Best Asset Managers By Korean Investors

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of The Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Global Investment Solutions. With $301 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2021, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs nearly 1,850 people in 26 offices across five continents. Further information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on Twitter @OneCarlyle.

Blackstone Inc. (together with its affiliates, “Blackstone”) is one of the world’s leading investment firms. Based in New York with 25 additional offices around the world, Blackstone’s alternative asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds, tactical opportunities, infrastructure, insurance solutions and life sciences. The firm was founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman, its current Chairman and CEO, and the late Peter G. Peterson. As of December 31, 2021, Blackstone employed over 3,700 people, including 185 senior managing directors.

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of almost three decades of delivering consistent and attractive returns across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. Uniquely, EQT is the only large private markets firm in the world with investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. Including Exeter, EQT today has more than EUR 73 billion in assets under management across two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.

Permira is a global private equity firm founded in Europe in 1985, which operated under the Schroder Ventures name. After raising its first pan-European fund in 1997, the firm evolved into Permira in 2001. Today, we are an international investment firm with more than 360 people in 16 offices spanning Europe, North America and Asia. The firm advises funds with assets under management of approximately €58bn and that have backed approximately 300 businesses. The global investment team works collaboratively to support companies’ growth ambitions and strategic goals. Permira’s investment approach has been focused on specific sectors since the 1990s, generating deep knowledge and broad perspectives in Technology, Consumer, Healthcare and Services. For more information, please visit www.permira.com

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) is a leading private markets investment management firm providing innovative solutions to sophisticated investors around the world. Dedicated exclusively to private markets investing for 30 years, the firm currently employs more than 520 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Hamilton Lane has $851 billion in assets under management and supervision, composed of over $98 billion in discretionary assets and nearly $753 billion in advisory assets, as of December 31, 2021. Hamilton Lane specializes in building flexible investment programs that provide clients access to the full spectrum of private markets strategies, sectors and geographies. For more information, please visit www.hamiltonlane.com or follow Hamilton Lane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hamilton-lane/.

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets investment specialist with almost 40 years of experience and more than $92.9 billion in assets under management, as of December 31, 2021. The Firm’s powerful global platform offers clients investment opportunities in private equity, private credit and real assets through primary fund investments, secondary investments, and direct co-investments, in commingled funds or separately managed accounts. HarbourVest has more than 800 employees, including more than 190 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. This global team has committed more than $49 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $40 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $27 billion directly in operating companies. Partnering with HarbourVest, clients have access to customized solutions, longstanding relationships, and actionable insights.

Pomona is an international private equity firm with approximately $15 billion in aggregate capital commitments across its sponsored-funds and separate accounts since being founded in 1994. The Firm manages a series of secondary, primary and co-investment strategies for a global group of over 350 sophisticated investors. Pomona has invested in partnership interests in approximately 750 private equity funds, diversified across the spectrum of private equity, with underlying investments in over 10,000 companies since inception. Pomona has a demonstrated track record of delivering benchmark-beating returns, significant early liquidity and a lower risk profile, through multiple economic cycles over 28+ years.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to our clients. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals. StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private markets portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure asset classes. Ares Management’s investment groups collaborate to deliver innovative investment solutions and consistent and attractive investment returns for fund investors throughout market cycles. Ares Management's global platform had approximately $306 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2021 with approximately 2,110 employees operating across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

ICG provides flexible capital solutions to help companies develop and grow. We are a leading global alternative asset manager with over 30 years' history, managing $71bn of assets and investing across the capital structure. We operate across four asset classes: Structured and Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Assets, and Credit. We develop long-term relationships with our business partners to deliver value for shareholders, clients and employees, and use our position of influence to benefit the environment and society. We are committed to being a net zero asset manager across our operations and relevant investments by 2040. ICG is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: ICP). Further details are available at www.icgam.com. You can follow ICG on LinkedIn and Twitter.

