Korean pension funds to up private equity exposure in 2025: CIOs

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But they are looking to raise exposure to private equity such as leveraged M&As in 2025, which are expected to gain steam from lower interest rates, said their chief investment officers and alternative investment heads.“It's time to look at other asset classes,” Suh Won Cheol, chief investment officer of KBIZ-Korea Federation of SMEs' savings arm Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, told a CIO panel session at the global investment conference ASK 2024 on Wednesday.“Interest rate cuts will make it easier to finance M&As and corporate investments, where I believe investment opportunities will arise.

MID-MARKET DEALSThe sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation, an active private equity investor, will remain focused on mid-cap deals, which would have more room for valuation growth than large-cap private equity, said its private equity head Yoon H.Huh.

Hanwha Life Insurance Co.and Kyobo Life Insurance Co.are interested in private equity deals, their investment managers said during the LP sessions.

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