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CBRE Global Investors has secured an additional commitment of €200 million from South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) to build a diversified European real estate portfolio. After leverage, this equity commitment provides additional investment capacity in excess of €400 million.

Roebuck Asset Management has acquired a logistics warehouse in Dobroviz, Prague, on behalf of a South Korean institutional investor. International real estate advisor Savills advised the buyer.

Hines has advised Mirae Asset Global Investments, a Seoul-based investment manager that offers comprehensive investment services, on acquiring two logistics centres near Wrocław and Konin, with the total area of 163,135 square meters. MAGI acquired them from Blackstone by purchasing shares in special purpose vehicles which owned the investment and appointed Hines as the local asset manager of the portfolio throughout the investment horizon.

Valesco Group, a London headquartered European real estate investment manager, along with AIP Asset Management, a Seoul headquartered asset manager, have exchanged contracts to acquire Twin City Tower office building in Bratislava, backed by South Korean institutional capital, for €120 million, making this one of HB Reavis’ largest transactions on the Slovak office market. The purchase price reflects an acquisition yield of 5.75%. The transaction represents the first South Korean investment in the Slovak real estate market.

Penta Real Estate has sold the 80,000 sqm office component of the Waltrovka complex in Jinonice, Prague 5 to Munich-based real estate fund manager GLL Real Estate Partners (GLL), a member of Macquarie Group, acting together with LB Asset Management on behalf of South Korean investor Hanwha Investment & Securities in a transaction worth over €250 million.