CVC is a leading private equity and investment advisory firm with a network of 24 offices throughout Europe, Asia and the US, with approximately US$122 billion of assets under management. Since its founding in 1981, CVC has secured commitments in excess of US$165 billion from some of the world's leading institutional investors across its private equity and credit strategies. Funds managed or advised by CVC are invested in over 95 companies worldwide, which have combined annual sales of approximately US$120 billion and employ more than 500,000 people. For further information about CVC please visit: www.cvc.com.

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $166 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2021. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities. The firm has over 1,000 employees and offices in 19 cities worldwide. For additional information, please visit Oaktree’s website at http://www.oaktreecapital.com/

Madison is a finance company and registered investment adviser focused on the corporate financing needs of private equity sponsored companies in the US middle market, which generally consist of corporations with $50 million or less of EBITDA. Madison primarily competes in the lower middle market, which is defined as issuers with $25 million or less of EBITDA. Madison provides enterprise-value, cash flow financing solutions for leveraged buyouts (“LBOs”), acquisitions, recapitalizations, and general corporate capital needs. Since inception, Madison has invested over $46.1 billion in net commitments to 1,436 senior loan financing transactions with 341 different private equity sponsors. Madison was formed as a subsidiary of NYL in 2001 by a group of experienced professionals drawn from a number of leading investment banks and lending institutions. Madison is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life.

Angelo Gordon has been matching money with opportunity since 1988. We are a leading, privately-held alternative investment firm, managing approximately $51 billion across a broad range of credit and real estate strategies. For over 30 years, we have been investing on behalf of pension funds, corporations, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and individuals. Over our entire history, Angelo Gordon’s investment approach has consistently relied on disciplined portfolio construction backed by rigorous research and a strong focus on capital preservation. We are entrepreneurial and opportunistic. We have grown by pursuing strategies that complement and build on our core capabilities. We now have over 600 employees in offices across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Combining deep industry sector and market expertise with a collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture, we creatively seek out investment opportunities that allow us to exploit inefficiencies in global credit and real estate markets. Angelo Gordon has a robust alternative credit platform that spans the corporate credit, structured credit and lending spectrum. Our areas of expertise include distressed debt, leveraged loans, liquid credit, structured credit (residential, consumer and commercial real estate), energy credit and middle market direct lending. Our investment decisions are driven by extensive fundamental research and, where we employ leverage, we do so prudently. Our credit strategies focus primarily in the United States and Europe. Angelo Gordon has been a leading real estate investor for 25+ years. We acquire underperforming assets in the U.S, Europe, and Asia, where we can employ our value-add skills to improve property performance. In addition, we invest in commercial real estate debt, with an emphasis on CMBS securities, and in net lease real estate, focusing on the sale/leaseback of mission-critical, corporate facilities. Our broad real estate platform allows us to share expertise and knowledge across teams, strategies and geographies.

RiverRock is an alternative investment fund manager, regulated in the UK and in France, specialising in private markets with a select range of investment strategies in Direct lending, Working Capital, Real Assets and Liquid Alternatives.   We leverage our unique and extensive origination network to deliver sustainable capital to corporate Europe. RiverRock’s Investment Approach leverages its unique and extensive origination network to identify niche market opportunities and incorporates ESG factors in the investment process, which has recently achieved an A rating for Strategy and Governance by UNPRI. RiverRock has raised over €1.5 billion of capital from leading Sovereign and Institutional investors across Europe, Asia and the US.

Blackstone Inc. (together with its affiliates, “Blackstone”) is one of the world’s leading investment firms. Based in New York with 25 additional offices around the world, Blackstone’s alternative asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds, tactical opportunities, infrastructure, insurance solutions and life sciences. The firm was founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman, its current Chairman and CEO, and the late Peter G. Peterson. As of December 31, 2021, Blackstone employed over 3,700 people, including 185 senior managing directors.

Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a primary focus on global real estate. Since its inception in 1991, the Firm has raised over $65 billion of capital and currently has approximately $115 billion of assets under management. Over the past 30 years, Starwood Capital has invested in over $200 billion of assets, including properties within every major real estate asset class.

MetLife Investment Management serves institutional investors by combining a client-centric approach with extensive asset class expertise. Focused on managing Public Fixed Income, Private Credit, Infrastructure Debt and Real Estate assets, we aim to deliver strong, risk-adjusted returns by building tailored portfolio solutions. We listen first, strategize second, and collaborate constantly as we strive to meet clients’ long-term investment objectives. Leveraging the broader resources and 150-year history of MetLife provides us with extensive expertise in skillfully navigating markets. We are institutional, but far from typical.

Bridge Investment Group is a leading, vertically integrated real estate investment manager, diversified across specialized asset classes, with approximately $31.8 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2021. Bridge combines its nationwide operating platform with dedicated teams of investment professionals focused on select U.S. real estate verticals: residential rental, office, development, logistics net lease, logistics properties, and real estate-backed credit.

PCCP, LLC is a real estate finance and investment management firm focused on commercial real estate debt and equity investments. PCCP has $15.2 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional investors. With offices in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, PCCP has a 23-year track record of providing real estate owners and investors with a broad range of funding options to meet capital requirements. PCCP underwrites the entire capital stack to exploit inefficiencies in the market and provide investors with attractive risk-adjusted returns. Since its inception in 1998, PCCP has managed, raised or invested over $29.0 billion of capital through a series of investment vehicles including private equity funds, separate accounts and joint ventures. PCCP continues to seek investment opportunities with experienced operators seeking fast and reliable capital

Madison Realty Capital is a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm that manages approximately $8 billion in total assets on behalf of an institutional global investor base. Since 2004, Madison Realty Capital has completed more than $20 billion in transactions in the U.S. providing borrowers with flexible and highly customized financing solutions, strong underwriting capabilities, and certainty of execution.

Macquarie Asset Management is a global asset manager that aims to deliver positive impact for everyone. Trusted by institutions, pension funds, governments, and individuals to manage more than $US545 billion in assets globally, we provide access to specialist investment expertise across a range of capabilities including infrastructure & renewables, real estate, agriculture & natural assets, asset finance, private credit, equities, fixed income and multi asset solutions.

Brookfield is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $690 billion of AUM across infrastructure, renewable power & transition, private equity, real estate, and credit & insurance solutions. Building on a history as an owner and operator that dates back more than 100 years, Brookfield invests in long-life assets and businesses that help support the backbone of today’s global economy. Throughout its operations—which support approximately 150,000 operating employees in over 30 countries— Brookfield is committed to practices that have a positive impact on the communities in which it operates. The Firm uses its global reach, access to large-scale capital and operational expertise to offer a range of alternative investment products to investors around the world.

IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago with the aim to protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people. Owned by a group of Australian pension funds, the organisation has A$179 billion under management as at 30 September 2021. Because IFM is owned by industry pension funds, we prioritise the interests of over 500 like-minded investors worldwide by focusing on assets that aim to combine excellent long-term risk/reward characteristics with broad economic and social benefits to the community. As a signatory to The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, IFM actively engages on ESG issues with the companies in which we invest with the aim of enhancing their net performance while minimising investment risk. Operating globally from offices in Melbourne, Sydney, London, Berlin, Zurich, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, Amsterdam and Tokyo, IFM manages investments across infrastructure, debt, listed equities and private equity assets. For more information, visit www.ifminvestors.com

AMP Capital is a leading global investment manager and a majority-owned subsidiary of AMP Group, which is Australia’s largest pension provider. As part of the AMP Group, we share a heritage that spans over 170 years. We have more than 200 investment professionals in 19 locations around the world including offices in Middle East, China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore, working together to share the latest insights and discover the best possible investment opportunities for our clients. Our home strength in Australia and New Zealand has enabled us to grow internationally, and today we have operations established in Dubai, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States. We also collaborate with a network of global investment partners, leveraging our shared capabilities to provide greater access to new investment opportunities. We operate across all major asset classes - with a particular focus on real estate and infrastructure. Our asset class specialists, investment strategists and economists work together and today manage ~AUD$178 billion in funds under management on behalf of our clients, across a range of single sector and diversified funds.

