Korean investors commit $61.5m to LA office

Simone Investment Managers has led a group of firms from the country backing an office deal in a Los Angeles’ technology heartland.

Simone Investment Managers, the investment arm of a South Korean handbag maker, has been joined by other South Korean backers to invest in mezzanine debt totalling $61.5 million to support an office property deal in Los Angeles, according to local media reports.

The unidentified borrower will use the loan to help finance its acquisition of a $500 million office complex from JP Morgan.