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ESG
How South Korea can prevent a self-defeating green recovery
The rules of economic growth have changed. From the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have emerged with renewed sense of purpose, activ...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S to invest $1.4 bn in Australia LNG project
SK E&S Co. will invest $1.4 billion in a gas field development project offshore northern Australia that had been postponed due to the global pan...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korean military fund to double average investment size
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) intends to nearly double its average investment size to 100 billion won ($88 million) as ...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon invests $874 mn in Hasbro, Japan’s game giants
South Korea’s Nexon Co. has disclosed investments in the global entertainment sector made last year, totaling $874 million or 58% of the amoun...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hanwha seeks to acquire Overair; invest in satellite, drone companies
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and information technology service unit of Hanwha Group, is seeking to purchase the entire stake of US air taxi star...
Mar 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
KT to bolster content creation with $350 mn investment by 2023
South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. plans to expand its content business with an investment of 400 billion won ($353 million) by 2023. The co...
Mar 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC, Hyundai Heavy to co-invest $900 mn in growth firms
The sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will make co-investments worth up to 1 trillion won ($900 million) alongside the Hyunda...
Mar 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS makes strategic investment in BC Partners with Blackstone
The National Pension Service has made an investment in BC Partners by acquiring a stake in the UK private equity firm through a Blackstone fund, acc...
Mar 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Green Cross in talks with Russia to produce COVID-19 vaccine
South Korea’s pharmaceutical company Green Cross Corporation (GC) is holding a series of close meetings on contract manufacturing of Russia&rs...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung says to overtake TSMC with efficient, right-time investment
Samsung Electronics Co. will make efficient and right-time investments to achieve economies of scale so that the world's largest memory chipmaker wi...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor invests in Clearpath Robotics in push for future mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. has invested $5 million in Clearpath Robotics Inc., a Canada-based robotics startup, in a stepped-up push to transform into a comp...
Mar 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to invest over $4.5 bn to expand US battery facilities
LG Energy Solutions Ltd. announced on Friday that it will invest more than 5 trillion won ($4.5 billion) by 2025 to expand its US battery business, ...
Mar 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affirma, EastBridge to invest $350 mn in SK's mobility venture
Affirma Capital and South Korea-based EastBridge Partners will invest a combined 400 billion won ($350 million) in SK Telecom Co.'s mobility...
Mar 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy may build US, Europe plants to supply new batteries to Tesla
LG Energy Solution Ltd. may build an electric vehicle battery plant in the US to supply advanced battery cells to Tesla Inc. for its new models to b...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Group's financial story: Measure, divest and focus
Last month, South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group agreed to sell its 21-year-old baseball club SK Wyverns to the country’s leading...
Mar 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
S-Oil invests in fuel cell maker to enter hydrogen energy market
South Korea-based oil refiner S-Oil Corp. is readying to expand its business into the hydrogen energy sector by investing around 8.2 billion won ($7...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha Group
Hanwha launches group-wide task force to bolster space business
Hanwha Group has created an internal task force headed by the group's heir apparent to strengthen its presence in the fast-growing global space sect...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, GM in talks to build 2nd EV battery plant in Tennessee
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. is exploring building a second electric car battery plant in the US with joint venture partner General M...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, LG Energy agree to split EV recall costs, reflect in Q4 results
Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have agreed on how to split the costs of replacing the electric vehicle batteries made by the LG Group...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
SK Group eyes IPO of headquarter-backed REIT in 2021
South Korea’s SK Group has begun the process to list a real estate investment trust (REIT) backed by its head office building and some 100 pet...
Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Seed investors shy from investing in early stage startups amid pandemic
Early stage startups are almost always risky ventures, promising but unprofitable, and far from market-ready – often making it challenging to ...
Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS beefs up investments in growth PEFs in 2020
The National Pension Service boosted investments in private equity deals involving high-growth internet and software companies last year, while dive...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy hires Korea Investment, 4 others as IPO managers
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., which plans to list its shares on the local bourse this year, has mandated Korea Investment &...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Bain Capital to invest $360 mn in Korea’s top ERP developer
Bain Capital has agreed to invest around 400 billion won ($360 million) in South Korea’s leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software d...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha Group leader Kim Seung-youn returns to management
Hanwha Group leader Kim Seung-youn is returning to management seven years after he was banned from business activities following his conviction for ...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS begins process to venture into multi-asset investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has begun a process to initiate multi-asset investment as part of an effort to create higher retu...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Naver invests €115 mn in Spain’s virtual marketplace Wallapop
Naver Corp., South Korea’s top online portal, has invested €115 million in Wallapop, a Spanish virtual marketplace, as part of its effort...
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS inks over $20 bn in overseas alternative investments via partnerships
The National Pension Service (NPS) signed new contracts worth around 23 trillion won ($20.1 billion) abroad in alternative investments last year, de...
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Joint Ventures
SK Group to sell stake in petrochemical arm; seeks global partnership
South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group is eyeing a joint venture with a global petrochemical firm as part of the group’s stra...
Feb 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
GEPS earmarks $135 mn for first global infra investment
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is planning to commit a combined 150 billion won ($135 million) to three global infrastr...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)