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Pre-IPOs
JTBC raises $366 mn from Tencent, Praxis Capital
South Korean TV drama production firm JTBC Studios Co. will raise a total of 400 billion won ($366 million) by issuing convertible preferred shares ...
Dec 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea’s venture capital firms poised to grow, no bubble seen in market
Growth in South Korea’s venture capital investments has been slow relative to the pace of the country’s economic growth, creating an opp...
Dec 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture Capital
KB Investment, RM Global to form $100 mn bio VC fund
KB Investment Co. will join forces with US-based RM Global Partners to launch a $100 million life science fund to invest in early stage startups in ...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Venture capital investments hit all-time high in S.Korea
Venture capital investments in South Korea are seeing a speedy recovery after facing a setback earlier this year due to the COVID-19 crisis. Over th...
Dec 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cafe-goers' bucketlist
Gangneung, South Korea’s coffee capital
Wanna come to Gangneung for a sip of tasty coffee?For some 20 years, Gangneung has been the city of coffee for many Koreans.Located on the other side ...
Sep 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Financial to end coal project financing for low-carbon economy
KB Financial Group will no longer finance coal power projects at home and abroad, nor invest in them, said the South Korean banking group, with a set ...
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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Hyundai Capital sells $2.5 bn dollar bond; Tongyang Life issues $300 mn perpetual bond
Hyundai Capital America, the US capital arm of Hyundai Motor Group, has issued $2.5 billion worth of global bonds, the largest amount for a local comp...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Bakery franchise Tous Les Jours draws Affirma Capital, chemical group as bidders
Bakery franchise Tous Les Jours, a division of CJ Foodville Corp., has drawn four preliminary bidders for its sale, including Singapore-based Affirma ...
Sep 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KB Financial's $186 mn VC fund invests $42 mn in Indian startups
KB Financial Group's global venture capital fund, which raised 220 billion won ($185.6 million) last year, has wrapped up its investment of about 50 b...
Sep 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Sale of Korea’s bank debentures hits all-time high as capital reserves shrink
Bond issuance by South Korean banks has risen to a record high as banks move to secure adequate capital to ride out any short-term liquidity disruptio...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banks
Korean banks’ Q2 capital ratio drops for third straight quarter
The average capital adequacy ratio of South Korean banks declined in the April-June period for the third consecutive quarter, weighed by rising corpor...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
KB Securities buys Amazon’s Edinburgh logistics center for $86.5 mn: report
KB Securities Co. has reportedly acquired Amazon’s logistics center in Edinburgh, Scotland, for 102.5 billion won ($86.5 million), which the onl...
Aug 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banks
Carlyle to invest $415 mn in KB Financial, betting on share rebound
The Carlyle Group has tentatively agreed to buy $200 million worth of bonds exchangeable into shares in KB Financial Group and the US private equity f...
Jun 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset allocation
NPS boosts private debt and venture capital investment in Q1
The National Pension Service (NPS) has beefed up investments in private debt and venture capital funds by adding Antares Capital Advisers and Insight ...
Jun 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup
Bain Capital to invest $123 mn in South Korean online education startup
ST Unitas, known for English test and civil service exam preparation classes in South Korea, will receive around 150 billion won ($123 million) in inv...
May 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Prudential to sell Korean unit to KB Financial for $1.9 bn
Prudential Financial Inc. has decided to sell its South Korean insurance arm to KB Financial Group for about 2.3 trillion won ($1.9 billion) and will ...
Apr 10, 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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Alternative investment
Korean LPs receive massive capital calls from global funds
Pension schemes and savings funds in South Korea are busy responding to a flood of capital calls simultaneously from foreign investment firms which ar...
Apr 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
NH Investment, KB Asset buy Dallas building for $370 mn
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and KB Asset Management Co. Ltd. have acquired an office building in Dallas for $370 million, which represente...
Feb 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
[Dealmaker] Unison Capital shines in Korea’s niche sectors
Middle market-focused Unison Capital Inc. stood out in South Korea’s buyout market in 2019 with two lucrative exits and two startup acquisitions...
Feb 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Shinhan backs AMP Capital’s $763 mn US data center acquisition
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided 194.1 billion won ($162 million) in financing for AMP Capital’s 911 billion-won ($763 million) acquisition...
Feb 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup
SK Group, Hillhouse Capital to form $850 mn fund to invest in Chinese start-ups
SK Group will set up a 1 trillion won ($850 million) fund with China’s private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group to invest in Chinese start-up...
Dec 02, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
AMP Capital’s $6.2 bn infrastructure fund raises $1.2 bn from Korea
Twenty-four South Korean institutional investors, including the National Pension Service, the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union and the Public Offic...
Nov 18, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Ardian, Veritas Capital, HPS Investment win POBA’s $150 mn PEF mandates
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has picked three global private equity firms as follows to commit $50 million to their blind-pool fund...
Oct 02, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unison Capital agrees to sell Gong Cha to US PEF for $300 mn
South Korea-based Unison Capital Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell milk tea brand Gong Cha to US private equity firm TA Associates for ar...
Aug 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unison Capital in final stages of talks to sell Gong Cha to US PEF
Unison Capital Inc. is in the final stages of negotiations to sell Taiwan-style milk tea brand Gong Cha to US private equity firm TA Associates for ar...
Jul 31, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Investment joins $134 mn funding for Swiss biotech venture
KB Investment Co. Ltd., the venture capital arm of KB Financial Group, has invested $10 million in a Swiss biotech start-up firm which recently raised...
Jul 20, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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TIAA, Korean Teachers’ Credit to form 3rd JV with $510 mn capital
The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) have reached a preliminary agreement to ...
Jul 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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MMAA commits $40 mn to Oaktree Capital’s special situations fund
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has committed $40 million to Oaktree Capital Management’s Asia-focused special situations fund which report...
Jun 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)