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...

Korean military fund to focus on stability in real estate investment

The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), with $9 billion in assets under management, will focus real estate investments on stability by pursuing fu...

KKR makes pre-IPO investment in Korean car parts makers in $940 mn deal

Private equity firm KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy a stake in a South Korean automotive parts maker and acquire a copper foil unit to be...

NPS to buy stake in UK high-speed railway for $350 mn in InfraRed-led investment

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is expected to invest around 400 billion won ($353 million) in acquiring a 30% stake in Britain’s High Sp...

NPS secures hefty return from first exit of global infrastructure co-investment

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has pocketed more than €100 million ($114 million) from the recent sale of a 5% stake in Spain’s leading ...

Korean teachers’ fund co-invests $45 mn in senior loan for London office portfolio

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has invested 51.9 billion won ($45 million) in senior loans secured on a London office portfolio in co-invest...

GEPS to invest $20 mn in dollar-denominated structured notes

The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will allocate $20 million to US dollar-denominated structured notes based on South Korean credit defau...

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...

NPS confirms co-investment in Prague office building via LaSalle fund

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) confirmed a co-investment in an office building in Prague, Czech Republic, through a real estate fund of ...

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...

NH Investment acquires $70 mn debt in aircraft finance for Qatar Airways

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has underwritten $70 million mezzanine debts of around $300 million financing to buy two aircraft operated by ...

KTB Investment raises $82 mn aircraft fund for lease to Singapore Airlines

KTB Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and the Military Mutual Aid Association’s (MMAA) investment firm have recently closed a 91.5 billion wo...

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean insurers seek co-investment, top-tier GPs

South Korean insurance companies are looking for co-investment in overseas alternatives with general partners, and leaning towards larger GPs in the i...

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] Korean LPs call for co-investment offers from GPs

When Korea Post issued a request for proposals on May 17 for global private debt investment of up to $300 million, the state agency added a new requir...

NH Investment to acquire $100 mn debt of landmark Boston building

(Updated: Some financing details and background were removed at the request of the sources.) NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. will underwrite ...

KIC’s 2016 investment return swings to positive

Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) investment return swung to a positive 4.35% in 2016, helped by solid returns from stock and bond portfolios. In ...

Korea scientists’ fund in push for co-investments in overseas assets: report

Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) will commit about 20 billion won ($18 million) to a fund of Morgan Stanley Energy Partner...

Teachers’ Pension announces new overseas alternative investment head

The Korea Teachers’ Pension on April 24 named its domestic alternative investment head Young-sin Jeong as new head of overseas alternative investments...

NPS to invest $100 mn in BBAM’s blind-pool aircraft fund

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will make its first investment in a blind-pool aircraft fund by committing $100 million to a $1 billion f...

Heungkuk Asset raises $114 mn to invest in senior debt of Emirates Airline’s aircraft

Heungkuk Asset Management Co. Ltd. , a unit of South Korea’s textile, financial services and media group, closed a 130 billion won ($114 million) fund...

NH Investment set to buy Tokyo office building for $308 mn

The brokerage arm of South Korea’s national agricultural cooperative has decided to acquire a 23-story skyscraper in Tokyo, for about 350 billion won ...

Hyundai Investments seeks to raise up to €200 million for BC Partners’ buyout fund

Hyundai Investments Co. Ltd., wholly owned by Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., is seeking to raise between €100 million ($107 million) an...

Hana Asset raises €44.2 million in FoF to invest in CVC private debt fund

The investment firm of South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has raised €44.2 million ($47 million) mostly from domestic life insurers through a private ...

NH Investment drops talks to buy L’Oréal building near Paris

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has pulled out of negotiations to buy an office building under construction in a suburb of Paris after a due d...

Korean insurers invest $102 mn in senior debts of Manhattan building

Three South Korean insurance firms have invested 115 billion won ($102 million) in senior secured debts of a building in Manhattan, New York which is ...

[Interview] Shinhan Life eyes low-volatility investments ahead of new accounting rule

The life insurance arm of South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group will allocate more than 90% of its assets under management to loans and bonds to...

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...

[Interview] ING Life Korea seeks equity investments in US, Europe core real estate

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd. sees core office buildings and infrastructure in the US and Europe remaining as attractive targets even in the periods o...