DarcMatter (DM), the global award winning FinTech platform for alternative investments headquartered in New York City, has announced the launch of DarcMatter Institutional Services to assist with accessing the South Korean capital markets. DarcMatter’s alternative investment platform, which has been active for over five years, allows global investors to directly access a universe of qualified alternative investment opportunities.
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In 2017, DarcMatter focused on expanding additional support for investors within the South Korea market and selected South Korea as its second expansion market, outside of Greater China. In addition to its technology offering, through DarcMatter Institutional Services, DarcMatter will expand its offerings from a core focus on private funds to other non-traditional alternative investments, including commercial real estate, infrastructure and project finance.
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Sang H. Lee, DarcMatter President and CEO, reflects on the expansion into South Korea noting, “Early on we had realized the importance of the APAC region in the growth of the alternatives investment industry. When we opened up our Seoul office, we further honed in on our focus to a market that we believe will be one of the fastest growing investor markets in the region. To enhance the capabilities of our technology offering, we are offering a more customized approach to ultimately achieve the goal of better accessibility and transparency in global alternative investment markets.”
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