Korean investors may own half of UK high-speed railway after UK firms’ resale

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, ...

Ex-NPS global alternatives heads move to Korean law firms as advisors

Two former global alternative investment heads of South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) moved to the country’s top law firms to advise on alter...

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 ...

Korean brokerage firms buy two UK logistics centers for $240 mn

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...

Korean firms invest $52.5 mn in debt refinancing of US building

Korean firms invest $52.5 mn in debt refinancing of US building

Two South Korean financial institutions have invested $52.5 million in mezzanine debt backed by an office building in Manhattan, which was issued to r...

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC eyes Asia, small firms for undervalued assets

[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...

[Interview] Korean fund for small firms to allot $440 mn to alternatives in 2017

[Interview] Korean fund for small firms to allot $440 mn to alternatives in 2017

Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, South Korea’s savings fund for small-sized business owners, will likely allocate 300 billion won ($265 million)...

Korean firms to buy $88 mn US power plant-backed debts from US bank

Korean firms to buy $88 mn US power plant-backed debts from US bank

Four South Korean institutional investors will acquire 100 billion won ($88 million) worth of senior debts secured on two US gas-fired power plants fr...

KIC picks $400 mn global bond managers among firms with Korean subsidiaries

KIC picks $400 mn global bond managers among firms with Korean subsidiaries

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has introduced new requirements to foreign bond managers that they have South Korean subsidiaries which will not be...

HI Investment sets up leasing firm to buy Boeing aircraft jointly for $209 mn

HI Investment sets up leasing firm to buy Boeing aircraft jointly for $209 mn

HI Investment & Securities Co. Ltd., an affiliate of South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., has established an offshore aircr...

Korean asset firms strive to fund property deals as institutions step back

Korean asset firms strive to fund property deals as institutions step back

South Korean investment firms, which have recently snapped up prime office buildings and warehouses in the US and Europe, are struggling to raise capi...

Five private debt firms win $120 mn mandates from Korean govt employee fund

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), a South Korean savings fund for government employees, has wrapped up its selection of five overseas p...

Korea Post awards $436 mn real estate debt mandates to three US firms

Korea Post awards $436 mn real estate debt mandates to three US firms

The asset management units of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), Prudential Financial Inc., and New York Life Insurance...

Korean firms invest $87 mn in mezzanine debt for Amazon office building in Seattle

Korean firms invest $87 mn in mezzanine debt for Amazon office building in Seattle

Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and other South Korean institutions have invested 100 billion won ($87 million) in mezzanine debts backed by an Amazon-o...

Korean firms to buy stake in UK gas business for $356 mn in secondary investment

Hanwha Life Insurance Co Ltd., Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. and other South Korean institutional investors will jointly acquire a 4.7%...

Two Korean firms make $70 mn senior loans to power plants near Chicago

Two Korean firms make $70 mn senior loans to power plants near Chicago

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and KEB Hana Bank have made $35 million senior loans each to two power generation facilities near Chicago, acc...

Korea Investment-led firms to buy EU parliament building for $224 mn

Korea Investment-led firms to buy EU parliament building for $224 mn

A consortium of Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and Hana Asset Management Co. Ltd. are tapping domestic institutional investors to acquire ...

Korean asset firm underwrites $61.5 mn mezzanine loan of LA office building

Korean asset firm underwrites $61.5 mn mezzanine loan of LA office building

A South Korean handbag maker’s fund management unit has invested $61.5 million in mezzanine debt of a prime office building in Los Angeles, jointly wi...

Two Korean firms on NASA building deal as local rival steps aside: report

A consortium of Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and Hana Asset Management Co. Ltd. was recently picked as a new preferred negotiator of the...

Police fund, 4 other Korean firms to put $100 mn in Emirates aircraft fund

Police fund, 4 other Korean firms to put $100 mn in Emirates aircraft fund

The Police Mutual Aid Association and four other South Korean institutional investors will underwrite $100 million of mezzanine tranches in an aircraf...

Korean asset firm raises $79 mn to invest in Blackstone-owned Las Vegas hotel

Korean asset firm raises $79 mn to invest in Blackstone-owned Las Vegas hotel

A small-sized South Korean asset management firm, Hyundai Investments Co. Ltd., has raised a real estate fund to invest 93 billion won ($79 million) i...

Korean firm holds off on buying NASA building after Trump election shock

A South Korean asset manager has temporarily put on hold an acquisition of the NASA headquarters building in Washington D.C., after rising interest ra...

[Interview] NPS eyes equity stakes in foreign infrastructure firms: CIO

[Interview] NPS eyes equity stakes in foreign infrastructure firms: CIO

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will chase equity stakes in foreign companies running power, harbor and road projects, as it is seeking t...

Neuberger Berman sees $100 mn fundraising in Korea to buy stakes in US asset firms

Neuberger Berman sees $100 mn fundraising in Korea to buy stakes in US asset firms

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will commit $50 million to a blind-pool fund that Neuberger Berman is in the process of raising, and other So...

Korean VC firms invest in UK drug developer, first after Brexit

Celleron Therapeutics Ltd., a cancer treatment developer founded by Oxford University professors, is poised to attract $26 million from South Korean a...

Three US firms win $120 mn mezzanine fund mandates from Korea fund

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has selected Crescent Capital Group, Falcon Private Equity and GoldPoint Partners to invest a total of...

Korean brokerage firm to buy Novartis campus in Paris for $454 mn: report

Korean brokerage firm to buy Novartis campus in Paris for $454 mn: report

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is set to buy an office building of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis under construction in Paris for 5...

Korea police fund picks CIO from outside; gives $90 mn mandates to 6 firms

Korea police fund picks CIO from outside; gives $90 mn mandates to 6 firms

South Korea’s police savings fund has appointed a former fixed-income head of Samsung Asset Management as its first chief investment officer fro...

Samsung’s investment firm to set up $270 mn US property mezzanine fund

Samsung’s investment firm to set up $270 mn US property mezzanine fund

A property investment arm of the Samsung Group will raise 300 billion won ($270 million) from South Korean insurance companies and pension funds in a ...

CVC set to buy Korean parcel delivery firm for about $300 mn

CVC set to buy Korean parcel delivery firm for about $300 mn

Baring Private Equity Asia has named CVC Capital Partners as the preferred buyer of South Korea’s No.4 parcel delivery company, which the Carlyle Grou...

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