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IPOs
Kakao Pay set to be Korea's first mobile-payment fintech to go public
Kakao Pay Corp. is set to become South Korea’s first mobile-payment fintech company to go public as the company kicks off preparations for an in...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KB Investment bulks up VC funds as parent group drives SE Asia expansion
KB Investment Co., the venture capital arm of South Korea’s KB Financial Group, is raising 100 billion won ($86 million) in a fund to invest in ...
Sep 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
Celltrion group tipped to exceed 1 trillion won in profit; first among bio firms
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. and its affiliates are expected to post robust operating profits this year on the back of strong sales of Remsima a...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Electronics
LG launches world's first rotatable T-shaped smartphone
LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its new smartphone LG Wing on Sept. 14 in an online event, the first product rolled out under the company’s Explore...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Restructuring
Doosan Heavy to wrap up first-round restructuring with $1.1 bn new share sale
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd., the debt-ridden South Korean power plant builder, is set to wrap up the first round of its debt r...
Sep 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hanwha Life commits $400 mn to KKR’s new Asia buyout fund
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., South Korea’s second-biggest life insurer, has committed around $400 million to KKR & Co.’s new Asia b...
Aug 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy world's first in LNG-powered container launch
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has launched the world’s first Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) powered by liquefie...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor aims to launch world’s first commercial robotaxi
Hyundai Motor Co. is aiming to launch the world’s first commercial robotaxi, or Level 4 autonomous driving with no humans involved, as global au...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul apartments’ average selling price tops 1 billion won for first time
The average selling price of apartment units in Seoul has surpassed the psychologically important 1 billion won ($845,000) mark for the first time, al...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver Webtoon becomes industry's first to post over $2.5 mn for daily paid-content
Naver Webtoon has become the industry's first to post over 3 billion won ($2.5 million) for daily paid-content as of August 2, breaking its own r...
Aug 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
South Korea’s inflation rate turns higher for first time in 3 months in July
South Korea's headline inflation edged up for the first time in three months in July amid signs of a recovery in consumer sentiment, but still remaine...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO of Korea’s first overseas property-backed REIT receives tepid response
The initial public offering of JR Global REIT, set to be South Korea’s first listed REIT backed by overseas property, was undersubscribed 0.23 t...
Jul 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ardian
Ardian looking to expand Asia private equity investment
Paris-based Ardian is looking to increase private equity investments in Asia, setting its sight on technology, media, online service and healthcare se...
Jul 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Baring PE Asia poised to sell Korean parcel delivery firm for $250 mn
Baring Private Equity Asia is in the final stages of talks with a South Korean private equity firm to sell the country’s No. 4 parcel delivery c...
Jun 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korea's first neurosurgery robot to debut; to seek FDA approval
Koh Young Technology Inc., a 3D inspection device maker in South Korea, has commercialized a neurosurgical robotics system for the second time in the ...
Jun 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK closes Asia's 3rd biggest buyout fund at $6.5 bn
MBK Partners held the final close of its fifth buyout fund at $6.5 billion on May 20, which marked the third-biggest fundraising for an Asia-focused p...
May 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Outbound real estate funds hit by first capital outflow in over 4 years
South Korea’s real estate funds for outbound investment saw their first net capital outflows in four and a half years in March, hit by delays in...
Apr 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hedge fund
NPS makes first single-manager hedge fund investment with $810 mn
The National Pension Service committed about 1 trillion won ($810 million) to four global hedge fund houses in 2019, in its first investment in single...
Apr 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR secures $1.2 bn exits in Korea for two Asia funds
KKR & Co. has sold a modern logistics facility it had developed in a South Korean port in a transaction estimated to be worth more than 200 billio...
Feb 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Korea’s first Europe-focused REIT eyes $200 mn IPO in 2020
South Korea’s first Europe-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) is poised to go public on the domestic stock market in early 2020 to rais...
Nov 25, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] POBA to commit $250 mn to US, Asia-focused private debt funds
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) plans to commit $250 million to five private debt funds focusing on mid-cap companies in North America...
Sep 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korea teachers funds to boost Asia portfolios
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and the Korea Teachers’ Pension will step up real estate and infrastructure investments in Asia and other eme...
Oct 26, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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World’s first real estate blockchain expo to take place in Seoul
Real Estate Blockchain Expo 2018 (RBE 2018), the world’s first real estate blockchain expo, will be held in Seoul this coming September. The exp...
Jul 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eying Asia and secondaries PE deals
The Teachers’ Pension and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are turning to the Asian private equity market with focus on growth sectors such ...
Jun 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Woori PE plans to launch $280 mn Southeast Asia-focused PDF
Woori Private Equity Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Woori PE) plans to raise 300 billion won ($280 million) in a global private debt fund jointly with a H...
May 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset seeks to launch $940 mn Asia start-up fund with Korea’s Naver
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and South Korea’s top internet portal Naver Corp. are looking to invest as much as 1 trillion won ($940 million) in Asia...
Apr 09, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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LaSalle develops its first logistics facility in Korea; sees more land purchases
LaSalle Investment Management has built a four-story logistics warehouse near Seoul, its first development of a storage facility in South Korea, and...
Dec 06, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS secures hefty return from first exit of global infrastructure co-investment
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has pocketed more than €100 million ($114 million) from the recent sale of a 5% stake in Spain’s leading ...
Jul 12, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC eyes Asia, small firms for undervalued assets
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking to diversify its portfolio into emerging markets, in particular Asia, and will chase smaller-sized firms...
May 17, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s first Australia property fund for retail investors raises $125 mn
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has raised 141 billion won ($125 million) as planned from a domestic public fund launched to finance its $245 ...
Mar 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)