Carlyle to enter Korea’s reinsurance market with Korean Re for embattled insurers

The Carlyle Group has joined hands with Korean Re, the largest reinsurer in South Korea, to become the first co-reinsurance providers in a market esti...

Samsung narrows gaps fast with image sensor market leader Sony

Samsung Electronics Co. is narrowing gaps fast with Sony Corp., the global leader in image sensors, which are widely used in smartphone cameras and ot...

NPS returns shift to positive on stock market rebound

The National Pension Service has posted a 0.37% return as of the end of May, cancelling out the negative return of the previous four months as th...

Market view on Hyundai Motor takes a turn after Q2 earning surprise

The market's perception of Hyundai Motor Company has taken a turn, from considering the Korean automaker as a value stock to seeing it as a growth sto...

Korea’s IPO market gains steam amid global pandemic

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. made a strong market debut on the Korea Exchange, as the country's IPO market has been gaining steam with newly listed ...

NPS and Allianz to set up $2.3 bn Asian property fund

The National Pension Service (NPS) is to launch a $2.3 billion property fund with Germany’s Allianz SE to invest in core real estate in Asia, wi...

NPS logs negative Q1 investment return on stock market plunge

The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a negative 6.08% return on investment in the first three months of this year, weighed down by double-digit...

IMM enters China’s infrastructure market with $40 mn investment

IMM Investment Corp. has acquired a minority stake in China’s private water supplier for $40 million, in the first investment by a South Korean ...

Howard Marks says time to relax defensive stance

The global economy is bracing for unprecedented negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in the short term, but now is the time to hunt for ba...

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...

[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&...

French PE Ardian opens 4th Asian office in Seoul

Paris-based private equity house Ardian has opened a Seoul office as its fourth Asian base, as South Korean institutional investors such as pension fu...

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...

[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...

[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...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] KIC targets SME lending and Asian PE deals

Korea Investment Cooperation (KIC) is zooming in on lending to small to medium-sized companies and targets Asian private equity deals in pursuit of mi...

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...

Korean banks extend $130 mn loans for Asian aircraft financing: reports

Three South Korean lenders – KDB Bank, Woori Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) - have recently provided a combined $130 million in direct loan...

KIC to open Singapore office to boost Asian alternative investment

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will open its third overseas office in Singapore as early as August in its push for alternative investments in Asia...

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...

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 ...

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...

Korean funds to invest $295 mn in Asian warehouse developer e-Shang: report

South Korean institutional investors will buy about 350 billion won ($295 million) worth of senior loans secured by distribution centers of Warburg Pi...

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...

[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...

[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...

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...

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...

Polarization in Korean IPO markets delays PEF exits

delaying PE firms' IPOsSimone...