Balhae Infrastructure Fund
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NPS, KIC global alternative heads to discuss property, infrastructure outlook in Oct 20 summit
Keymen of major South Korean institutional investors, including the National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post,...
Oct 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Starwood Energy to raise $200 mn from Korea to fund $760 mn US deal: report
(Updated to clarify the fund-raising is still underway, based on a comment from a source with knowledge on the matter) KB Asset Management, a unit ...
Oct 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to invest $100 mn in consumer-focused L Catterton’s $2.5 bn fund
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will commit $100 million to a new fund that L Catterton, a consumer-focused private equity firm, is curre...
Oct 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset’s $270 mn property fund for State Farm complex fully subscribed
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has raised the planned 300 billion won ($270 million) in a public property fund in 10 days after it was launch...
Sep 29, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Apollo secures $72 mn from Korean funds for German property refinancing
Apollo Global Management has attracted 80 billion won ($72 million) from a couple of South Korean pension funds to refinance part of bank loans it had...
Sep 27, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset launches public fund for $820 mn State Farm complex deal
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has purchased State Farm Insurance’s four-building office complex in Texas for 900 billion won (...
Sep 21, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS, CIC joint fund invests in A$9.7 bn Australian port deal
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has invested A$500 million in a deal of securing a 50-year-lease on Australia’s biggest container and car...
Sep 20, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea police fund picks CIO from outside; gives $90 mn mandates to 6 firms
South Korea’s police savings fund has appointed a former fixed-income head of Samsung Asset Management as its first chief investment officer fro...
Sep 20, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Macquarie cuts commitments from fund investors after oversubscription
Macquarie Group has closed its latest European infrastructure fund in the first round of fund-raising after attracting more than its target funding, a...
Sep 19, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung’s investment firm to set up $270 mn US property mezzanine fund
A property investment arm of the Samsung Group will raise 300 billion won ($270 million) from South Korean insurance companies and pension funds in a ...
Sep 14, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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US rate hike talk alters Korean fund’s US property investment strategy
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has decided to withdraw $70 million from a U.S. real estate fund that makes bets on property price ris...
Sep 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean public officials’ fund to invest $40 mn in cat bonds
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), a savings fund for South Korean public officials, will select about two management firms to commit $4...
Sep 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Brookfield may raise $90 mn from Korea for property mezzanine fund
A real estate mezzanine fund of Brookfield Asset Management, for which the private investment firm is aiming to raise $2 billion globally, is expected...
Sep 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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HPS, Crescent Capital win Korean pension fund’s $100 mn PDF mandates
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will commit $50 million to U.S.-based HPS Investment Partners and Crescent Capital Group each for over...
Sep 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Teachers’ Pension to invest $100 mn in Crescent Capital mezzanine fund
The Teachers’ Pension of South Korea will commit $100 million to a North America-focused, blind mezzanine fund to be launched by U.S.-based Crescent C...
Aug 31, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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KEPCO taps NPS-led fund to buy US solar power plant for $35 mn
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) has signed an agreement to buy a U.S. solar power plant from private equity firm Carlyle Group for $35 million, in ...
Aug 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone’s property loan fund raises $900 mn in Korea, beating funding target
Blackstone, the world’s largest real estate investment firm, has attracted 1 trillion won ($900 million) from South Korean institutional investors for...
Aug 25, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to put €250 mn in Macquarie Europe fund; drops Nice airport stake buy plan
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has decided to commit €250 million to Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 (MEIF5) that is aiming to ...
Aug 24, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea military fund to put €40 mn into Macquarie’s Europe infrastructure fund
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) will invest €40 million in Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 (MEIF5) that is aiming to rai...
Aug 18, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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US govt building-lease funds lure Korean investors
ING Life Insurance, fisheries cooperatives and a college fund in South Korea will put a total of $80 million into a fund run by USAA Real Estate Compa...
Aug 17, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cerberus’ new Europe property fund may attract over $370 mn from Korean investors
National Pension Service (NPS), Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and a South Korean insurer are considering putting a combined $370 million into a r...
Aug 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean public officials’ fund picks mezzanine fund firms in closed bids
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has preliminarily chosen three U.S.-based asset management firms of mezzanine funds in limit...
Aug 10, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea civil servants’ pension fund picks local firms for global stock, bond mandates
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has selected Daishin Asset Management and Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management as general pa...
Aug 09, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS seeks higher pay raise for in-house fund managers ahead of office relocation
The National Pension Service (NPS) is pushing forward a plan to raise the basic pay for in-house fund management staff by about 9% on average in 2016,...
Aug 02, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s public pension funds to explore joint overseas, alternative investment – fin ministry
South Korea’s public pension funds, including the National Pension Service (NPS) and pension schemes for government officials and military personnel, ...
Aug 02, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean public officials’ fund to commit A$60 mn to Macquarie infrastructure fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea has decided to commit 60 million Australian dollars to a Macquarie infrastructure fund ...
Jul 28, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea fund for small firm owners solicits bids for $88 mn equity mandates
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid is looking for stock management firms to invest a total of about 100 billion won ($88 million) and pick up to four fund...
Jul 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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What makes Korean asset owners hesitate to invest in hedge funds?
The National Pension Service (NPS) has kicked off its first investment in hedge funds by choosing two fund of funds managers to entrust a total of $1 ...
Jul 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea pension funds seek damages from Daewoo Shipbuilding’s books rigging
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) and the Teachers’ Pension have brought a joint action against Daewoo Shipbuilding for $19 mill...
Jul 19, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC sees regulation change to qualify KIC, Korean pension funds managers for CIO job
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has recently asked the finance ministry to revise part of regulations governing the sovereign wealth fund in order ...
Jul 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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