UK real estate
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Alternative investments
POBA commits €80 mn to AXA's life science property fund
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
POBA commits $150 mn to Brookfield secondaries fund
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has ventured into the real estate secondaries market, committing $150 million to Brookfiel...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean offshore wind investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired a 100% equity stake in Korea Renewable Energy ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean funds weigh overseas real estate exits in H2
Domestic office buildings and logistics centers dominated South Korean institutions' property transactions in the first half of this year, with fier...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biosimilars
Celltrion, Samsung Bioepis anticipate increased biosimilar sales in Europe
South Korean biosimilar companies such as Celltrion Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co. are likely to see their sales hike by tens of millions of dollars...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor to adopt digital twin in latest move of virtual technology use
Hyundai Motor Group plans to adopt digital twin technology, which allows the automaker to make a digital replica of a real car for simulation not ...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Harrison Street taps Korean LPs for $1.5 bn life science property fund
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union has committed $100 million to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital's new flagship fund that is aiming to raise $1.5...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POBA commits over $200 mn to Europe-focused real estate SMA
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed 270 billion won ($240 million) to a separately managed account (SMA) focusin...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shinsegae to raise $2 bn in secured loan for eBay Korea
South Korea's Shinsegae and Lotte groups, the two final contenders for eBay Korea, are hurrying to securitize their assets, even offering core real ...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
UK lifestyle brand Barbour enters legal battle with 10-year partner in Korea
The recent decision by Barbour, the British lifestyle brand under J. Barbour & Sons Ltd., to transfer the rights to sell its products in South K...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medicine
Celltrion, Mirae to take largest stake in UK biotech firm
South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. and Mirae Asset Group have agreed to an investment that will render them the top shareholder in Iksuda ...
Jun 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean LPs commit over $200 mn to UK real estate fund
A UK-focused real estate debt fund, managed by New York-based BentallGreenOak, has received a combined £170 million ($241 million) in commitme...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung, Bayer join $90 mn investment in AI healthcare app Ada Health
Samsung Electronics Co. and Germany’s pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG have made a joint investment in the Berlin-based artificial intelligence (...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stake investments
Samsung Life buys 25% stake in Savills IM for $90 mn
Samsung Life Insurance Co. has agreed to buy a 25% stake in Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) for £63.75 million ($90 million) from U...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
[ASK 2021] Sculptor Capital: Non-Traditional Real Estate
Sculptor Capital Management is a leading alternative asset manager with capabilities across multi-strategy, credit and real estate. Sculptor has...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021 Interview
Sculptor Capital bets on non-traditional real estate
Non-traditional real estate assets such as cell towers, parking lots and marinas will likely provide significant investment opportunities to debt in...
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Korean pension funds eye non-core global real estate
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) ar...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's global real estate fund investors brace for losses
The combined balance of overseas real estate investment funds sold in South Korea saw a drop in their net asset value below the original value by 40...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS makes first investment in timberland via UK fund
The National Pension Service has committed $150 million to London-based Stafford Capital Partners in its first investment in timberland, land availa...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai-partnered world-first urban airport project gets UK govt backing
A British urban air mobility project, in which South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is a technology partner, has been chosen as the winner of the U...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KKR’s Asia real estate fund draws around $400 mn from Korea
South Korean institutional investors, including the National Pension Service, have committed around $400 million to KKR’s Asia real estate f...
Jan 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS mandates Russell to invest $1 bn in listed real estate
The National Pension Service has mandated Russell Investments to invest $1 billion in listed real estate companies or real estate investment trusts ...
Dec 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Joint venture
NPS, Hines set up $1.5 bn build-to-core strategy JV
The National Pension Service has set up a $1.5 billion joint venture with the US-based real estate investment firm Hines for a build-to-core portf...
Dec 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinhan, Hana fund KKR’s $5.6 bn UK deal with $63 mn in loans
Two leading South Korean banks – Shinhan and Hana – have provided a combined 47 million pounds ($63 million) in senior loans to finance ...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Nuveen
[ASK2020] Is now the right time to invest in UK real estate debt?
Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 J...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiera Capital
[ASK 2020] Real Estate Investing in these unprecedented times
Fiera Capital is an independent global asset management firm with a multi-boutique approach, with over USD125 billion in assets under management ...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
SEMA to favor PEF and PDF investments over real estate
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing mutual aid associations in South Korea, plans to favor invest...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to invest $25 mn in UK vehicle smart display firm
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, said on Oct. 7 it will invest $25 million in a UK automotive smart display company in...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Outbound investments
South Korea's real estate FDI climbs 7.3% in Q2
South Korea's outbound direct investment in real estate continued to grow in the second quarter, up 7.3% year on year, despite sharp falls in the...
Sep 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS commits $100-200 mn to UK PEF's energy fund to bolster ESG portfolio
The National Pension Service (NPS) has committed between $100 million and $200 million to an energy and infrastructure fund set up by UK-based private...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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