SERVICES
Capital markets
Connecting capital with opportunity.
Strategic capital markets advice that helps you identify opportunities, execute transactions and achieve your long-term investment goals.
Successful real estate investment starts with the right opportunities and trusted advice. Whether you're an investor, institution, developer or property owner, Knight Frank Korea's Capital Markets team helps you complete commercial property transactions with confidence.
We combine local market expertise with the strength of our global network to provide strategic guidance across acquisitions, disposals, portfolio optimisation and cross-border investment. This support is designed to maximise value at every stage of the investment lifecycle.
What sets our capital markets advice apart
We deliver optimal investment solutions, drawing on deep expertise across both domestic and overseas markets, a global capital markets network and an extensive transaction track record.
Our capital markets services
We support you across the transaction lifecycle, delivering tailored advice and market insight to maximise value.
Sell-side advisory
We advise across the full disposal process, from formulating the sales strategy and running investment marketing through to closing. This helps maximise asset value by identifying suitable prospective buyers and positioning the asset effectively in the market.
Buy-side advisory
We draw on market intelligence, financial analysis and extensive transaction experience to source and appraise investment opportunities that support sound decisions.
Cross-border investment advisory
Through Knight Frank's global network, we connect you with overseas investors and a broad range of international opportunities. Our advice is grounded in a deep understanding of each local market, so you can make effective investment decisions.
Case studies
Advisory mandates that connect domestic and global capital markets, uncovering value the market has yet to price in to deliver successful cross-border transactions.
As capital moves across borders, successful investment begins with a deep understanding of the local market and a proven global network. Knight Frank supports cross-border transactions in both directions — from helping domestic institutions secure overseas assets to guiding international investors into the Korean market.
These case studies reflect our capital markets advisory capability: sourcing opportunities the market has yet to recognise, and taking a hands-on role at every stage — from sourcing through due diligence, negotiation and completion — to secure high-quality assets within our clients' required timeframe.
Advisory on the sourcing and acquisition of a prime European office seed asset for KB Financial Group’s first global REIT.
Leveraging Knight Frank’s global network and working closely with Knight Frank Investment Management (KFIM), our European investment management affiliate, we successfully sourced North Galaxy Towers, the second-largest office asset in Belgium.
We provided end-to-end transaction support including price negotiation, due diligence, contract review, on-site inspections and return analysis. This enabled the client to secure a high-quality core asset within the required timeframe and proceed with its REIT establishment as planned.
Advisory on the sourcing and acquisition of a hotel conversion opportunity aligned with Travelodge and Blackstone’s value-add investment strategy in Gangnam, Seoul.
Knight Frank supported the Gangnam market entry strategy of Travelodge, a leading hotel operator in Asia, and Blackstone, a leading U.S.-based real estate investor, by sourcing an office asset at a price per pyeong more than 30% below comparable properties in the surrounding market.
We assessed the feasibility and commercial viability of converting the property from office to hotel use and provided comprehensive acquisition advisory services, including due diligence support and transaction terms review. Through this process, the client successfully secured a competitively priced asset with strong value-add potential, supporting Travelodge’s expansion into the Gangnam market.
Frequently asked questions
Capital markets advisory helps investors and property owners buy, sell and invest in commercial real estate through strategic transaction and investment advice.
Institutional investors, private investors, developers, property owners and investment funds commonly engage capital markets advisors.
We advise across office, logistics, industrial, retail, mixed-use and alternative commercial real estate sectors.
We combine market research, sector expertise and investor intelligence to identify opportunities aligned with client objectives.
Our research covers pricing, demand, market trends and investment activity, insight that feeds directly into the advice we give.
