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Former STIC executive becomes CIO at KIC

Don Lee Dong-ik, former head of investments at PE firm STIC Investments, has been named CIO of Korea Investment Corp. (KIC), the country’s sovereign wealth fund. The first Korean national to get the job, Lee told AVCJ that the appointment is a huge...

  • North Asia
  • 03 April 2012
Korea Post unit looks to invest in global secondary funds

Savings Bureau of Korea Post, one of South Korea’s largest state-controlled institutional investors, is looking to invest at least $30 million in a global secondary fund. It represents one of the savings bureau’s first forays into alternative investments...

  • North Asia
  • 25 October 2011
Russia sovereign wealth fund in talks with potential Chinese partner

Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the country’s new sovereign wealth fund, is in talks with a Chinese group about making joint investments, with details of a partnership potentially to be announced in October.

  • Greater China
  • 23 September 2011
CIC, KIC chairmen named to high-profile RDIF advisory board

The chairman of China Investment Corp. (CIC), Lou Jiwei, has been named to the international advisory board of the Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Choi Chong Suk, chairman of Korea Investment Corp. (KIC), will also serve on the board alongside Bader...

  • Europe
  • 19 September 2011
Asia Pacific SWFs, public pension funds hold 25% of global AUM

Asia Pacific sovereign wealth funds and public sector pension funds now account for $3.2 trillion in assets under management, 25% of the global total.

  • LPs
  • 06 September 2011
Korea Teachers Pension Fund to invest $50m in local PE, VC

The Korea Teachers Pension Fund (KTPF) reportedly plans to invest KRW54 billion ($50.7 million) in 3-5 domestic venture capital and private equity firms in September.

  • LPs
  • 02 September 2011
Asian LPs and the US Debt Crisis

There has been a shift in the investor base of major private equity funds in recent years as Asia evolves from being just an investment destination to becoming a region for fundraising. Sovereign wealth funds, of course, are leading the way with the substantial...

  • LPs
  • 10 August 2011
IBK Capital Q to invest in Hankook Silicon

IBK Capital-Q Capital Partners, which is backed by The Korea Finance Corp. (KoFC), will invest KRW40 billion($38 million) in Hankook Silicon(HKS), the third-largest polysilicon manufacturer in South Korea, according to local media reports. The size of...

  • LPs
  • 02 August 2011
KIC’s new CEO pledges to boost private equity exposure

Korea Investment Corp.’s (KIC) new chief executive has pledged to boost the sovereign wealth fund’s exposure to alternative investments such as private equity and commodities.

  • North Asia
  • 20 July 2011
South Korean SWF KIC to receive $5 billion of fresh capital

South Korean SWF the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is to receive up to $5 billion from public finances to add to its $35 billion of capital, and may look at more partnerships with other international SWFs, according to official statements.

  • North Asia
  • 09 September 2010
Partners Group gets $100 million KIC real estate mandate

Korea Investment Corporation, the SWF that manages some $27 billion of assets for the Korean government and the Bank of Korea, has mandated around $100 million to Swiss-based private equity firm Partners Group to seek investment opportunities in the private...

  • Portfolio management
  • 28 July 2010
KIC seeks diversity, targets PE

Chin Young Wook, CEO of the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), Korea's $30 billion sovereign wealth fund, has said publicly that the SWF will seek greater investment in private equity and real estate, as well as contemplating direct investments through...

  • LPs
  • 05 July 2010
KIC allots $200 million for Chesapeake

South Korean SWF the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has said that it will invest $200 million as part of its participation in the $900 million stock issue by heavily indebted US natural gas and energy company Chesapeake Energy.

  • LPs
  • 21 June 2010
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Asian SWFs ramp up in North American oil and gas

Dearth of Western investment post-GFC opens door to Asian players

  • North America
  • 01 June 2010
CIC, KIC to invest in Chesapeake

Leading Asian SWFs the China Investment Corporation (CIC) and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) are reportedly joining a $900 million investment into heavily indebted US natural gas and energy company Chesapeake Energy.

  • North America
  • 20 May 2010
Korea GPs showcased to US LPs

South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency have jointly organized a roadshow in California this week that showcases Korean investment firms, including Aju IB Investment, KT Capital, and SWF Korea Investment...

  • North Asia
  • 05 May 2010
KIC to invest $100 million in IFC fund

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund, will inject $100 million into a private equity fund managed by IFC Asset Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private...

  • North Asia
  • 05 March 2010
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