Korea

Corsair Infrastructure funds raise $231 mn from South Korea

Corsair Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has raised a total of 263 billion won ($231 million) from South Korean institutional investors in new funds laun...

Kookmin Bank commits $20 mn to two aircraft junior debt funds

Kookmin Bank commits $20 mn to two aircraft junior debt funds

Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s biggest lender, has committed $20 million to two aviation funds to provide junior and mezzanine loans for Airbus and Boein...

Hyundai Asset seeks retail funding for $76 mn Scotland property deal

Hyundai Asset seeks retail funding for $76 mn Scotland property deal

Hyundai Asset Management Co. Ltd. has rolled out its first public real estate fund to close the 58.2-million-pound ($76 million) acquisition of a Scot...

[RFP] Korea Post plans to commit $200 mn to two distressed debt funds

Korea Post plans to allocate $200 million to two distressed commingled funds for target returns of 8% or above, according to its request for proposal ...

Korea Investment launches $50 mn retail fund for Milan office purchase

Korea Investment launches $50 mn retail fund for Milan office purchase

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is seeking to raise 55 billion won ($49 million) from individual investors to fund its 124 billion won ($11...

[RFP] Korea Post Savings seeks infra fund houses for $200 mn mandates

Korea Post’s savings unit plans to select two blind-pool infrastructure funds with focus on developed countries to invest up to $200 million, accordin...

Dalmore, Equitix resell $394 mn stake in UK infra fund to Korean firms

Dalmore, Equitix resell $394 mn stake in UK infra fund to Korean firms

About 10 South Korean insurers, including Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., have invested 300 million pounds ($394 million) in one of the UK’s largest i...

Hana Fin to fund Emirates' A380 jet lease with $250 mn loan

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...

Korea Post to commit $50 mn to Adams Street’s VC fund: report

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,...

Hyundai Investments commits $250 mn to US real estate debt fund

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 ...

Ascendas buys $69 mn Seoul hotel from KTCU-backed fund

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 ...

GSO Capital raises $511 mn in Europe mid-market CLO fund: report

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...

[Exclusive] Korea Investment-led fund buys two Boeing aircraft for $217 mn

[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...

Blackstone’s $18 bn fund may cut back each commitment: report

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 ...

[Interview] DRC plans to launch Europe whole loan fund in 2019

[Interview] DRC plans to launch Europe whole loan fund in 2019

DRC Capital, a London-based debt investment advisor, plans to launch a European whole loan fund by mid-2019, in a follow-up to its UK whole loan fund ...

Denver office buildings draw yield-hungry Korean funds

Denver office buildings draw yield-hungry Korean funds

A consortium of Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Hyundai Asset Management Co. Ltd. has recently closed a $238 million acquisition of an office t...

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

[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...

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