Asia emering markets
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Interview
Stronghold Technology's smart roaster stirs up coffee market
It's part of our morning routine, an afternoon pick-me-up and a good complement to an evening get-together with friends. We're talking about coffee. I...
Feb 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR secures $1.2 bn exits in Korea for two Asia funds
KKR & Co. has sold a modern logistics facility it had developed in a South Korean port in a transaction estimated to be worth more than 200 billio...
Feb 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
[Dealmaker] Credit Suisse leads Korea's M&A advisory market
Credit Suisse arranged five buyout deals worth 5.2 trillion won ($4.4 billion) for SK Group’s units in 2019, which represented half of its M&...
Jan 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] POBA to commit $250 mn to US, Asia-focused private debt funds
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) plans to commit $250 million to five private debt funds focusing on mid-cap companies in North America...
Sep 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
Nov 25, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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[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...
Oct 26, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korean office building market set for further growth: Savills
South Korea’s office building market is poised to continue its record-breaking growth, buoyed by heavy money inflows from overseas investors and the c...
Oct 22, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eying Asia and secondaries PE deals
The Teachers’ Pension and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are turning to the Asian private equity market with focus on growth sectors such ...
Jun 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Woori PE plans to launch $280 mn Southeast Asia-focused PDF
Woori Private Equity Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Woori PE) plans to raise 300 billion won ($280 million) in a global private debt fund jointly with a H...
May 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
Apr 09, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC eyes Asia, small firms for undervalued assets
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking to diversify its portfolio into emerging markets, in particular Asia, and will chase smaller-sized firms...
May 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Veteran Korean real estate investor sees growth in Seoul office building market
Low foreign ownership, swelling assets at South Korean institutional investors and small office space per worker all point to growth potential for...
Feb 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ global alternative head, global public market head offer to resign
Two key fund managers of South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) have offered to step down earlier this month, joining in 25 other employees ...
Feb 13, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea teachers’ fund eyes CLOs, PEFs as market volatility seen up in 2017: report
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), the largest savings fund in South Korea, sets its eyes on offshore collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), priva...
Dec 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Europe banks return to Korean brokerage market; target debt, alternative products
A growing asset size of South Korean institutional investors and soaring demand for overseas alternative assets have been prodding foreign banks, incl...
Sep 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Baring Asia’s Korean parcel delivery firm fails to draw final bidder; UPS walks away
The planned sale of a South Korean parcel delivery firm by Baring Private Equity Asia to a strategic buyer has fallen through, after the last shortlis...
Jun 28, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korea firemen’s fund eyes overseas structured bonds, office buildings in advanced markets
Korea Fire Officials Credit Union, managing $520 million in assets, will boost its exposure to structured bonds and alternative assets in developed ma...
Jun 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] POBA CIO says keen on brownfield infrastructure in advanced markets; eying farmland and timberland
- Plans to allot 480 billion won ($410 million) to new alternative investments in 2016: alternative investments may top 50% of total AUM - Interest...
May 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Graphene Square eyes global market with the next ‘wonder material'
Graphene is often called a “wonder material” because of the extraordinary properties that come from its nano-scale structure. It is an exc...
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Game maker's holding firms renews bets on pet food market
NXC Corp., the holding company of South Korea's game developer Nexon Co., has acquired an Italian pet food maker for 27.8 billion won ($ ) CerereAgras...
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IPOs
Polarization in Korean IPO markets delays PEF exits
delaying PE firms' IPOsSimone...
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