Schroders Korea Limited was established in 2001 as a local subsidiary. It gained prominence in the Korean market with its Europe equity and Emerging Markets funds—most notably, the BRICs fund which proved extremely popular during the rise of fund of fund investments. Its success ensued with its Multi-Asset Funds, which actively and effectively introduced diversified investments across different assets, such as equity and fixed income to the Korean market. Schroders Korea Limited consistently pursues and pioneers sustainable investments. In 2020, it was the first foreign asset management company to launch an ESG(Environmental/Societal/Governance) fund called the ‘Schroders Global Sustainable Growth Fund’. The onshore ESG fund surpassed 250 billion KRW in AUM within a year of its launch. In addition, Schroders Private Assets Brand, Schroders Capital, offers a diversified range of investment strategies, including private equity, securitized credit, real estate and infrastructure. The total AUM size as of Dec 31 2021 is 2.0 trillion KRW.

Antin Infrastructure Partners is a leading private equity firm focused on infrastructure. With €22bn in Assets under Management, Antin targets majority stakes in the energy and environment, telecom, transport and social infrastructure sectors. Based in Paris, London, New York, Singapore and Luxembourg, Antin employs over 165 professionals dedicated to growing, improving and transforming infrastructure businesses while delivering long-term value to investors and portfolio companies. Majority owned by its partners, Antin is listed on compartment A of the regulated market of Euronext Paris (Ticker: ANTIN – ISIN: FR0014005AL0)

Partners Group is a leading global private markets firm. Since 1996, the firm has invested over USD 170 billion in private equity, private real estate, private debt, and private infrastructure on behalf of its clients globally. Partners Group seeks to generate strong returns through capitalizing on thematic growth trends and transforming attractive businesses and assets into market leaders. The firm is a committed, responsible investor and aims to create sustainable returns with lasting, positive impact for all its stakeholders. With USD 127 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2021, Partners Group provides an innovative range of bespoke client solutions to institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and private individuals globally. The firm employs more than 1,500 diverse professionals across 20 offices worldwide and has regional headquarters in Baar-Zug, Switzerland; Denver, USA; and Singapore. It has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2006 (symbol: PGHN). For more information, please visit www.partnersgroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

InfraRed Capital Partners is an international infrastructure investment manager, investing in real assets which contribute positively to society and support the transition to a net zero future. Over the past 30 years, InfraRed has established itself as a highly successful developer and custodian of core infrastructure, renewable energy and real estate assets that play a vital role in supporting sustainable communities. It operates worldwide from offices in London, New York, Sydney and Seoul. With around 165 professionals, it manages US$10bn+ of equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe. At InfraRed, a long-term, sustainability-led mindset is essential to delivering lasting success, and this mindset directs its assessment and management of the Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) aspects of its business. InfraRed has been a signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment since 2011 and has been awarded triple A+ score in the 2020 review (relating to the 2019 assessment period). It is also a member of the Net Zero Asset Manager’s Initiative, a certified CarbonNeutral® company1 and is a TCFD supporter. InfraRed is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life.

Millennium Management LLC (“Millennium” or the “Firm”) is a global investment management firm founded in 1989 that manages approximately $50.74 billion in assets as of December 31, 2021. We have more than 3,900 employees working across offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Over the last 30+ years, our mission has remained constant: to deliver the alternative investment industry’s highest quality returns to our investors and to maintain a commitment to our principles of integrity, discipline and excellence. Millennium allocates capital across a diverse set of strategies involving a variety of predominantly liquid asset classes. The primary focus of our business is on generating high quality returns by engaging and overseeing a large number of specializedtrading teams, each of which pursues specific strategies. Our Core Infrastructure enables portfolio managers to pursue their independent strategies by delivering a flexible, scalable and efficient platform within a rigorous control environment.

