Balhae Infrastructure Fund
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Venture capital
Mirae Asset joins $260 mn funding for food delivery startup Jokr
Mirae Asset Global Investment Co., South Korea’s leading asset manager, has participated in a $260 million Series B funding for Jokr, a New ...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea Venture Investment creates global fund worth $2 billion
Korea’s government-backed fund of funds (FOF) management institution announced its latest selection of funds late last month, which would bene...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea's biggest fund to invest $5.8 million in overseas VCs
Korea Venture Investment Corp. plans to invest $58.2 million or about 69 billion won in 10 funds around the globe. The government-backed fund o...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Polar Asset joins NPS' hedge fund managers in Q3
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea selected Toronto-based Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. as a new mandate of hedge fund managers in t...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai wins $1.7 bn natural gas field project order from Aramco
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), both carmaker giant Hyundai Motor Gr...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
STIC invests $843 mn in Korean copper foil maker Iljin
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. said on Nov. 30 it will invest 1.1 trillion won ($843.1 million) to expand Korean elecfoil ...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS posts $56.5 bn return for first three quarters of 2021
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) Investment Management said on Nov. 29 it earned 67.4 trillion won ($56.5 billion) return for the first ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to select GPs for €200 mn real estate fund
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said its savings arm will select two asset managers of an open-end commingled blind poo...
Nov 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KIC sees 11 alternative investment managers resign by November
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) saw as many as 10 professionals of its alternative investment division resign from the South Korean sovereign wea...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
SK On seeks $2.5 bn in new funding for battery plants
SK On Co., one of South Korea's top three rechargeable battery makers, plans to raise around 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) in a pre-IPO share sale n...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
US activist fund to face off with IMM PE over Hanssem
Teton Capital Partners, a US-based activist fund, has taken legal action to block IMM Private Equity from exercising its management rights over Hans...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung, Korea Post create $336 mn overseas alternative investment fund
South Korea's largest insurance company Samsung Life Insurance Co. and state-run postal savings and insurance agency Korea Post’s insurance ...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Resale platform Bunjang to raise funds at over $300 mn valuation
South Korea's leading resale platform Bungaejangter Inc., also known as Bunjang, will raise 83 billion won ($70 million) in fresh funding at a valua...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK closes SSF II at $1.8 bn, largest Asian SSF since 2019
South Korea’s MBK Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, said it has raised $1.8 billion for its second special situations...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
AIIB commits $60 mn to STIC Asia Infra Innovation Fund
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has committed $60 million to the STIC Asia Infrastructure Innovation Fund managed by South Korea&r...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC, NongHyup, Suhyup to co-invest $300 mn in overseas hedge funds
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is slated to jointly invest a combined $300 million in overseas hedge funds with Korea’s National Agricultu...
Nov 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Home interior app seeks new funding at over $ 1 bn valuation
South Korea's Bucketplace Co., an operator of the country's largest home interior platform, is seeking to raise about 100 billion won ($85 million) ...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Orchestra PE buys Korean pizza brand Banolim
Orchestra Private Equity set up Orchestra Private Equity IV (OPE IV) to invest $32 million in Korea’s pizza chain operator Banolim Food Co. an...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS selects four Korean VCs to invest 150 bn won
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Nov. 9 it has selected the venture capital firms that will entrust the pension fund&rsqu...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Travel startups draw new funds amid digital transformation
As South Korea loosened social distancing measures for a gradual return to normal life this week, investors are rekindling their interest in travel ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKR invests $2 bn in SK E&S' new preferred shares
KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion) worth of newly-issued preferred shares in SK E&S Co., the US private ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Two Korean LPs invest €90 mn in BlackRock's infra fund
Two Korean pension funds have together invested €90 million ($104 million) in BlackRock Real Assets’ co-investment fund Global Infrastruc...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' Pension to sharply up direct global stock investment
The Teachers' Pension in South Korea has started direct investment in overseas stock markets this year and will further increase direct management t...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CapMan Infra
[ASK 2021] Attractive Opportunity to Invest in Sustainable Nordic Infrastructure
CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value creation. As one of the Nordic private equity pionee...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
SK Chem says no immediate plan to sell SK Bioscience stake
SK Chemicals Co., the top shareholder of South Korea's SK Bioscience Co., is not considering reducing its stake in the vaccine maker in the immediat...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Infra and RE investment heads resign from NPS
The infrastructure investment head and real estate investment head at South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), are leaving the world&rs...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy raises $1.1 bn in rights issue as planned
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. last week raised 1.3 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in a rights issue to existing shareholders as planned, a...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Korea autonomous driving startup 42dot valued at $434 mn
South Korea’s autonomous driving startup 42dot drew strong interest from investors with its advanced artificial intelligence technology. Strat...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
KTCU seeks new GPs skilled in raising corporate value
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will seek out general partners (GPs) that have expertise in corporate workouts, add-on investments and a ...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Korea Post advises more GPs set up Korean offices for better partnerships
Korea Post looks to expand asset classes that can hedge inflation and earn benefits from rising interest rates despite concerns of stagflation and c...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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