Korean Investors

Venture capital
South Korean VCs back US humanoid robot developer Apptronik
South Korean venture capital firms invested undisclosed tens of billions of won, equivalent to tens of millions of dollars, in US humanoid-developing startup Apptronik in a $403 million Series A funding round, which exceeded its original $350 millio
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s pension fund NPS rules out investing in MBK’s hostile M&A deals
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) said on Monday it will not participate in investments related to hostile mergers and acquisitions ...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS puts office tower, 2 nearby hotels on market in bundled sale
Prime office complex AP Tower and two adjacent hospitality properties in Seoul’s Gangnam Business District have been put up for sale in a bund...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to buy stake in Australia’s Metrics to expand alternative investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, has agreed to buy a stake in Australian asset manag...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
MBK chairman to leverage own funds to pay Homeplus suppliers
Michael ByungJu Kim, the co-founder, partner and chairman of Northeast Asia-focused private equity firm (PEF) MBK Partners Ltd., is expected to lever...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KB, Samsung SRA, Capstone named NPS’ core property fund operators
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has selected three asset managers to oversee its domestic core real estate platform fund — t...
Mar 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
BNK's planned acquisition of Hyundai Motor Securities building falters
BNK Asset Management Co.'s bid to acquire the Hyundai Motor Securities building in central Seoul has hit a stumbling block as the main tenant, Hyunda...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to mull responsible investment system for alternative investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is poised to consider expanding its responsible inv...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Global real estate market poised for strong rebound: Savills
The global real estate market is expected to pick up significantly over the next few years, with around $500 billion worth of real estate assets, hel...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s pension fund NPS to overhaul alternative investment strategy
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, plans to intro...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
South Korea emerges as private equity firms’ global hub
New York-based Apollo Global Management and London-based Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) have joined the ranks of global private equity firms that h...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s IGIS Asset puts top Seoul tourist area hotel on market
IGIS Asset Management Co., one of Asia's largest real estate investment firms, is set to sell a four-star hotel in Myeong-dong, a popular spot for fo...
Mar 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Kumho Petrochemical's Seoul headquarters put on market
IGIS Asset Management Co., has put Kumho Petrochemical Group’s headquarters building, Signature Tower in central Seoul, up for sale – a d...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
European student housing is top of the class: Savills IM
The appeal of European purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) to real estate investors is growing rapidly. In the recent 2025 INREV Investor Inte...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK commits to restoring Homeplus operations: MBK Vice Chairman Kim
MBK Partners, facing increasing scrutiny over its highly leveraged acquisition of Homeplus Co., has pledged to go all-out to restore the struggling h...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s pension fund NPS posts record return in 2024 on US stock rally
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, said on Friday...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
S.Korea’s sovereign fund KIC logs 8.5% return in 2024
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) reported an annual return of 8.49% last year thanks to steady gains from equity investments led by the AI tech...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
S.Korean investors name their 33 favorite alternative asset managers
Blackstone and HarbourVest Partners are South Korean institutional investors’ preferred private equity firms, according to a survey by Korea In...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC explores Europe middle-market private equity opportunities
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) on Monday explored investment opportunities in Europe’s middle-market private equity sector with other S...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
J-R AMC, BlueCove bid on $70 million sale of Mirae Asset, NPS’ Shilla Stay
The sale of Shilla Stay Dongtan, a premium business hotel operated by South Korea’s Hotel Shilla Co., has attracted four bidders, underscoring ...
Feb 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Macquarie to sell Seoul hotel to KB Asset for $119 million
Macquarie Asset Management is poised to sell a four-star hotel in Seoul for about 170 billion won ($118.7 million) to South Korea’s KB Asset Ma...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stocks
KKR recoups $206 mn in block sale of HD Hyundai Marine shares
Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. has succeeded in cashing out of its stake in HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. for 295 billion won ($206 m...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Hyundai Motor taps ex-CPPIB private equity head Suyi Kim for board role
Hyundai Motor Co. has tapped Suyi Kim, former private equity head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Benjamin Tan, an ex-portfol...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea Investment & Securities aims to be Asia's top securities firm
Korea Investment & Securities Co. will step up its asset management business by launching innovative global investment products, aiming to surpas...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Beauty giant CJ Olive Young to buy Seoul office building for $472 mn
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, has been given priority rights to buy an office building in Seoul for about 680 bil...
Feb 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Bain Capital acquires control of Mohegan's Korean resort
Private equity firm Bain Capital has acquired control of Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort on Yeongjong Island, the largest integrated resort in S...
Feb 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
EQT targets healthcare, technology, business service providers in Korea
EQT, the largest private equity firm in Europe, is setting its sights on healthcare, technology companies and business service providers in South Kor...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
PAG raises $4 bn for opportunistic Asia real estate fund
PAG, an Asia Pacific-focused alternative investment firm, on Friday announced the final close of its 10th opportunistic real estate fund at $4 billio...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea to let securities firms manage $43 bn public fund investment pool
South Korea said on Wednesday it aims to boost returns on 62.1 billion won ($42.7 billion) in the public fund investment pool by entrusting some of t...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
GIC at forefront of $413-mn deal to buy hotels from South Korea’s DL Group
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte. has been given priority rights to buy three hotels valued at more than 600 billion won ($413 million) togeth...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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