Vietnam’s Vingroup raises $400 mn from new stock sale to Hanwha Asset

Vietnam’s Vingroup raises $400 mn from new stock sale to Hanwha Asset

Vingroup JSC, Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, has issued convertible preferred shares to raise $400 million in a private placement to South Korea’s Ha...

Hanwha Asset invests $44 mn in Tokyo hotel-backed mezzanine debt

Hanwha Asset invests $44 mn in Tokyo hotel-backed mezzanine debt

Hanwha Asset Management Co. Ltd. has made its first direct investment in Japan’s commercial property market by underwriting 49.8 billion won ($44 mill...

Hanwha insurance arms net $75 mn from City of London property sale

Hanwha insurance arms net $75 mn from City of London property sale

Two insurance units of South Korea’s Hanwha Group have earned about £57.4 million ($75 million) in capital gains from its £159.2 million investment in...

Hanwha Asset to raise $1 bn from insurance arms to launch global funds

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 ...

Hanwha Investment steps in with $54 mn to keep Europe building deal afloat

Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has decided to commit 60 billion won ($54 million) to a South Korean consortium which was named as a prefe...

Five private debt firms win $120 mn mandates from Korean govt employee fund

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), a South Korean savings fund for government employees, has wrapped up its selection of five overseas p...

[Interview] Hanwha Life targets senior secured debt; sees $1 bn net growth in 2017 alternative asset

[Interview] Hanwha Life targets senior secured debt; sees $1 bn net growth in 2017 alternative asset

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., which manages 100 trillion won ($87 billion) of assets, will chase senior secured debts of commercial buildings in dev...

Hanwha Life, scientist fund to put $230 mn into UK gas business bid

Hanwha Life, scientist fund to put $230 mn into UK gas business bid

South Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and a scientists’ savings fund will commit a total of 185 million pounds ($230 million) to a project fund...

HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect Lee vows cash handouts

HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect Lee vows cash handouts

The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending including c...

HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect Lee vows cash handouts

The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending including cas...

Hanwha Ocean forms partnership with Babcock for submarines (edited)

Hanwha Ocean forms partnership with Babcock for submarines (edited)

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Friday that it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with the UK's Babcock International Group th...

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