Simone Investment buys $56 mn debt on Blackstone-owned Hawaii hotel

Simone Investment Managers Co. Ltd., a unit of a South Korean handbag maker, has invested around 60 billion won ($56 million) in a mezzanine debt on...

NPS’ 2017 investment return at 7-yr high; to wrap up CIO selection in April

The National Pension Service (NPS) chalked up an average investment return of 7.26% in 2017, which was its strongest performance in seven years, while...

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...

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...

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...

Shinhan sources $100 mn debt investment in US hotel portfolio

Shinhan Financial Group’s alternative investment arm has sourced a $100 million investment by three South Korean insurers in a mezzanine debt on US ho...

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...

US, HK public funds join TPG-led group to co-invest $50 mn in Kakao Mobility

Two US state pension funds and a Hong Kong public fund have invested 50 billion won ($47 million) in aggregate to buy a minority stake in South Korea’...

NPS kicks off CIO search process; no strong candidate yet

The National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension scheme, began the process of searching its new chief investment officer this wee...

POBA mulls JV launch with global pension funds for alternative investment

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is considering forming project-based joint ventures with global pension funds in pursuit of high-quali...

Hangang Asset invests $47 mn in debt on Blackstone-owned Orlando hotels

Hangang Asset Management Co. Ltd. has invested 50 billion won ($47 million) in a mezzanine debt on two luxury hotels in Orlando, Florida, on behalf of...

KDB Infra invests $60 mn in Turkey’s hospital PPP debt

KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management Co. Ltd. (KIAMCO) has invested 65 billion won ($61 million) in a debt on one of Turkey’s largest hospit...

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...

Korea Post invests $60 mn in senior debt on US gas power plants: report

Korea Post has invested $60 million in a seven-year private debt fund to provide a senior loan secured on four US gas-fired power plants, but the inve...

Korea Investment buys China Airlines-leased aircraft for $165 mn

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired a Boeing aircraft leased by Taiwan-based China Airlines for around 180 billion won ($165 milli...

Hyundai Investments raises $162 mn for US debt securitization fund

Hyundai Investments Co. Ltd. has collected $162 million from five South Korean institutional investors to invest in a $2 billion US real estate debt s...

Brookfield, NH Investment co-invest $100 mn in CBs of US LNG terminal

Brookfield Asset Management and NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have bought $100 million of convertible bonds (CBs) backed by a liquefied natu...

Korea Investment to buy US government-leased building for $185 mn

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. will acquire a mid-sized office building in Washington D.C. for around 200 billion won ($185 million) next ...

Malaysia pension fund buys Korean logistics center for $70 mn: report

Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has closed the acquisition of a logistics center near Seoul for around 75 billion won ($67 million) in its f...

NPS chief-designate says to boost responsible investing in public projects

Former South Korean lawmaker Sung-joo Kim, named as chief executive and chairman of the National Pension Service (NPS) on Nov. 2, stressed the publi...

KB Asset raises €165 million to invest in €1 bn Mirova infrastructure fund

KB Asset Management Co. Ltd. has closed a domestic fund at around €165 million to invest in a €1 billion infrastructure fund of Mirova, an investment ...

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...

NPS’ $600 mn RFP for local PE/VC funds receives tepid response

National Pension Service’s (NPS) recent invitation for investment proposals to domestic private equity and venture capital funds, which amounts to 650...

Three Korean investors to buy $87 mn debt backed by US resorts: report

Three South Korean institutional investors will buy 100 billion won ($87 million) worth of mezzanine debt secured on a portfolio of 15 water park reso...

Korean investors to provide $440 mn financing in their largest US power plant investment

Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and NH Bank of South Korea’s national agricultural cooperative will underwrite an aggregate $400 million of debt ...

Mirova infrastructure fund may raise $266 mn from Korea: report

Mirova, part of France’s Natixis Asset Management, is likely to collect 200 billion won to 300 billion won ($177 million to $266 million) from South K...

Korean insurers invest $118 mn in US power generation portfolio debt

Five South Korean insurance companies have invested $118 million in senior debt of a portfolio of six US thermal power facilities, which are expected ...

Korean insurers invest $160 mn in debt of Facebook-leased NY property

A group of South Korean insurance firms have invested 180 billion won ($160 million) in mezzanine debt secured on two interconnected buildings in New ...

Korean hedge fund house co-invests in $40 mn Florida building purchase

South Korea’s small hedge fund company Anda Asset Management Co. Ltd. has invested $8 million in a $40 million joint acquisition of a four-story offic...