EnTrust Global is one of the world’s largest alternative investment solution providers, managing approximately $19 billion for institutions and private investors worldwide. Among its $19 billion in total assets is more than $2 billion in maritime industry investments, including its Blue Ocean 4Impact Strategy, which focuses on decarbonizing the maritime sector. EnTrust Global offers investment solutions through customized portfolios, co-investments, real asset investments and established funds across alternative strategies including diversified, strategy focused and opportunistic. With a deep industry knowledge, expertise, scale and resources, EnTrust Global brings clients meaningful solutions to meet their investment objectives through comprehensive risk management, rigorous due diligence and a diversified selection of investment partners based on underlying strategies and market exposure.

Two Sigma is a process-driven, systematic investment manager primarily focused on liquid markets. Two Sigma applies its technology and expertise in financial markets to seek to consistently generate uncorrelated alpha across a wide range of market conditions. Two Sigma manages assets across a range of absolute return and benchmark relative products in the global equity, futures, FX and derivatives markets. Headquartered in New York City, Two Sigma has additional offices in Houston, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

PanAgora Asset Management is a quantitative investment manager of distinct and innovative Equity, Multi Asset and Risk Premia strategies that are designed to address the evolving objectives of institutional investors worldwide. PanAgora builds strategies on a foundation of continuous, innovative research that integrates in‐depth fundamental insights with the breadth and discipline of sophisticated quantitative techniques. PanAgora’s process is fluid and holistic, with the flexibility required in a complex marketplace to assimilate advances in technology and address a rapidly changing investment environment.

GoldenTree is an employee-owned, global asset management firm that specializes in opportunities across the credit universe in sectors such as high yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt, structured products, emerging markets, private equity and credit-themed equities. GoldenTree was founded in 2000 by Steve Tananbaum and is one of the largest independent asset managers focused on credit. GoldenTree manages nearly $47 billion for institutional investors including leading public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. GoldenTree has approximately 250 employees, with offices in New York, London, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Dublin and West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.goldentree.com.

Systematica Investments is an institutional hedge fund manager that focuses on rigorously applying science and technology to the investment process. Founded by Leda Braga, Systematica launched in January 2015 after a decade of experience within BlueCrest Capital Management. Systematica manages approximately $13.5 billion across several futures, equity and OTC based strategies in both a traditional hedge fund format as well as liquid alternatives. The firm’s philosophy focuses on innovation, excellence in research and a commitment to fostering a strong alignment with investors. Systematica has a global presence, with headquarters in Jersey, and offices in Geneva, London, New York, Singapore and Shanghai. The current headcount is 105 staff members.

Ellington Management Group is an investment and advisory firm dedicated to generating attractive risk-adjusted total returns for our investors. Our core competencies include developing and implementing fixed income relative value strategies based on our deep expertise in diversified credit, mortgage prepayment, and interest rates markets. Ellington’s credit investment capabilities include residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, unsecuritized mortgage and consumer loans, and corporate debt markets. Ellington’s approximately $13.4[1] billion in assets under management include multi-investor funds, managed accounts, and two publicly traded vehicles, Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE: EARN) and Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC). The Firm currently offers products based on its multi-sector credit strategies, prepayment and related relative value strategies, and systematic strategies, as well as long-only and traditional mandates. Ellington devotes significant operational resources to research and analytics, risk management, information infrastructure, trade execution, legal, compliance, and back-office functions. The Firm has offices in New York, Old Greenwich, Connecticut, and London. Michael Vranos and five other partners founded Ellington in December of 1994. Prior to forming Ellington, five of the founding partners constituted the nucleus of Kidder Peabody’s MBS trading and research group, and the sixth was co-head of CMO trading at Lehman Brothers.