IGIS Asset Management

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IGIS Asset Management Co., Ltd
Native name
이지스자산운용
FormerlyPS Asset Management
Company type Private
Industry Private equity real estate
Founded2010;14 years ago (2010)
FounderKim Dai Young
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Lee Kyu Sung (Joseph) (Co-CEO)
Kang Young Goo (Andie) (Co-CEO)
AUM US$50.3 billion (2024)
Number of employees
450+ (2024)
Website www.igisam.com
Footnotes /references
[1] [2] [3] [4]

IGIS Asset Management (also IGIS; short for Integrated Global Investment Solution) is a real estate investment firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. IGIS is South Korea's largest real estate asset manager. In 2022, IREI ranked IGIS as the second largest real estate manager in Asia based on assets under management. [5]

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Background

The firm was founded in 2010 as PS Asset Management by Kim Dai Young. [1] [2] In 2012, the firm was rebranded to IGIS Asset Management. [1]

In 2015, Kim stepped down from managing duties of the firm and was succeeded by Cho Kab Joo and Andie Kang who would become Co-CEOs of the firm. [3] [4] Later on Joseph Lee also became an additional Co-CEO of the firm. [2] [4]

In 2018, the firm filed for an initial public offering on the Korea Exchange but the process was stopped after the death of Kim in October. [2] There was a change in ownership of the firm where 45.5% of its shares were transferred to Kim's wife while their son and daughter will inherit none of the shares and would not be involved with management of the firm. [2]

The firm established IGIS Private Equity in 2018. In 2021, it was acquired by BlackRock. [6] [7]

The firm has a venture capital arm named IGIS Investment Partners. [8]

IGIS has additional offices in Frankfurt, London, New York and Singapore. [9]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Exclusive: NPS' Kang to join Korea's IGIS | PERE". 17 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Andie Kang: Out of the public glare | PERE". 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020.
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