infra

Business & Politics KOGAS, Vietnamese firms to jointly undertake major infra projects

South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) has announced a partnership with Vietnamese firms, kickstarting a major infrastructure project follo...

Alternative investments Clean energy remains top pick for Korean infrastructure investors

South Korean institutional investors are poised to ramp up investments in global infrastructure, hedging against inflationary pressure, a survey found...

Upcoming IPOs KB Asset aims for first IPO of Korea's homegrown infrastructure fund

South Korea’s KB Asset Management Co. is set to list its Balhae Infrastructure Fund (Balhae) on the country’s main bourse Kospi in the s...

Infrastructure Partners Group wins $620 mn Korean LPs mandate for infra

Some major institutional investors of South Korea have committed a combined $620 million to Partners Group’s third direct infrastructure progr...

Alternative investments ABL Life co-invests in Everbright’s infra fund with 13% return

Korea’s ABL Life Insurance Co. has participated in Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund LP, a $460 million fund managed by Hon...

Insurance Samsung SRA taps former KIC infra head as CEO

Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. has named its former managing director (MD) and chief investment officer Chung-Keun Kim as its new chief executive,...

Alternative investments NPS and six Korean LPs commit $730 mn to Ardian's infra secondaries

Seven South Korean limited partners have committed $730 million to Paris-headquartered alternative asset manager Ardian SA’s secondaries fund ...

Pension funds SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says

Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing retirement pension fund in South Korea, will increase inf...

Private equity AIIB commits $60 mn to STIC Asia Infra Innovation Fund

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has committed $60 million to the STIC Asia Infrastructure Innovation Fund managed by South Korea&r...

Alternative investments Two Korean LPs invest €90 mn in BlackRock's infra fund

Two Korean pension funds have together invested €90 million ($104 million) in BlackRock Real Assets’ co-investment fund Global Infrastruc...

BNP Paribas Asset Management [ASK 2021] Infra Debt Key Market Trends in a Post-Covid Environment

Infra Debt Key Market Trends in a Post-Covid Environment Climate impact investing and digital infra Benefits of integrating ESG i...

Pension funds Infra and RE investment heads resign from NPS

The infrastructure investment head and real estate investment head at South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), are leaving the world&rs...

ASK 2021 Korea scientists fund sees US-China conflict create infra investments

The Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association's (SEMA) Chief Investment Officer Huh Sung-moo said on Wednesday that climate change and g...

Private equity Sweden's EQT staffs up in Asia with focus on Korea

EQT Partners, Europe's largest private equity firm, is staffing up its Asia Pacific team with a focus on South Korea, the investment firm said on Mo...

Energy Taihan Cable lands $36 mn US infrastructure deal ahead of LA Olympics

South Korea’s oldest electric wire maker Taihan Cable & Solution Co., formerly known as Taihan Electric Wire Co. until under IMM PE’...

RFPs Construction workers' fund invites bids for $25 mn infra mandate

South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association issued a request for proposals to commit $25 million to a global infrastructure fund...

Pension funds GCM Grosvenor wins POBA's $300 mn infra SMA mandate

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has recently picked GCM Grosvenor, a US alternative investor, as its new separate account ...

ASK 2021 Interview Goldman Sachs zeros in on midmarket, ESG infrastructure deals

Goldman Sachs Asset Management focuses on middle-market, value-add strategy for infrastructure deals, targeting the sectors undergoing a digital tra...

Alternative investments Hana, ECP signs $300 mn infra investment partnership

South Korea's Hana Financial Investment Co. has signed a $300 million strategic partnership with US energy infrastructure-specialized firm ECP to in...

RFPs Korean govt pension to commit $105 mn to 3 global infra funds

South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will commit $105 million to three global infrastructure funds this year, targeting a net i...

Machinery Global infra boom revives S.Korea’s heavy equipment sector

South Korea’s heavy machinery manufacturers are making a strong start this year, reporting the highest first quarter revenue figures since 201...

Alternative investments GEPS earmarks $135 mn for first global infra investment

South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is planning to commit a combined 150 billion won ($135 million) to three global infrastr...

Alternative investments KKR’s $3.9 bn Asia infra fund raises $130 mn from Korea

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and financial services firms in South Korea have committed $130 million to KKR & Co.’s inau...

Pension funds NPS commits $450 mn to Stonepeak, Macquarie infra funds

The National Pension Service has committed a total of $450 million to two North America-focused funds launched by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners ...

RFPs Korea Post to commit $200 mn to global infrastructure funds

Korea Post’s savings arm will select two infrastructure fund houses to invest $200 million in overseas core infrastructure assets, according to ...

Hyundai Corp to rival China's CRCC in bid for $18 bn Ukrainian infra deal

South Korea’s trading company Hyundai Corporation will face China’s Railway Construction Corporate (CRCC) in a bid to secure an $18 billio...

Infrastructure fund KKR’s $3 bn Asia infra fund to raise $200 mn from Korea

South Korean pension funds and insurance companies will commit $200 million in aggregate to KKR’s first Asia infrastructure fund targeting to ra...

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...

Carlyle Group Carlyle raises $600 mn for infra credit fund with top Korean banking groups

The Carlyle Group has raised $600 million for an infrastructure credit fund in South Korea jointly with two domestic financial services firms to lend ...

The Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) plans to commit $25 million to a global infrastructure blind-pool fund investing in senior or m...