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South Korean hotspotDespite rising political tensions, South Korea remains a draw for Asia’s private equity firms.
- 2011 infrastructure fundraising preview
There will be five major groups of investors looking to raise some $80 billion for infrastructure in 2011. Where do you fit in, asks Cezary Podkul.
- A class of its own
Infrastructure investing in Asia is gradually emerging from the shadow of the private equity asset class, finds Siddharth Poddar.
- Scott Hahn eyes $750m Korea fund
The former managing director and head of Korea for Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has secured Temasek as a cornerstone investor, sources say.
- Korea’s $242bn pension fund plots 10% alternatives exposure
The $242 billion National Pension Service of Korea is planning to grow its alternative assets allocation to more than 10 percent of total assets in 2014. The allocation represents a meteoric rise on the 3.8 percent target allocation set in 2008.
- Palamon processes $317m partial exit
The sale of Retail Decision's Australian payment processing division has returned 'substantially all' of the initial investment made by Palamon, Alpinvest and Morgan Stanley.
- Morgan Stanley loses private equity co-head
The resignation of Steve Trevor follows a series of hires since the firm appointed a new president in February.
- SPECIAL REPORT: The PERE 30
Over the past five years, the top 30 private equity real estate firms in the world have raised more than $211 billion -10 percent more than when PERE last counted capital raising efforts by the industry. Read on to discover the firms garnering the most. PERE Magazine May 2009.
- Morgan Stanley focuses on debt investing
John Klopp, head of the bank’s Americas real estate investing and global debt investing operations, expects the firm to target FDIC loan portfolios as it looks to debt opportunities for future investments.
- Making a comeback
Large private equity transactions have resurfaced in India after a long hiatus.