Winning trust is not easy, but the country’s investors are being won round to private debt by those GPs willing to do the spadework.
3 min read · 29 November 2018
Having a local presence greatly influences the investment decisions of Korean institutional investors, delegates heard at the PERE Investor Forum Seoul 2018.
2 min read · 28 November 2018
Laws within the continental mainland have caught up with the more creditor-friendly regimes in the US and UK, a development that could comfort LPs committing to European direct lending.
3 min read · 28 November 2018
Few private market managers provide fee discounts for early and repeat investors, while credit managers often only provide breaks to those making commitments over a certain amount, Andrew Hedlund finds
3 min read · 27 November 2018
Investors remain devoted to direct lending, though at least one said it may be time to explore special situations, delegates heard at PDI’s inaugural forum in Seoul.
3 min read · 27 November 2018
Investing in the asset class overseas is not meeting the South Korean insurer’s target investment returns, according Janghwan Lee, executive director, team leader of alternative investment team.
2 min read · 27 November 2018
Guidelines for valuing private debt portfolios will provide a comprehensive framework to improve valuations and governance, according to FVC’s Tim Mortimer.
7 min read · 26 November 2018
Raising money for their funds is always on the mind of private markets managers, but they should not ignore the need to finance their own business growth. John Bakie speaks to a specialist in the field
3 min read · 26 November 2018
Mid-market GPs are benefitting from demand from Korean investors as the capital flows into direct lending, for now at least.
2 min read · 22 November 2018
