Hana Fin, Lotte Non-life lend $85 mn for US midstream project

Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Lotte Non-life Insurance Co. Ltd. have lent $85 million in a mezzanine loan on Salt Creek Midstream LLC in Texa...

Korean PEF provides $100 mn funding for KKR’s US buyout

South Korea’s new private equity firm Tiger Alternative Investors has provided $100 million in debt funding for KKR’s $1.32 billion acquisition of Ken...

KTCU, Meritz Fire invest $100 mn in debt of US hotel-focused REIT

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. have invested $100 million in a mezzanine loan secured by 92 ...

Korean firms underwrite $298 mn debt on new US gas plant

Three South Korean financial services firms - NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd., its affiliate NH Bank and Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. - ...

Anbang’s Korean arm to commit $44 mn to US real estate debt fund: report

ABL Life Insurance Co. Ltd., a South Korean arm of China’s Anbang Insurnce Group, has decided to commit 50 billion won ($44 million) to Madison Realty...

Three Korean brokerages lend $330 mn on US hotels, resort

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has extended a senior loan of $229 million on two new hotels in Nashville, which marked the third biggest construction loan...

Hanwha, Hana extend mezzanine loans on US properties

Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has provided a 140 billion won ($123 million) mezzanine loan on an office complex in Silicon Valley leased...

Brookfield raises $147 mn from Korea for US office portfolio: report

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has secured $147.2 million in a mezzanine tranche from South Korea’s Kiwoom Asset Management Co. Ltd. on a US office ...

Hana sources $50 mn loan investment in US residential project

Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. Ltd. has arranged a $50 million loan investment in the largest residential development under construction in Bos...

[Interview] POBA to increase US property loan investment via JVs

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will continue to step up investment in US real estate loans through joint ventures (JVs) with global p...

Mirae Asset to underwrite $300 mn debt on US shale oil project

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd., the brokerage arm of a leading South Korean asset manager, will underwrite a $300 million debt on a US shale oil pipeline...

Mirae Asset buys Amazon-leased US distribution center for $78 mn

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has closed a $78 million acquisition of an Amazon-occupied new distribution center near Atlanta, funded partly by a senior...

Hyundai Investments commits $250 mn to US real estate debt fund

Hyundai Investments Co. Ltd. has committed $250 million to a real estate debt fund of a joint venture between Related Cos, a US real estate developer ...

Shinhan to lend $150 mn senior loan on US energy deal: report

Shinhan Investment Corp. will provide a $150 million senior loan to an energy company of Ares Management LP to finance its acquisition of a US midstre...

Midas Asset invests $100 mn in US hotel portfolio-backed debt

Midas Asset Management, a small-sized South Korean fund manager, has invested $100 million in a mezzanine debt secured on 53 hotels across the United ...

[Interview] Ares Management picks commercial mortgage, 2nd-tier US cities

Senior commercial real estate debts and select second-tier cities are likely to offer greater investment opportunities to global investors still keen ...

NPS co-invests in Morgan Stanley fund’s US energy firm purchase

The National Pension Service (NPS) has poured around $100 million into a co-investment led by a Morgan Stanley fund to acquire units of a US shale gas...

GS EPS-Mirae Asset consortium buys 10% stake in US gas power plant

A consortium of South Korean power producer GS EPS Co. Ltd. and Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy a 10% stake in a New Jersey-based gas po...

Hana Financial buys US REIT’s preferred stocks for $125 mn

Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has bought new preferred shares issued by a US real estate investment trust company for $125 million, ahead of the ...

Ares Management secures $300 mn in US gas project debt from Korea

Ares Management LP has raised a total of $300 million in credit facilities from South Korean institutional investors, including Hana Financial Investm...

[Interview] Meritz Real picks US retail assets, shorter-term property loans

US commercial buildings with global brand shops or fresh food stores are likely to generate strong returns enough to offset higher dollar hedging cost...

NH Investment provides $235 mn financing to US gas power plant

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has underwritten a $200 million senior debt and a $35 million equity interest for the construction of a natura...

HNA sells US property to Samsung, tapping Korean buyers for US asset: report

HNA Group has sold a Minneapolis office tower to Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. Ltd. for $320 million and is now tapping South Korean institutional ...

Korea Investment buys US office buildings of eBay and GSK for $260 mn

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has bought a Silicon Valley campus of eBay Inc. for 140 billion won ($130 million), shortly after closing t...

KIC may cancel $50 mn contract with Elliott over US fund’s disputes with Korean govt

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking into whether Elliott Management’s recent move against the South Korean government constitutes a conflict...

POBA, US pension fund to launch $400 mn JV to co-invest in real estate debt

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and a California pension fund will inject $200 million each into a joint venture they are setting up t...

Korean building materials firm seals 4th US hotel purchase for $87 mn

South Korea’s construction materials company, Aju Group, closed a $87 million acquisition of a hotel near Seattle from Marriott International Inc. las...

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...

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’...

[RFP] Korea construction workers’ fund seeks $40 mn US PDF manager

The Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) plans to allocate about $40 million to a US blind-pool fund house of direct lending and senior-...