ESG Report
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ESG
K-beauty, fashion companies ride ESG wave
South Korea's fashion and beauty companies are jumping on the environmental, social, governance (ESG) bandwagon to lure more environmentally conscious...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics embraces ESG for company assessment
South Korean companies are becoming more proactive in prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. In line with the ESG wave, Sa...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
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...
Oct 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Korea’s ESG corporate bond issues on course to top $5 bn in 2020
South Korean companies’ issues of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds have almost doubled to 5.7 trillion won ($4.9 billion) so far...
Sep 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real Estate
Hana Financial named preferred buyer of $700 mn Seattle office tower: report
A consortium of South Korea's Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. and other units of Hana Financial Group has signed a preliminary agreement to buy ...
Sep 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS looks to expand scope of ESG criteria to step up responsible investment
The National Pension Service (NPS) is seeking to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into domestic equity and bond investm...
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
KTCU to join in $700 mn US value-add residential project: report
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will invest $50 million in a $700 million value-add residential project under which a group of investor...
Sep 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS commits $100-200 mn to UK PEF's energy fund to bolster ESG portfolio
The National Pension Service (NPS) has committed between $100 million and $200 million to an energy and infrastructure fund set up by UK-based private...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
KB Securities buys Amazon’s Edinburgh logistics center for $86.5 mn: report
KB Securities Co. has reportedly acquired Amazon’s logistics center in Edinburgh, Scotland, for 102.5 billion won ($86.5 million), which the onl...
Aug 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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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...
Aug 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Lotte Corp to include ESG bonds in $126.5 mn corporate bond offering in September
Lotte Corporation is set to become the first South Korean holding company to issue environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds, according to inv...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Tiger Alternative near closing $247 mn Home Depot logistics center deal: report
Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd. is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire a new distribution center in Texas for $247 million, now leased...
Aug 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
CalSTRS, POBA to form $312.5 mn JV for US multifamily investment: report
California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will set up a $312.5 million joint ventur...
Feb 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin joins Foxtel’s refinance with $136 mn loan: report
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has provided A$200 million ($136 million) loan to Foxtel Management Pty Ltd., according to a South Korean news repo...
Nov 22, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Samsung Sec buys Amazon logistics center in Czech for $160 mn: report
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. has bought Amazon’s only logistics center in Czech Republic for 186 billion won ($160 million), in its fourth acquis...
Oct 31, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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US gas stations deal secures $130 mn debt from Korea: report
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. committed $130 million to a subordinated debt on a portfolio of 190 gas stations in the US Midwest last wee...
Sep 05, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Sec buys Amazon warehouse in Germany for $215 mn: report
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. has recently closed the acquisition of Amazon’s new logistics center in Germany for 260 billion won ($215 million), in an ...
Sep 04, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] GEPS to consider ESG factors for $100 mn PE secondaries
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will introduce environment, social and governance (ESG) factors as additional evaluation criteria fo...
Aug 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Anbang’s Korean arm to commit $44 mn to US real estate debt fund: report
ABL Life Insurance Co. Ltd., a South Korean arm of China’s Anbang Insurnce Group, has decided to commit 50 billion won ($44 million) to Madison Realty...
Apr 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Brookfield raises $147 mn from Korea for US office portfolio: report
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has secured $147.2 million in a mezzanine tranche from South Korea’s Kiwoom Asset Management Co. Ltd. on a US office ...
Mar 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Post to commit $50 mn to Adams Street’s VC fund: report
Korea Post’s insurance arm will commit $50 million to Chicago-based Adams Street Partners LLC for its first overseas venture capital investment,...
Jan 03, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shinhan to lend $150 mn senior loan on US energy deal: report
Shinhan Investment Corp. will provide a $150 million senior loan to an energy company of Ares Management LP to finance its acquisition of a US midstre...
Dec 21, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shinhan buys KPMG-leased Prague building for $58 mn: report
Shinhan Investment Corp., a brokerage arm of South Korea’s leading banking group, has bought a KPMG-leased office building in central Prague for 65 ...
Dec 20, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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GSO Capital raises $511 mn in Europe mid-market CLO fund: report
GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of the Blackstone Group, has raised 450 million euros ($511 million) in a Europe mid-market collateral...
Nov 25, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone’s $18 bn fund may cut back each commitment: report
Blackstone Group is on track to raise above-target 20 trillion won ($18 billion) for its new global real estate fund and may cut back commitment from ...
Nov 22, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea police fund CIO reappointed for second term: report
Police Mutual Aid Association’s (PMAA) chief investment officer Doyoon Lee was reappointed for another two-year term to become the first CIO to serve ...
Sep 14, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean consortium to provide $142 mn UK solar refinancing: report
A consortium led by Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. will provide UK-based Octopus Investments with 160 billion won ($142 million) solar por...
Aug 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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EQT to raise $70 mn from two Korean funds for $2.3 bn credit fund: report
Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners is gathering €60 million ($70 million) from two South Korean retirement funds and seeking to raise an additio...
Aug 02, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to re-up for Europe property SMA with $224 mn: report
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit an additional 250 billion won ($224 million) for core-plus and value-add property investme...
Aug 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU, Mirae Asset to invest $143 mn in debt on Blackstone's power plant: report
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and three units of Mirae Asset Financial Group will invest a combined 160 billion won ($143 million) in senio...
Aug 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)