[ASK 2022]  Tailored strategies outperform in European credit market: Arrow Global

 As a leading European private credit asset manager, Arrow Global operates its own servicing platforms that most accurately fit E...

Residential, urban logistics in Europe are attractive: Patrizia

Despite a number of global market uncertainties, there is value in real assets where rental income grows faster than inflation, Mahdi Mokrane, head ...

Startup tapped to lead S.Korea’s autonomous car security project

South Korea has embarked on a public-private project to bolster communication security for autonomous driving, for which a domestic startup will pla...

Private markets embrace wider swath of economy: Partners Group CEO

Private equity is regarded as an alternative asset class while shares of listed companies are known as traditional assets. This classification may n...

Korean firms increase share in domestic office market

The International Finance Center in Seoul (IFC Seoul) drew interest from only six bidders at the end of last year, and Singapore-based ARA Korea was...

Virtual humans expand territory in real world

Virtual humans are taking an active part in the real world, expanding their influence in various sectors such as advertising, music, commerce and ed...

Korean real estate investors look to secure liquidity post-pandemic

South Korean real estate investors prefer liquidity and stable payback on investment, as well as investing in debts amid market uncertainty. The lim...

Korean LPs seek different strategies for private equity, debt

Key asset owners of South Korea will keep their mid- to long-term plans for alternative asset management despite the current macroeconomic risks, as...

Former NPS real estate chief named Allianz RE's Asia head

Kim Hyun-soo, a former real estate investment head of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), has been named Asia head of Allianz Real Estate,...

Why GS Group keeps debt-ridden, cash-guzzling affiliate afloat

GS Group, a South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate, has an unlisted affiliate that the group largely keeps out of the public eye but is occasion...

KFCC to focus on ESG values in real asset investment

The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC), a South Korean community bank managing 70 trillion won ($55.1 billion) in assets, is ...

Hancom to launch South Korea’s first private satellite

Hancom InSpace, an affiliate of Hancom Group, announced on Wednesday it will launch South Korea’s first private satellite for Earth observatio...

LB Private Equity posts 65% return via secondary, mezzanine

LB Private Equity Inc., a South Korean PE firm specializing in secondary and buyout investments, has liquidated its 120 billion won ($93.4 million) ...

Korea's top real estate managers bulk up assets in COVID-19

Real estate funds in South Korea have increased by 27% to 130 trillion won ($101.4 billion) from 102 trillion won over the past two years, accordi...

Affirma taps NPS executive as private credit head

Singapore-based private equity firm Affirma Capital has founded an affiliate for private credit management and tapped Kim Seong-mok, a former execut...

POBA targets PE in tech, bio, healthcare in long term, CIO says

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...

Doosan Enerbility turns around with reform, new orders

South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has significantly improved its financial health, with its debt-to-equity ratio tumblin...

Baring PEA to refinance two Korean lenders to recoup investment

Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia is planning to raise a total of 674 billion won ($532 million) in loans for South Korea's Acuon Capital a...

IGIS, KKR to found JV for real estate investment in Korea

US private equity investment giant KKR & Co. and IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate fund manager in South Korea, will set up a j...

Retail investment amount in startups triples on-year in Q1

South Korea’s retail investors are increasingly more bullish in startups than in manufacturing or retail firms. The Ministry of SMEs an...

Blackstone taps ex-Citibank Korea CEO as Seoul office head

The Blackstone Group has named Ha Yung-Ku, who had led Citibank Korea for nearly 14 years, as chairman of its South Korean operations as the US inve...

73% of LPs to ramp up global warehouse investment

Key asset owners of South Korea are eyeing logistics centers and multifamily housing for real estate investing while planning to reduce exposure to ho...

Affinity Equity to refinance Serveone to recoup investment

Affinity Equity Partners is in the process of raising 700 billion won ($565 million) to recapitalize South Korea's Serveone Co. in an attempt to rec...

Yoon administration to launch strategic committee for semiconductors

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s transition team announced Thursday it is considering a joint public-private committee that will be in charge o...

Direct lending remains the top PD strategy for Korean LPs

Around 70% of South Korean key asset owners will expand their exposure to global private debt, expecting steady streams of cash flow, according to a r...

Korea Post to hire two GPs for global infrastructure debt

  Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 14 that its insurance arm will select two asset managers for a maxi...

High conviction in private credit for a global portfolio  

It seems as though the list of risks to investors is rising. Supply chain imbalances, higher raw material costs, rising interest rates, labor shortage...

Korea Dongkuk targets record profit on Brazil CSP’s brisk earnings

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, is expected to continue to benefit from the strong earnings of its Brazilian u...

S.Korea to scrap plans to sell Ambatovy mine stake

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will scrap the outgoing government’s plan to sell off its stakes in loss-making overseas mines, including the Am...

Korean PE firm in exclusive talks to buy golf grip brand SuperStroke

South Korea's Daol Private Equity, formerly known as KTB Private Equity, is in exclusive talks to buy the entirety of SuperStroke, a US golf grips m...