Hayfin Capital Management opened a Seoul office to strengthen coverage of Korean institutional investors and partners after Samsung Life took a strategic minority stake in the firm. The office at Three IFC in Yeouido will be led by Choi Si-jin, who has nearly two decades of investment and institutional capital-formation experience, including senior roles at UBS Asset Management, Wilshire Associates, Samsung Life and Samsung Asset Management. Hayfin manages €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in capital in Korea and has invested on behalf of Korean clients since 2016. The opening follows a management buyout completed in February 2025 in which Samsung Life, Mubadala and AXA IM Prime became strategic minority shareholders, each receiving board representation. Hayfin sees Korea as an important market for its maritime strategy and is promoting European private credit as a diversification option for institutions with significant U.S. exposure. The firm manages approximately €40 billion in assets globally and operates in 13 countries.