Korean PE Praxis Capital
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Korean fund to lend $423 mn for Canada’s supertall construction
IGIS Asset Management Co. Ltd. has collected C$560 million ($423 million) from South Korean financial institutions to lend for The One building, a mix...
Sep 07, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean brokerages invest in Heathrow’s new runway project
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have provided a combined $434 million debt on the construction of Heathrow ...
Aug 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unison Capital agrees to sell Gong Cha to US PEF for $300 mn
South Korea-based Unison Capital Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell milk tea brand Gong Cha to US private equity firm TA Associates for ar...
Aug 26, 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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German VC firm collects $6 mn directly from Korean individuals
A number of wealthy South Koreans have committed 5.5 million euros ($6.1 million) to Germany’s Earlybird Venture Capital, in the first direct investme...
Aug 16, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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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 ar...
Jul 31, 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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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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Canyon Partners
[Interview] Distressed investing to hedge PE/PD strategies: Canyon Partners
A distressed allocation can complement private equity and private debt strategies in the later stage of credit growth cycles as a record-high percenta...
Jul 12, 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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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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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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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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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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Pension fund
[Interview] GEPS to boost PE secondary investment: CIO
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will ramp up global private equity secondary investment and focus real estate investment on easy-to-tr...
Jun 04, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs uneasy at leverage of PE secondaries
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) and two leading South Korean insurance firms have expressed unease about the excessive use of leverage...
May 24, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs call for more hedge fund communications
Korea Post and Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd., the third-largest life insurer in South Korea, remain cautious about increasing exposure to hedge funds,...
May 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye 5-8% return on alternatives
Teachers’ Pension, the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are looking to increase global...
May 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean firms underwrite $298 mn debt on new US gas plant
Three South Korean financial services firms - NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd., its affiliate NH Bank and Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. - ...
May 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean LPs to lend $672 mn to Goldman Sachs’ credit fund
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and seven institutional investors in South Korea will provide a senior loan of 600 million euros ($672 million) to Goldman...
May 07, 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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Three Korean brokerages lend $330 mn on US hotels, resort
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has extended a senior loan of $229 million on two new hotels in Nashville, which marked the third biggest construction loan...
Apr 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cosmetics firm tops list of Korea’s profitable PE deals
The 300-billion-won ($263 million) equity investment in a South Korean cosmetics firm by a consortium of Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs in 2016 was th...
Apr 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post plans to invest $200 mn in PE secondary funds
Korea Post’s savings arm will select two global private equity funds to invest around $200 million in private equity secondary markets, according to i...
Apr 01, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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MBK Partners scraps $1.5 bn IPO of Korean retail REIT
MBK Partners has cancelled an initial public offering for a retail real estate investment trust (REIT) in South Korea due to a lack of demand, which...
Mar 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Two French offices draw Korean bidders in $1.2 bn deals
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is nearing a 370 billion won ($330 million) deal to buy an office complex near Paris, while a South Korean ...
Feb 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dalmore, Equitix resell $394 mn stake in UK infra fund to Korean firms
About 10 South Korean insurers, including Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., have invested 300 million pounds ($394 million) in one of the UK’s largest i...
Jan 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unison Capital puts bubble tea franchise Gong Cha up for sale
Private equity firm Unison Capital Inc. has put bubble tea franchise Gong Cha on the market, a deal estimated at up to $442 million, as the South Kore...
Jan 23, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)