IMF warns against South Korea's debt explosion

South Korea needs to closely monitor government spending to avoid a future debt explosion given its rapidly aging population, according to a senior ...

S.Korea's public debt tops GDP for first time in 2020

South Korea's government debt surpassed its gross domestic product for the first time in 2020, with public debt reaching its highest level ever foll...

SoftBank-backed Balance Hero raises $10 mn in debt funding from India

South Korean fintech startup Balance Hero has raised around $10 million in debt funding led by the India-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) ...

Naver issues $500 million in first foreign debt amid strong demand

South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. has successfully issued its first foreign currency bonds worth $500 million amid strong demand as ...

Korea Resources seeks sale of Australia coal mine to slash debt

Korea Resources Corp. is planning to sell its 82.25% stake in a coal mine in Australia, as part of efforts to cut its debt totaling 6.7 trillion won...

Hahn & Co finances $700 mn Korean Air deal with about $400 mn debt

Hahn & Co., a South Korean private equity firm, has completed the payment for the 790 billion won ($722 million) purchase of Korean Air Lines' i...

Korea Post seeks two direct lending funds for $200 mn mandates

Korea Post’s savings arm plans to select two global direct lending funds focusing on North America and Europe and commit $100 million to each ...

S.Korea's household debt ratio exceeds 100% for first time

South Korea’s household debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has exceeded 100% for the first time, with its debt growing relatively faster...

Korean LPs favor direct lending for private debt investment

More than half of South Korea’s key asset owners, led by the National Pension Service, are inclined to expand overseas private debt investment i...

S. Korea's fiscal deficit tops $90 bn; public debt hits record high

South Korea's fiscal deficit in September has pushed the annual shortfall to over 100 trillion won ($89.6 billion) with public debt reaching an all-ti...

[ASK2020] Private Debt: Playing Offense or Defense?

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[ASK2020] Is now the right time to invest in UK real estate debt?

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 J...

[ASK2020] The outlook for US Infrastructure Debt

IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago with the aim to protect and grow the retirement savings of pension fund members. IFM manage...

[ASK2020] The Opportunity in European Private Debt

Park Square Capital is one of the world’s most established private debt firms, providing flexible financing solutions to high-quality and ...

[ASK2020] Introduction to Australia’s Private Debt Market

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[ASK2020] Trends in European Private Debt and Private Equity Post Covid19

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Korean investors pick private debt as preferred asset class

South Korea’s institutional investors, including pension funds, mutual aid associations and insurers, plan to increase the private debt portion ...

Korean police fund raises risk appetite for private debt

South Korea’s Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has recently selected an opportunistic strategy fund for private debt investment as the $3 bi...

Brookfield's debt fund to raise $610 mn from Korea

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners will collect around 700 billion won ($610 million) from South Korean institutional investors for its second credit ...

Brookfield set to raise $610 mn for new infrastructure debt fund: report

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. will collect around 700 billion won ($610 million) from South Korean institutional investors for its second infrastru...

Korean LPs commit over $94 mn to LaSalle’s $513 mn debt fund

South Korean pension and savings funds, including the Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund and the Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (S...

Korean Air to lend $950 mn to US hotel unit for debt repayment

Korean Air Lines Co. will provide $950 million in loans to its fully owned US hotel operator which has $900 million in debt maturing this month, the c...

Hana Financial to fund Australia solar power project with $146 mn senior debts

Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has secured A$200 million ($146 million) in senior loans to finance A$320 million solar power project in Australia ...

BOK to buy $4.2 bn in state bonds by year-end to stabilize debt market

The Bank of Korea will buy state bonds worth 5 trillion won ($4.2 billion) directly from the market by the end of this year to stabilize the local deb...

Record-high Q2 Korean household debt heats up property, stock markets

South Korea’s household debt surged to the highest level in its history in the second quarter of the year, led by soaring mortgage loans and sec...

Korea’s state pension fund needs split to improve efficiency: National Assembly report

The National Pension Service needs to be split to enhance the efficiency of the South Korean state pension fund’s operations and reduce its heav...

[Updated RFP] Korea Post seeks two global debt fund houses for $170 mn mandate

(On August 25, Korea Post extended the deadline for submitting proposals for its global debt investment mandate to August 31, 2020 from August 19, 202...

[RFP] Korea Post plans to invest $200 mn in real estate mezzanine debt

Korea Post’s insurance arm is looking for one or two real estate debt managers to invest $200 million in mezzanine debt, for which it is plannin...

Debt-laden Doosan Group puts Doosan Infracore up for sale to secure cash

Doosan Group kicked off the sale process for Doosan Infracore, the group’s construction equipment builder, with the sale manager ...

NPS boosts private debt and venture capital investment in Q1

The National Pension Service (NPS) has beefed up investments in private debt and venture capital funds by adding Antares Capital Advisers and Insight ...