alternative asset management
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KTB Asset sources $80 mn mezzanine debt deal on London hotel
KTB Asset Management Co. Ltd. has sourced its first Europe real estate debt investment for South Korean institutional investors with a £56.9 million (...
Mar 08, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks two global PEF managers for $200 mn co-investment
Korea Post plans to allocate a total of $200 million to two global private equity fund managers employing co-investment strategies. It will receive p...
Mar 06, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset close to buying Carrefour-leased new logistics center in Poland
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd., a leading South Korean asset manager, is close to acquiring a new logistics center in Poland for an estimated...
Feb 23, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[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-...
Feb 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA mulls JV launch with global pension funds for alternative investment
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is considering forming project-based joint ventures with global pension funds in pursuit of high-quali...
Jan 30, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hangang Asset invests $47 mn in debt on Blackstone-owned Orlando hotels
Hangang Asset Management Co. Ltd. has invested 50 billion won ($47 million) in a mezzanine debt on two luxury hotels in Orlando, Florida, on behalf of...
Jan 25, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea scientists fund to commit $34 mn to BlueBay Asset’s Europe debt fund
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) has committed €28 million ($34 million) to a European mid-market private debt fund of Blu...
Jan 22, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset’s unit buys Morgan Stanley’s new Scotland head office building
Multi Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd., wholly owned by South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd., has acquired Morgan Stanley’s new head...
Jan 16, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset buys $95 mn debt on Blackstone-owned Cosmopolitan hotel
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd., the brokerage arm of South Korea’s leading mutual fund house, has bought a $95 million mezzanine debt on the Cosmopolitan...
Jan 05, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] POBA seeks US private debt fund managers for about $150 mn
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will select two to three US private debt fund houses to make senior secured, direct lending of around ...
Nov 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Asset to raise $105 mn from retail investors to buy DreamWorks campus
Hana Asset Management Co. Ltd. plans to raise 117.5 billion won ($105 million) in a public fund from South Korean individual investors to fund its 350...
Nov 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Asset raises €165 million to invest in €1 bn Mirova infrastructure fund
KB Asset Management Co. Ltd. has closed a domestic fund at around €165 million to invest in a €1 billion infrastructure fund of Mirova, an investment ...
Oct 30, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea scientists fund to pick $120 mn multi-asset SMA manager
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) is planning to allocate around $120 million to a separately managed account (SMA) of mult...
Oct 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset buys $48 mn mezzanine debt backed by FedEx-leased warehouses
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. invested 54 billion won ($48 million) last week in mezzanine debt secured on two warehouses leased to FedEx Co...
Sep 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTB Asset’s real estate senior debt fund raises $106 mn from three Korean firms
KTB Asset Management Co. Ltd. has raised 120 billion won ($106 million) from three South Korean financial services firms for a blind-pool fund to inve...
Sep 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset mulls committing up to $26 mn to AIIB-backed India infra fund
Mirae Asset Financial Group is likely to commit 20 billion won to 30 billion won ($18 million to $26 million) to a $750 million infrastructure fund fo...
Aug 09, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
Aug 04, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS in emergency system under acting CIO, global alternatives head
The National Pension Service (NPS) has begun running an emergency inspection system for its investment management department with the appointment of...
Jul 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS cancels global alternative head appointment on CV inaccuracy
The National Pension Service (NPS) has withdrawn the appointment of its new global alternative investment head due to an inaccurate statement on his r...
Jul 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset weighs $433 mn global real estate fund launch
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. is considering raising around 500 billion won ($433 million) in a global real estate fund, buoyed by hefty ret...
Jul 06, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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UBS, Mesirow, AXA on Korea Post’s hedge fund manager shortlist
UBS, Mesirow Financial and AXA are on the shortlist for Korea Post’s global hedge fund investment mandates for which the state agency is to allocate a...
Jul 05, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] POBA seeks private credit SMA managers for $200 mn
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will select two global private credit managers to invest around $200 million in mezzanine debt via sep...
Jun 27, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
Jun 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha Asset to raise $1 bn from insurance arms to launch global funds
South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management Co. Ltd. will launch three global funds for infrastructure, real estate and private equity investments, with $1 ...
Jun 15, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS names CIO’s ex-colleague as global alternative head
Jae-Sang Kim, who had worked with National Pension Service’s (NPS) Chief Investment Officer Myoun-Wook Kang in asset management firms for several ye...
May 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] KIC may pick small hedge fund managers
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking at small and medium-sized hedge fund managers to take a bigger chunk of a deal, and the sovereign wealth...
May 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA selects 7 global private equity fund managers for $300 mn
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has picked seven global private equity fund houses to invest $300 million in five different strategies...
May 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[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...
May 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks global private debt fund managers for up to $300 mn
Korea Post's savings unit announced a plan on May 17 to invest up to $300 million in overseas private debt funds focusing on mezzanine and distresse...
May 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks global fund of hedge fund managers
Korea Post’s insurance unit on May 8 posted a request for proposals of multi-strategy funds of hedge funds. It will receive proposals by 5 pm, May 19...
May 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)