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Markets
Bank of Korea keeps policy rate unchanged; no signal of further action
The Bank of Korea (BOK) left the benchmark rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5% as expected on July 16, citing the slowing economy and the overheate...
Jul 16, 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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Carlyle Group
Carlyle raises $600 mn for infra credit fund with top Korean banking groups
The Carlyle Group has raised $600 million for an infrastructure credit fund in South Korea jointly with two domestic financial services firms to lend ...
Jul 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Export-Import Bank of Korea ups Aussie bond sale size to $460 mn on demand
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has nearly doubled the size of its planned new bond sale in Australia to A$700 million ($460 million) on stron...
May 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Foreign investors’ holding of South Korean bonds at record high of $115 bn
Foreign investors continued to buy South Korean bonds such as treasuries and monetary stabilization bonds for a fourth consecutive month in April, wit...
May 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Pension funds eye bargains in equities and bonds; alternatives on hold
A number of South Korean pension funds are looking to hunt for bargains in the battered equity and bond markets, while postponing investment in infras...
Mar 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Two Europe-focused REITs seek $600 mn IPOs in Seoul
Two real estate investment trusts (REITs) backed by office buildings in Belgium and France are planning to raise a combined $600 million through initi...
Mar 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Balance Hero banks on India's 1.3B with fintech
Expanding to India was a no-brainer decision for Lee Cheol-won."It took just five minutes to make the call," said Lee, CEO of Balance Hero, a financia...
Mar 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Korea’s Europe property investment hits record; France takes one-third
South Korean institutions, including pension funds and insurance companies, poured a record 12.5 billion euros ($14 billion) into Europe’s real ...
Jan 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
POBA to commit $111 mn to AXA’s $1.6 bn Europe logistics fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit around 130 billion won ($111 million) to AXA Investment’s 1.4 billion euro ($1.6 bil...
Jan 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Patrizia
Europe’s residential assets seen as attractive play: Patrizia
Residential properties remain a small portion of institutional investors’ portfolios but they are becoming an attractive asset class for income-...
Dec 16, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
POBA, PFA, Patrizia co-invest in Europe’s $1.3 bn logistics portfolio
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), Danish pension fund PFA and real estate investment firm Patrizia AG have co-invested 800 billion won ...
Dec 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Korea’s first Europe-focused REIT eyes $200 mn IPO in 2020
South Korea’s first Europe-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) is poised to go public on the domestic stock market in early 2020 to rais...
Nov 25, 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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Korea’s 1st logistics public fund unveiled for Amazon’s Europe facilities
IGIS Asset Management Co. Ltd. has launched South Korea’s first public fund investing in logistics centers, targeting to raise up to 245 billion won (...
Jul 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset plans $500 mn bond issue; invests in HK office debt
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. plans to raise more than $500 million in a global bond issuance early next month to fund its global investments, after ann...
Apr 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA earmarks $175 mn for Japan housing; picks Europe debt funds
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has allocated 200 billion won ($175 million) for initial investments in Japan’s multifamily residentia...
Apr 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kookmin Bank commits $20 mn to two aircraft junior debt funds
Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s biggest lender, has committed $20 million to two aviation funds to provide junior and mezzanine loans for Airbus and Boein...
Mar 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA seeks Europe PDF managers for $136 mn mandates
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will select three European middle-market private debt funds to commit about 120 million euros ($136 mi...
Jan 21, 2019 (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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GSO Capital raises $511 mn in Europe mid-market CLO fund: report
GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of the Blackstone Group, has raised 450 million euros ($511 million) in a Europe mid-market collateral...
Nov 25, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] DRC plans to launch Europe whole loan fund in 2019
DRC Capital, a London-based debt investment advisor, plans to launch a European whole loan fund by mid-2019, in a follow-up to its UK whole loan fund ...
Nov 18, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alcentra, BlueBay win GEPS’ $90 mn Europe private debt mandates
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will commit 40 million euros ($45 million) each to blind-pool private debt funds of Alcentra Ltd. and ...
Nov 11, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS tipped to buy Goldman Sachs’ new Europe HQ for over $1 bn
The National Pension Service (NPS) has been recently picked as the preferred buyer of Goldman Sachs’ new European headquarters in London, ...
Aug 02, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to re-up for Europe property SMA with $224 mn: report
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit an additional 250 billion won ($224 million) for core-plus and value-add property investme...
Aug 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] IFM Investors eyes Europe’s energy projects, debt refinancing
Energy projects and debt refinancing and secondary market deals are expected to create new investment opportunities in Europe, said an executive of Au...
Jul 09, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KDB Bank, NH Investment underwrite $30 mn debt on Teekay’s new vessels
South Korea’s state-run lender KDB Bank and NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have underwritten a $15 million subordinated debt each to partiall...
Jul 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Macquarie’s $2.3 bn Europe infra fund raises $405 mn from Korea
Macquarie's new European infrastructure fund, which targets a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) fundraising, has drawn €350 million ($405 million) from South ...
Jun 10, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean banks extend $130 mn loans for Asian aircraft financing: reports
Three South Korean lenders – KDB Bank, Woori Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) - have recently provided a combined $130 million in direct loan...
Apr 21, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Investments raises $222 mn for 3i Europe PPP fund
Hyundai Investments Co. Ltd. has raised a total of €180 million ($222 million) in commitments to invest in 3i European Operational Projects Fund from ...
Apr 14, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Hyundai Steel to displace Baoshan as GM Korea's supplier
- 3 S.Korea’s No.1 dried seaweed firm Kwangcheonkim up for sale for $295 mn
- 4 BOK chief warns against aggressive policy rate cuts, sees need for fiscal stimulus
- 5 S.Korea eases path for foreign REITs in senior housing push