Antin hires Michelle Maeng for Korean fund investor relations

Global infrastructure investment firm Antin Infrastructure Partners SA said on Jan. 25 it has appointed Michelle (Min Kyung) Maeng as its new Investor Relations Director. Maeng will be responsible for Antin’s large South Korean Fund Investor base and will report to Sebastien Lecaudey, Antin’s Senior Partner and Head of Investor Relations.

Prior to joining Antin, Maeng worked for Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities Co., where she was recently a Senior Manager in the placement agent team for private capital funds. With over 15 years of market experience, she has developed strong relationships with Korean investors and will further support Antin’s outreach within the region. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Ewha Womans University in Seoul.

“There are a great deal of opportunities in the Korean market, and I look forward to helping expand our Korean investor base,” Maeng said. She is working for Antin Infrastructure Asia Private Ltd. based in Singapore.

"Antin sees Korea as a key market and plans to spend a lot more time in Korea, visiting its fast-growing investor base," said Edward Crowe, head of Antin's Asia Pacific Investment Relations.

TO FOUND SEOUL OFFICE FOR STRONGER TIES WITH KOREA

Antin is planning to set up the Seoul office in the second half of this year to expand its presence in Korea, The Korea Economic Daily understood.

The infrastructure investment firm has had strong ties with Korean investors through its flagship funds. A total of four Korean institutional investors, including National Pension Service (NPS) and sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), have participated in the firm's two flagship funds -- Antin Infrastructure Partners III, which closed at €3.6 billion ($4 billion) in 2016, and Antin Infrastructure Partners IV, which closed at €6.5 billion in 2020.

NPS, the world's third-largest pension fund with 917.7 trillion won ($762.9 billion) in assets under management, added Antin to its infrastructure managers line-up in September 2020.

Headquartered in Paris, Antin invests in the energy and environment, telecom, transport and social infrastructure sectors. The infrastructure investment firm manages €20.3 billion in assets and has invested in 30 companies since its inception in 2007.