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South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. is poised to have a new outside auditor – a measure expected to bring a much-a...

Samsung Group’s 150 billion won ($124 million) Life Science Fund launched last year has chosen a leading US gene therapy development company a...

South Korean funds for overseas stock investments enjoyed the return of money to buy growth shares in the US on dips this year, while local investor...

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. of South Korea and IMM Investment Global, the Hong Kong-based affiliate of Korean equity firm IMM Investme...

South Korea’s activist fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI) has decided to sell its stake in Hanjin KAL, the holding compan...

Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea posted a 8.61% rate of return in 2021, the pension fund announced on March 15. It has ear...

South Korea’s robotics startup Bear Robotics Inc. announced Wednesday it raised $81 million in Series B funding from venture capital heavywe...

Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, made another investment of $11 million in Kymeta Corp., a...

LIG Nex1 Co., South Korea’s major defense exporter, plans to set up a $80.5 million venture investment fund with Eugene Investment & Secur...

South Korea’s venture capital firm Translink Investment and non-profit organization Banks Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs agreed to launch ...

Cloud management service provider Cloocus Co. has received 50 billion won ($40.8 million) from SK Inc. C&C, those familiar with the investment...

SK Group stands out from other South Korean conglomerates in making good use of private equity funds to raise money for business expansion.The count...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it selected Millennium Management LLC, Starboard Value LP and Systematica Investment...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced on Feb. 28 it selected Adams Street Partners LLC, Benefit Street Partners LLC and Clearlak...

Ridi Corp., often referred to as South Korea's Kindle, has received funding of 120 billion won ($100 million) from Singapore's GIC and three domesti...

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. has raised a total of 1 trillion won ($830 million) from four domestic private equity firms, including 390 billion won...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) signed an agreement on Feb. 24 with Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGI) to co-invest in overseas hedge fund...

Institutional investors of South Korea aim to increase their alternative assets, focusing on expanding private debt, according to a recent survey of...

TVing Co. is poised to sell 382,513 new shares to South Korean private equity fund JC Partner Co.’s affiliate to raise 250 billion won ($209 m...

Europe’s largest pension fund manager APG has urged Samsung Electronics Co. and nine other major South Korean companies to drastically cut the...

National Pension Service (NPS), Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and other institutional investors of South Korea are likely to contribute...

BlackRock, Blackstone, Singapore's GIC and Saudi's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are among the preliminary bidders for shares worth up to $4.2 billio...

KT Corp., South Korea's No. 2 telecom operator, has decided to invest 130 billion won ($110 million) in Megazone Cloud Corp., the country's largest ...

Sopoong Ventures Corp. is poised to create a fund worth 10 billion won ($8 million) that specializes in early stage investment, industry insiders sa...

Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, earned an 11.3% return from investment last y...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), managing $205 billion in assets as of the end-2021, has invested in US cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinba...

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has increased its stake in South Korea's leading gaming company NCSoft Corp. to become its fourth-...

Online shopping platform Queenit recently received 36 billion won ($30 million) from Kakao Ventures Corp., SoftBank Ventures Korea Corp. and more,...

  Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) has bought a 5% stake in online game developer Nexon Co., the gaming...

South Korean AI solutions provider OnePredict is set to begin a 30 billion won ($25 million) funding round. The Seoul-based startup provides in...