NH Absolute Return Partners
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Korean Teachers' Credit Union
Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has secured returns nearly four times its $37.6 million investment in the US cloud-based platform provider El...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO partners with ExxonMobil to target LNG storage tank materials market
POSCO, South Korea’s largest steel producer, will collaborate with US-based oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) t...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset allocation
Global alternatives boost KTCU’s H1 investment returns
Alternative investments became the best-performing asset class for the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) in the first half of this year, retu...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset allocation
NPS logs positive H1 return led by fixed incomes, alternatives
The National Pension Service eked out a 0.5% return on financial investments in the first half of this year, supported by solid gains from fixed-incom...
Aug 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s money supply sees fastest growth in decade as foreigners return to stock market
South Korea’s money supply grew at a quicker pace in June than it has in a decade, as foreign investors, who shunned risky assets just following...
Aug 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
NH Investment beats Korean rival in a bold bet on $400 mn Aussie-NZ infra portfolio
A consortium led by NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has been named as a preferred buyer for infrastructure assets worth $400 million in Austra...
Aug 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS returns shift to positive on stock market rebound
The National Pension Service has posted a 0.37% return as of the end of May, cancelling out the negative return of the previous four months as th...
Jul 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
One Equity Partners fully exits from Celltrion with $1.8 bn in proceeds
One Equity Partners (OEP), a New York based private equity firm, unloaded its remaining shares in Celltrion Healthcare valued at approximately 31...
Jul 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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National Pension Service
NPS pays hefty performance bonus after strongest 2019 return
The National Pension Service is paying handsome performance bonuses to its internal investment staff after the world’s third-largest pension fun...
Jul 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Oil
NH Investment joins in $10.1 bn Abu Dhabi deal for $1.3 bn stake
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. will invest about 1.6 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) gas pipeli...
Jun 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset allocation
NPS logs negative Q1 investment return on stock market plunge
The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a negative 6.08% return on investment in the first three months of this year, weighed down by double-digit...
Jun 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK Partners sees 2nd special situations fund launch in H2
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners is looking to launch its second special situations fund in the second half of this year to capital...
May 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Mirae Assets logs 150% return from German biotech startup exit
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has earned a 150% return on a $15 million investment in German biotechnology firm BioNTech SE in nine months, securing $22...
Apr 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Anchor Equity Partners invests $170 mn in Korean entertainment firm
Anchor Equity Partners has invested 209.8 billion won ($170 million) in South Korea’s content and entertainment company Kakao M Corp., just afte...
Mar 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS’ investment return at all-time high in 2019; alternatives lag
The National Pension Service (NPS) achieved its strongest investment return of 11.31% in 2019, led by hefty gains from equities and overseas fixed-inc...
Feb 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
NH Investment, KB Asset buy Dallas building for $370 mn
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and KB Asset Management Co. Ltd. have acquired an office building in Dallas for $370 million, which represente...
Feb 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS' 2019 investment return at 10-yr high on equities, fixed incomes
The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a preliminary 11% return on investments in 2019, its best annual result in a decade, supported by double-d...
Feb 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
NH, Shinhan fund Helsinki office complex purchase with $210 mn equity
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and Shinhan Investment Corp. have underwritten about 250 billion won ($210 million) in equity to fund the 480 ...
Feb 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private Equity
Korean biotech fund reaps triple-digit return on two Nasdaq-listed firms
South Korea’s $25 million biotechnology-themed fund, launched by Meritz Securities Co. Ltd., has earned triple-digit returns on its 2.7 billion ...
Jan 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
NH Investment, Nuveen jointly buy Amazon warehouse in Japan
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has taken a 50.1% stake in an Amazon distribution center in Japan for around 150 billion won ($130 million) in...
Jan 10, 2020 (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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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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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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NH-Hana consortium buys $294 mn Amsterdam office for renovation
A consortium of NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has acquired an office building in Amsterdam for 350 bi...
May 30, 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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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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NPS posts negative return in 2018 in its worst showing
The National Pension Service (NPS) reported the poorest investment results in its 30-year history, posting its first negative average return since 200...
Feb 28, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Carlyle sees niche in opportunistic credit for mid-teen returns
Opportunistic credit is becoming a growing form of credit strategy, offering steady mid-teen returns with a low principal loss risk, compared with s...
Feb 27, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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United Partners invests $62 mn in Dallas office building mortgage
South Korea-based United Partners Asset Management Co. Ltd. has invested about 70 billion won ($62 million) in a senior debt on a three-building offic...
Feb 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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