HW 4.0
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Economy
OECD upgrades Korea’s growth outlook to -0.8%, mildest among member countries
South Korea's economy is likely to shrink less than expected this year, thanks to its successful response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to th...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air may sell core assets estimated at $2.4 bn to ease cash crunch
Hanjin Group, parent of Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd., is considering selling three core businesses of the carrier -- in-flight meal service, mileage prog...
Apr 27, 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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M&A
eBay puts South Korean unit up for sale in $4 bn deal
eBay Inc. has decided to sell 100% of its South Korean operations which it valued at about 5 trillion won ($4 billion), the latest in a series of reor...
Mar 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup
Goldman, GIC, Sequoia to exit from Korean food delivery app in $4 bn deal
Goldman Sachs, Singapore’s GIC and Sequoia Capital are among the financial investors set to secure handsome returns from a combined 506 billion ...
Dec 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin-led JV buys 4 US student housing properties for $325 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Chicago-based Scion Group have acquired a portfolio of four newly-developed student housing facilities for $325...
Nov 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KKR to buy stake in Shinhan Fin; to raise joint funds of up to $4.4 bn
KKR & Co., a private equity giant, has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a minority stake in South Korea’s No.2 banking group Shinhan Financi...
Oct 15, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korea seen to spend $1.4 tn on infrastructure by 2040: report
South Korea is expected to largely meet its infrastructure investment needs by 2040, spending $1.4 trillion on infrastructure by the year, according t...
Aug 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aircraft funds in Korea quadruple in 4 yrs; overheating concern sets in
Aviation finance funds are expected to attract another billions of dollars from South Korean investors this year to a cumulative $3.9 billion, driven ...
Mar 15, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS, KIC commit $371 mn to BC Partners’ $7.4 bn buyout fund
The National Pension Service (NPS) and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), two major South Korean investors, were confirmed to invest a combined &...
Jan 10, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea public officials’ fund sees 3-4 Europe property buys after $101 mn German deal
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has signed a final agreement to acquire a 10-story office building in the southern part of Hamburg, Ge...
Dec 20, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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MBK Partners closes $4.1 bn fund, above funding target; NPS opts out
Asia’s biggest private equity firm, MBK Partners, has raised $4.1 billion for its fourth fund, exceeding the target of $3.5 billion and more than ...
Dec 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Police fund, 4 other Korean firms to put $100 mn in Emirates aircraft fund
The Police Mutual Aid Association and four other South Korean institutional investors will underwrite $100 million of mezzanine tranches in an aircraf...
Dec 02, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carlyle joins bids for Korea’ No.4 parcel delivery firm – sources
The Carlyle Group has recently embarked on due diligence of South Korea’s Logen Co. Ltd. for a possible acquisition, following another private equity ...
Aug 24, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Inside GP selection process: NPS awards $600 mn mandates to 4 Korea PEFs
South Korea’s two local private equity firms, VIG Partners and SkyLake Investment, received 250 billion won ($216 million) mandates from the National ...
Jun 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Major Korean savings funds cut interest rates on contributions to 3% level from 4%
The Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has become the latest savings fund in South Korea in shaving the interest rate applied to long-term contribut...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC posts worst annual return in 4 years, hit by strong dollar
- Sluggish equities and bond markets, firmer dollar dent 2015 returns - Traditional assets outperform benchmark offered by finance ministry and BOK...
May 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AI and other Internet new techs reach every corner of our lives (edited)
Metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI) and other Internet new technologies are gradually taking root in the daily lives of our citizens. In the cas...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Airlines
US antitrust body blocks $1.4 bn Korean Air-Asiana deal
Korean Air Co.’s acquisition of smaller local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. is poised to collapse after the US antitrust body raised the hurdle f...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Airlines
US antitrust body blocks $1.4 bn Korean Air-Asiana deal
Korean Air Co.’s acquisition of smaller local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. is poised to collapse after the US antitrust body raised the hurdle f...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Corporate investment
US visa quotas hamstring Korean manufacturers’ US expansion
South Korean manufacturing companies have tripled investments in building plants in the US over the past three years, but labor shortages are slammi...
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Korean food
Lotte Wellfood to collaborate with Topper Guild for Pepero Day promotion
South Korea’s Lotte Wellfood Co. said on Monday it will partner with US YouTuber Topper Guild to promote Pepero Day on Nov. 11,...
1 MINUTES AGO
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