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Korean stock market
Seoul commits $204 mn to attract foreign-invested firms by 2026
Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) to be set up in Seoul, South Korea from 2022 will receive increased incentives and reduction in office rent, acc...
Nov 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS, Tishman form $1.5 bn JV to invest in US housing
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, and New York-based global real estate investment ...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sera Global
[ASK 2021] Cross-border Investments in Data Center, Life Science and Other Niche Sectors
Sera Global is a pure-play real assets advisory firm that provides innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of clients, with a focus on l...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
KTB to launch REITs for logistics centers in Vietnam and housing in US
South Korean asset manager KTB Asset Management Co. plans to launch two overseas real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest in Vietnam-based lo...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
NPS to up strategic partnerships with global institutions
The National Pension Service (NPS) will increase strategic investments with leading global institutional investors to boost overseas alternative inv...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay sets IPO price at top end on heated demand
Kakao Group’s payment services unit Kakao Pay Corp. set the initial public offering price at the top end of the proposed band thanks to strong...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Simone drops IPO on weak institutional investor demand
South Korean Simone Acc. Collection Ltd. has withdrawn its initial public offering plan on lukewarm demand from institutional investors, investment ...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
STIC raises $25 mn to co-invest in US oil terminal
South Korea's STIC Alternative Co. has raised $25 million to invest in a special purpose company of the Carlyle Group, which owns 50% of an oil expo...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC advised to invest in Europe's residential market
Europe's residential real estate market has stronger growth potential than the US housing facilities, given the growing preference among millennials...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Heavy, Babcock join forces for Korea’s first aircraft carrier
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. teamed up with British engineering company Babcock International to develop South Korea’s first aircraft carrier....
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
POBA commits €80 mn to AXA's life science property fund
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Krafton sets IPO price at top end despite soft institutional demand
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. set the initial public offering (IPO) price at the top end of the proposed band even as the largest domesti...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Krafton IPO draws tepid demand from institutional investors
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc.’s initial public offering, the largest domestic IPO in the second half, drew weaker demand from insti...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean funds weigh overseas real estate exits in H2
Domestic office buildings and logistics centers dominated South Korean institutions' property transactions in the first half of this year, with fier...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
POBA likely to invest €100 mn in Dutch lab developer
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has decided to invest around €100 million ($120 million) in Kadans Science Partner, a...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha to make satellite thrusters with Korea's aerospace institute
Hanwha Corp. will develop the bipropellant thruster, a key component for adjusting the satellite’s position in orbit, together with Korea Aero...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POBA eyes life science buildings, student housing in Europe via SMA
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is targeting life science buildings, last-mile distribution centers and student housing fa...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean institutions ranked top US liquidity provider under 2020 TALF
South Korean institutional investors, including the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, emerged as the ...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Harrison Street taps Korean LPs for $1.5 bn life science property fund
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union has committed $100 million to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital's new flagship fund that is aiming to raise $1.5...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POBA commits over $200 mn to Europe-focused real estate SMA
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed 270 billion won ($240 million) to a separately managed account (SMA) focusin...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai tops Korean institutions' May buying list
Hyundai Motor became the key beneficiary of South Korean institutional investors' heavy buying on the local bourse this month as the global chip sho...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
BOK tells institutions to cut exposure in high carbon sectors
The Bank of Korea has asked the country’s financial institutions to reduce exposure in economic sectors that generate high levels of carbon em...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS commits $500 mn to Blackstone life science property fund
The National Pension Service has committed $500 million to Blackstone's new life science real estate fund that is expected to raise over $12 billion...
Mar 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Blackstone leans into warehouse, life science properties
The Blackstone Group, which four years ago held the world’s largest hotel portfolio, has shed most of its hotel investments over the past few ye...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Singapore’s Vickers Venture tapping Korean institutions for $500 mn fund
Vickers Venture Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, is tapping South Korean institutional investors in the second round of fundraising t...
May 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions to invest $53 mn to buy Tesco-leased UK warehouse
A consortium of South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMAA) and MG Non-Life Insurance Co. Ltd. will invest 60 billion won ($53...
Oct 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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CCIM to Hold International Conference Jointly with KED Real Estate Research Institutes
The Certified Commercial Investment Member, an American association of international real estate investment analysts, will jointly host the Asia Real ...
Jul 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean asset firms strive to fund property deals as institutions step back
South Korean investment firms, which have recently snapped up prime office buildings and warehouses in the US and Europe, are struggling to raise capi...
Mar 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions partake in US fund’s buyout deal as financial investors: report
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and a federation of credit cooperative in South Korea have extended about 50 billion won ($44 million) of loan...
Mar 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions to invest $83 mn in mezzanine debt for Apple’s office campus
Four South Korean institutional investors, including KDB Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd., will invest $83 million in m...
Mar 13, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)