Korea Investment Opportunities
LaSalle Korea targets real estate opportunities across the capital structure in both equity and debt investments and directly asset manages its investments locally on behalf of its institutional clients and investors.
LaSalle is a company with world-class reputation in the real estate investment management field. Since its establishment in 2002, the Korean branch has completed the investment, development, management and disposal of domestic real estate worth about KRW 1.4 trillion.
As of September 2022, LaSalle Asset Management owns approximately KRW 1.043 trillion in AUM (Inbound investment : GAV / Fund of funds : Commitment / Other investment : NAV) and consists of 12 professionals with expertise and experience in the Korean real estate market and industry.
9/F K-Twin Towers, Tower A
50 Jong-ro 1-gil, Jongno-gu,
Seoul 03142
Republic of Korea
Tel +82 2 6370 6137
Fax +82 2 6005 9436
Data as of Q3, 2022. Source: LaSalle
LaSalle Korea targets real estate opportunities across the capital structure in both equity and debt investments and directly asset manages its investments locally on behalf of its institutional clients and investors.
LaSalle Korea’s local team executes an opportunistic and value-add investment discipline when identifying property sectors and trends, focused on seeking outsized risk-adjusted returns for its clients.
Icheon City, Greater Seoul
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10 years at LaSalle
Joined in September 2013
Steve is Head of Korea and is responsible for strategy, personnel, and investment management in the country. He also serves as the representative director of LaSalle Investment Management Co., Ltd., LaSalle’s licensed asset management company in Korea.
Prior to joining LaSalle, Steve was a Managing Partner at Bellevue Capital Management, where he focused on cross-border transactions on behalf of Asian family offices and an Executive Director in the Investment Banking Division at Nomura International (Hong Kong) where he was a founding member of the real estate advisory business for Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Earlier, Steve was Vice President of Lehman Brothers’ Global Real Estate Group focused on principal debt investments in Korea, Australia and China. He also worked at Deutsche Bank’s Real Estate Opportunities Group, acquiring underperforming properties, multi-borrower loan portfolios and distressed companies based in Hong Kong. He started his career at Merrill Lynch in the U.S. and interned at the United States Senate.
Since 2000, Steve has completed over US$4.4 billion in real estate transactions across Asia Pacific in opportunistic private equity, principal lending, distressed loan portfolio acquisitions and investment banking advisory assignments.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University.
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7 years at LaSalle
Joined in January 2016
Se Hwan is the Managing Director, Acquisitions and Development Management for South Korea based in Seoul. He joined LaSalle in 2016.
Prior to joining LaSalle, Se Hwan worked at Samsung C&T in the investment and development division focused on property and infrastructure projects. Before that, he was a Director at Gale International in partnership with POSCO Engineering and Construction on Songdo International Business District development project. Se Hwan’s experience in the South Korean real estate market spans from 2002 having covered multiple property sectors including office, retail, residential, hospitality, and industrial.
Se Hwan holds a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from Korea University. He is a CFA Charterholder and a Certified Architectural Engineer.
Hyejin is the Managing Director for fund management for South Korea based in Seoul. In addition to fund management for Korea, Hyejin’s responsibilities include investor accounting and reporting, transactional support, debt origination and restructuring, and corporate governance. Hyejin originally joined LaSalle in 2016 as a fund controller.
Before joining LaSalle, Hyejin worked at the Jeong Yeon Accounting Firm and PwC, conducting annual audits of numerous companies in various industries. She also worked at Morgan Stanley Properties as a controller, managing Korean real estate funds invested by the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund.
Hyejin holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Yonsei University.
She is a CPA certified by the Korea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a CTA certified by the NTS.
Dahye Rhee is a Vice President of Portfolio Management for South Korea based in Seoul. She joined LaSalle in 2016.
Prior to joining LaSalle, Dahye worked in the investment and development division of Samsung C&T, where she focused on real estate and infrastructure projects.
Dahye holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Yonsei University and is a CFA Charter holder.
David Oh is a Vice President of Acquisition and Asset Management for South Korea based in Seoul. He joined LaSalle in 2023.
Prior to joining LaSalle, David worked in the investment division of ARA Asset Management, where he focused on inbound and outbound real estate projects acquiring landmark assets such as Parc.1 and Seoul Square. Before that, he was an associate at Pebblestone Asset Management, covering inbound real estate investments. David’s experience in the South Korean real estate market began in 2015 and covers multiple property sectors, including office, retail, hospitality, and industrial.
David holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Rutgers University.
LaSalle Korea, a subsidiary of LaSalle Investment Management, obtained a Collective Investment License from the Financial Supervisory Service to conduct asset management activities in Korea in April 2013.
LaSalle offers a diverse range of investment vehicles to help clients take advantage of market opportunities and meet their return objectives.
