corporate loans
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ESG
ESG becomes name of the game on Korean corporate boards
South Korea’s big companies, such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, are increasingly embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards ...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean banks' household, company loans near $1.8 trn
South Korean households and companies have taken out fresh loans worth 208 trillion won ($189 billion) from banks last year, pushing the outstanding...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Ssangyong Motor files for court receivership, misses loan repayment
Ssangyong Motor Co. has filed for court receivership after the South Korean unit of India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. missed a 60 billion won...
Dec 21, 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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Alternative investments
Shinhan arranges $120 mn loan for Cerberus US deal
Shinhan Financial Group has arranged a $120 million loan to finance Cerberus Capital Management’s acquisition of operations in a leading US-base...
Nov 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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PIMCO
[ASK2020] Evolution of corporate credit markets and how this recession is different than the GFC
PIMCO is one of the world’s premier investment managers. Since our launch in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO has grown to 17 offi...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Korea’s ESG corporate bond issues on course to top $5 bn in 2020
South Korean companies’ issues of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds have almost doubled to 5.7 trillion won ($4.9 billion) so far...
Sep 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Socius-Well to Sea consortium to buy Doosan Corporation Mottrol for $381 mn
Doosan Group is selling its hydraulic components manufacturing arm to a consortium of two local private equity investment firms -- Socius Advisors and...
Sep 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Lotte Corp's corporate bond issue raises staggering $665 mn in demand
South Korean conglomerate Lotte Corporation saw overwhelming demand of 790 billion won ($665 million) from institutional investors on the issuing of c...
Aug 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bankruptcy
Corporate bankruptcy filings hit all-time high in Korea amid global pandemic
Corporate bankruptcy cases in July posted a historic high with 103 filings, mirroring the global impact of the pandemic and its heavy blow to Sou...
Aug 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Lotte Corp to include ESG bonds in $126.5 mn corporate bond offering in September
Lotte Corporation is set to become the first South Korean holding company to issue environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds, according to inv...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Renewable energy
Hana Financial underwrites $117 million senior loan for US energy storage system
Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd has invested in an energy storage system development project as an underwriter for senior loans worth $117 million....
Jul 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Unsold corporate bonds may hit a record-high in seven years
Institutional investors are becoming wary of investing in Korean corporate bonds due to uncertainties caused by the coronavirus. As of July 20, t...
Jul 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Doosan Infracore issues $300 mn dollar bonds amid corporate restructuring
Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd., a Korean machinery manufacturer, has successfully issued dollar-denominated bonds worth $300 million despit...
Jul 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Financial purchases $77 mn mezzanine loan on 30 Hudson Yards NYC
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has purchased a $77 million mezzanine loan backed by a six-story space in the 101-story, 30 Hudson Yards, the third...
Jul 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Meritz Sec raises risk appetite with $350 mn loan on NY condo tower
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has entered New York City’s inventory loan market by providing $350 million financing on a luxury condominium tower i...
Feb 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Shinhan raises $330 mn for Carlyle’s bespoke revolving loan fund
Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. (SAIM) has raised $330 million for the Carlyle Group’s newly launched revolving loan fund (CREV) ...
Jan 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin underwrites $145 mn loan on stalled NY hotel project
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has underwritten a luxury hotel development in New York with a $145 million loan, saving the project from bankruptc...
Nov 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin joins Foxtel’s refinance with $136 mn loan: report
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has provided A$200 million ($136 million) loan to Foxtel Management Pty Ltd., according to a South Korean news repo...
Nov 22, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hana Alternative sees near 8% IRR on $30 mn US hotel loan
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. Ltd. has provided a senior loan of $30 million on InterContinental Houston – Medical Center, in a five-ye...
Oct 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Shinhan provides $100 mn mezzanine loan on Brookfield’s US hotel
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided a $100 million mezzanine loan on Brookfield’s resort hotel in Florida which recently secured $560 million ...
Oct 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea, China banks offer $120 mn loan on Chile LNG terminal stake deal
The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) and two Chinese banks have extended a syndicated loan of $120 million to fund a stake purchase in a liquefied natur...
Aug 08, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
Apr 06, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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CalSTRS-POBA venture extends $64 mn loan on Atlanta office project
A joint venture between the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) and the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has provided a ...
Mar 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
Mar 06, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[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...
Mar 05, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset underwrites $375 mn loan on Times Square development
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has extended a $375 million loan for the Times Square redevelopment in New York City, or one third of the $1.13 billion se...
Jan 28, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin to fund Emirates' A380 jet lease with $250 mn loan
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. will provide a subordinated loan of 280 billion won ($250 million) on four A380 superjumbos long-term leased by Dub...
Jan 08, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
Dec 21, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean banks lend club loan for $115 mn aircraft debt finance
Three big South Korean lenders have lent a $85 million club loan to ALAFCO, a Kuwait-based aircraft leasing company, which recently raised $115 millio...
Nov 29, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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