Real Estate & Structured Finance
Jaeho Kwon
Real estate and structured finance professional working across Korea, China, and U.S. capital markets.Currently pursuing an MBA at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, building on a career spanning institutional lending, cross-border capital markets, and real estate underwriting across Korea, China, and the United States.
Profile
A cross-border finance career built on real estate and structured credit
Jaeho has spent his career at the intersection of real estate finance, structured credit, and cross-border capital markets — sourcing, structuring, and executing financings across Korea, China, and the United States, most recently as a senior manager at a $7B-AUM asset management platform in Seoul. He is now pursuing an MBA at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, deepening his focus on U.S. real estate and private capital.
Track Record
Selected Impact
$290M
Real estate financings led
6 financings across logistics, residential, and office — Korea Asset Investment, 2023–2025
$306M
Cross-border U.S. real estate financings executed
Office, logistics, and multifamily — IBK Securities, 2019–2023
$200M+
Domestic project-finance & bridge financings originated
Residential and mixed-use projects — IBK Securities, 2019–2023
$123M
Loan portfolio growth
Korea's first syndicated interim mortgage loan by a Chinese bank — ICBC, 2017–2018
Career
Featured Experience
2023 – 2025 · Seoul, Korea
Senior Manager, Investment Division
Korea Asset Investment
Led real estate financing execution for the investment division, from sourcing through fundraising and structuring.
2019 – 2023 · Seoul, Korea
Associate, Investment Banking Division
IBK Securities
Executed cross-border U.S. real estate financings and structured fixed-income products for the investment banking division.
Case Studies
Representative Transactions
Office · Seoul
Seoul Office Forward-Purchase Investment
$163.6M
Residential Development · Hanam
Hanam Residential Interim-Payment Financing
$123.0M
Logistics Development · Gimpo
Gimpo Logistics Complex Development Financing
$109.1M
Multifamily · New York
New York Multifamily Portfolio Mezzanine Refinancing
$100.0M
Writing
Latest Insights
Writing in progress. Long-form perspectives on real estate finance, private capital, and cross-border investment will appear here soon.
Engagement
Leadership & Professional Engagement
2027 Co-President
Korea Inter-MBA Mixer (KIMM)
2027
Cabinet Member
Private Capital Club
2025–Present
Cabinet Member
Real Estate Club
2025–Present
Cabinet Member
Blockchain/AI Club
2025–Present
Founder
Global Start-up Alliance
2014–2018
Outside the Office
Beyond Work
Cooking
Cooking
Golf
Golf
Travel
Travel
Free Diving
Free Diving
Get in Touch
Let's start a conversation
Open to conversations with investors, employers, and collaborators across real estate finance, private capital, and cross-border investment.