Korean Investors

Unison Capital in final stages of talks to sell Gong Cha to US PEF
Unison Capital Inc. is in the final stages of negotiations to sell Taiwan-style milk tea brand Gong Cha to US private equity firm TA Associates for around 350 billion won ($296 million), which is likely to return nearly five times its investment in t
Jul 31, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin, Lotte Non-life lend $85 mn for US midstream project
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Lotte Non-life Insurance Co. Ltd. have lent $85 million in a mezzanine loan on Salt Creek Midstream LLC in Texa...
Jul 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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PE consortium exits from Coffee Bean in six years
A consortium of private equity firms led by the US-based Advent International Corp. has exited its investment in The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for a ...
Jul 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Brookfield seeks refinance of $1.5 bn debt on IFC Seoul
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is seeking to refinance 1.8 trillion won ($1.5 billion) of debts it borrowed on the International Finance Center in S...
Jul 24, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] POBA to allocate $150 mn to global PEFs
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) plans to commit around $150 million to global blind-pool private equity funds to invest in buyout/grow...
Jul 24, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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JR AMC to buy Hungary office building for $47 mn
JR AMC Co. Ltd., a real estate investment trust in South Korea, has agreed to buy a pre-completed office building in Budapest for 42.3 million euros (...
Jul 23, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Investment joins $134 mn funding for Swiss biotech venture
KB Investment Co. Ltd., the venture capital arm of KB Financial Group, has invested $10 million in a Swiss biotech start-up firm which recently raised...
Jul 20, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carlyle’s new credit fund draws $200 mn from Korea
Ten South Korean institutional investors have committed about $200 million to the Carlyle Group’s first credit opportunities fund which recently raise...
Jul 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean VC firms invest $26 mn in India, Vietnam start-ups
South Korean venture capital firms have invested a combined $26 million in Internet-based start-up companies in India and Vietnam, betting on the rapi...
Jul 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin, CIC to set up $1 bn Korea-China cooperation fund
Hana Financial Group will set up a joint fund with China Investment Corp. (CIC) to invest in companies seeking to penetrate each other’s markets, with...
Jul 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean brokerage firms acquire Hilton Vienna for $375 mn
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has led a South Korean brokerage consortium to buy the largest hotel in Austria, Hilton Vienna, for $375 million which is e...
Jul 12, 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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TIAA, Korean Teachers’ Credit to form 3rd JV with $510 mn capital
The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) have reached a preliminary agreement to ...
Jul 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin acquires Prague office building for $147 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. made a 130-million-euro ($147 million) acquisition in Prague’s office property market in June, just a few months af...
Jul 05, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone, Principal Asset win Korea Post’s $150 mn mandates
Korea Post has awarded two real estate debt investment mandates worth $150 million to the Blackstone Group and Principal Asset Management, its savings...
Jul 04, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Credit Suisse-led fund buys Korean logistics centers for $104 mn
A fund led by Credit Suisse Asset Management’s real estate investment arm has acquired two logistics centers in South Korea for 120 billion won ($104 ...
Jul 01, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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MMAA commits $40 mn to Oaktree Capital’s special situations fund
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has committed $40 million to Oaktree Capital Management’s Asia-focused special situations fund which report...
Jun 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sale of Korean game firm cancelled in lack of strategic buyers
The planned sale of the parent company of South Korea’s biggest online gaming firm Nexon Co. Ltd., was abruptly cancelled after it failed to narrow th...
Jun 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha, NH Investment take $243 mn stake in Gatwick Airport
Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have acquired a combined 2.85% stake in London’s Gatwick Airpo...
Jun 25, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Public fund of $118 mn launched for Luxemburg building
Korea Investment Management Co. plans to raise 104 million euros ($118 million) from individual investors in June to fund its 275-million-euro purchas...
Jun 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset, NH Investment lend $182 mn on LA hotel, condos
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have provided $182 million loans on a luxury hotel and condominium development...
Jun 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset, NH Investment join $134 mn Slovakia office deal
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have participated in a 120-million-euro ($134 million) acquisition of an Amazo...
Jun 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset to earn over 25% IRR from German property investment
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has agreed to sell an office building in Frankfurt for 400 million euro ($448 million) which will translate in...
Jun 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kiwoom Sec in $236 mn refinancing deal on Spain solar plants
Kiwoom Securities Co. Ltd. and a South Korean insurance firm have underwritten 140 billion won ($118 million) in a debt on nine solar power plants in ...
Jun 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean PEF provides $100 mn funding for KKR’s US buyout
South Korea’s new private equity firm Tiger Alternative Investors has provided $100 million in debt funding for KKR’s $1.32 billion acquisition of Ken...
Jun 13, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC picks Teachers’ Pension CIO as new chief investment officer
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has chosen Dae-yang Park, chief investment officer of the country’s Teachers’ Pension, as new CIO among a dozen app...
Jun 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean military fund invests in UK motorway service chain
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has invested 40 billion won ($34 million) to buy a minority stake in Welcome Break, the UK’s second biggest...
Jun 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Investment to buy 99-yr ownership of Brussels building
Korea Investment Management Co. will acquire a 99-year ownership of an office building in Brussels for 146 million euros ($165 million) in its second ...
Jun 11, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Sec to buy French office complex for $778 mn
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. is set to acquire an office building west of Paris for 691 million euros ($778 million), following a string of recent prop...
Jun 09, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU, Meritz Fire invest $100 mn in debt of US hotel-focused REIT
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. have invested $100 million in a mezzanine loan secured by 92 ...
Jun 07, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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