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French PE Ardian opens 4th Asian office in Seoul
Paris-based private equity house Ardian has opened a Seoul office as its fourth Asian base, as South Korean institutional investors such as pension fu...
Dec 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Affinity Equity-led group to exercise put option on $1.8 bn Kyobo Life shares
A consortium led by Affinity Equity Partners will push ahead with exercising their right to sell shares in South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd....
Dec 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS names ex-equity division head as new CIO
The National Pension Service (NPS) appointed Hyo-Joon Ahn, former head of global public market and domestic equity divisions of the $565 billion pensi...
Oct 08, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ global PE head promoted to lead global alternative investment
Hyung-Don Choe, global private equity head of the National Pension Service (NPS), was promoted on August 1 to lead the pension fund’s global...
Aug 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s GEPS to commit $88 mn to global ESG equity fund
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will commit 100 billion won ($88.4 million) to a global equity fund integrating environmental, social ...
Jul 19, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS keen on mid-cap PE; KIC eyes non-sponsored deals
The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to commit fresh capital to about four additional mid-cap private equity funds this year, focusing on the mana...
Jun 06, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eying Asia and secondaries PE deals
The Teachers’ Pension and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are turning to the Asian private equity market with focus on growth sectors such ...
Jun 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post to allocate $200 mn to global buyout PE funds in 2018
Korea Post’s insurance unit plans to commit $200 million to around three blind-pool private equity funds for buyout strategy in 2018 to invest in the ...
May 31, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] KIC targets SME lending and Asian PE deals
Korea Investment Cooperation (KIC) is zooming in on lending to small to medium-sized companies and targets Asian private equity deals in pursuit of mi...
May 30, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Woori PE plans to launch $280 mn Southeast Asia-focused PDF
Woori Private Equity Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Woori PE) plans to raise 300 billion won ($280 million) in a global private debt fund jointly with a H...
May 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ $600 mn RFP for local PE/VC funds receives tepid response
National Pension Service’s (NPS) recent invitation for investment proposals to domestic private equity and venture capital funds, which amounts to 650...
Oct 16, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks six global equity fund houses
Korea Post’s savings unit plans to select two global stock managers for exchange-traded fund (ETF) investment around the end of September, and four ot...
Jul 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean opportunistic properties attract Morgan Stanley, StanChart PE funds
Global investment firms such as Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered Private Equity and Angelo, Gordon & Co. have joined bids for two South Korean...
Jul 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post to select two Europe equity fund houses in July
Korea Post’s insurance unit is looking for two active-type Europe stock investment houses for a two-year investment period, according to its request f...
May 29, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA selects 7 global private equity fund managers for $300 mn
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has picked seven global private equity fund houses to invest $300 million in five different strategies...
May 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean military fund names equity head as financial division CIO
The Military Mutual Aid Association’s (MMAA) former equity head Jae Dong Kim was installed this month as its first chief investment officer chosen fro...
Apr 11, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks global private equity FoF managers for $200 mn
Korea Post’s insurance unit is planning to commit about $100 million each to two multi-strategy global funds of funds (FoFs) employing primary, second...
Apr 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] ING Life Korea seeks equity investments in US, Europe core real estate
ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd. sees core office buildings and infrastructure in the US and Europe remaining as attractive targets even in the periods o...
Mar 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] NongHyup Life eyes hedge fund, private equity secondary investments
NongHyup Life Insurance Co. Ltd., a unit of South Korea’s agricultural cooperative, will commit an additional 700 billion won ($620 mn) to overseas al...
Feb 27, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS fund division's 2nd in command offers to quit; tapped as NH Investment’s PE head
The National Pension Service’s (NPS) investment strategy head, Young-Sig Yang, has recently tendered a resignation and was appointed as the private eq...
Dec 14, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] NPS eyes equity stakes in foreign infrastructure firms: CIO
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will chase equity stakes in foreign companies running power, harbor and road projects, as it is seeking t...
Oct 24, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea savings fund to buy $51 mn equity in property funds: report
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) will acquire 57 billion won ($51 million) worth of equity stakes in two domestic fund...
Oct 12, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ex-NPS investment strategy head to lead non-equity portfolios of Korean asset firm
A former investment strategy head of the National Pension Service (NPS), Yoon-pyo Lee, will move to South Korea’s Truston Asset Management Co. Ltd. ne...
Jul 27, 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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NPS’ 2015 return beats key foreign pension funds; to take passive equities strategy
The National Pension Service’s (NPS) investment return dipped to 4.57% in 2015, but its performance outstripped those of other top five pension funds ...
Jul 04, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Glenwood PE puts Korean dishwasher maker up for auction
A consortium of South Korea-based Glenwood Private Equity and NH PE have sent teaser letters to potential buyers of Tong Yang Magic, in a shift from i...
Jun 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korea teachers’ fund CIO: interested in equity stake in asset managers’ holding firms
Korea Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), which manages 22 trillion won (about $18 billion) of assets, is considering an equity investment in holding compa...
May 31, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to boost overseas equities by 2021; trimming portion of domestic portfolios
- Overseas portfolios seen to climb to over 35% by 2021 vs. 24.3% at end-2015 - Domestic portfolios seen to drop to 65% or below vs. 75.7% at end-2...
May 18, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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LX Int’; buys Hanglass for $500 mn from Glenwood PE
랜우드PE의 밸류업에 초점을 맞춰서 써주시면Glenwood carries out three-stage customized post-merger integration in the first year of acquisition to transform the once non...
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