KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management
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Real estate
Asia Property to buy WeWork building in Seoul
Seoul-based real estate investment firm Asia Property has been picked as the sole preferred bidder for an office building currently occupied by cowo...
Apr 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
STIC Investments draws activist interest, including Align Partners
STIC Investments Inc., South Korea’s only listed private equity firm, has become the latest target of shareholder activism as Seoul-based Alig...
Mar 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
VIG taps KDB financing to buy 40% stake in Kakao Mobility
South Korea’s private equity firm VIG Partners’ buyout of minority stakes in Kakao Mobility Corp., the nation’s most popular taxi-...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB invests in Seoul office building for rental housing conversion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and South Korean property developer MGRV have jointly acquired the headquarters of a domestic women...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Global assets drive Korean teachers' fund to 11.1% return in 2024
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) achieved an 11.1% return on investments in 2024, with overseas portfolios in stocks, infrastructure a...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor shares rally after US investment plan
Hyundai Motor’s shares gained ground after it unveiled a new U.S. investment plan to help avoid President Trump’s tariffs.The South Kore...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Warburg Pincus-Wide Creek Asset JV picks up 2nd Korean logistics asset
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC and South Korean real estate manager Wide Creek Asset Management Co. are building a logistics center for l...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
BlackRock sees digital assets at critical turning point
Digital assets are poised for robust structural growth – not just as investment vehicles but as strategic assets – fueled by growing ins...
Mar 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to invest $21 billion in US amid tariff concerns
South Korean auto behemoth Hyundai Motor Group will invest $21 billion to expand its manufacturing in the US, which could provide Hyundai and its ho...
Mar 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hana Asset Management to merge with Hana Alternative Asset
Hana Financial Group, the parent of Hana Bank and Hana Securities Co, will merge its two asset management arms to bolster its non-banking services, ...
Mar 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s NPS to double pension fund size by 2050, hike risky assets
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is projected to nearly double its fund size to 3,500 trillion won ($2.38 trillion) by 2050, follo...
Mar 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F to invest $10 mn in Mitra Chem for US LFP production
L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier, plans to invest $10 million in Mitra Chem, a US lithium-ion battery ingredi...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK Special Situations relinquishes Korean investment advisory license
MBK Partners Special Situations (MBKP SS), which operates the Seoul-based private equity firm’s credit situations funds, has voluntarily relin...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinhan REITs picked as sole bidder for BNK Digital Tower
Shinhan REITs Management is expected to acquire BNK Digital Tower, an office building in the affluent neighborhood of Gangnam in southern Seoul, aft...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Daol PE buys Youngil Glass to ride Korean cosmetics boom
Daol Private Equity has acquired Youngil Glass Industry Co., a South Korean manufacturer of glass containers, in a 65 billion won ($44.5 million) de...
Mar 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
JPMorgan, Jefferies picked to manage TaylorMade Golf sale
Centroid Investment Partners, a Seoul-based private equity firm, has selected JPMorgan and Jefferies as lead managers for the sale of TaylorMade Gol...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hankook Tire seeks to evolve beyond tires, auto parts
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., will ramp up battery production for energy storage systems and ...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
South Korean VCs back US humanoid robot developer Apptronik
South Korean venture capital firms invested undisclosed tens of billions of won, equivalent to tens of millions of dollars, in US humanoid-developin...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s pension fund NPS rules out investing in MBK’s hostile M&A deals
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) said on Monday it will not participate in investments related to hostile mergers and acquisitions...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS puts office tower, 2 nearby hotels on market in bundled sale
Prime office complex AP Tower and two adjacent hospitality properties in Seoul’s Gangnam Business District have been put up for sale in a bu...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Games
Krafton invests in 10 overseas game startups in 2024
Krafton Inc. invested in 10 overseas game developers in 2024 in search of the next big franchise intellectual property (IP) following its mega-hit t...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to buy stake in Australia’s Metrics to expand alternative investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, has agreed to buy a stake in Australian asset mana...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KB, Samsung SRA, Capstone named NPS’ core property fund operators
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has selected three asset managers to oversee its domestic core real estate platform fund — ...
Mar 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
BNK's planned acquisition of Hyundai Motor Securities building falters
BNK Asset Management Co.'s bid to acquire the Hyundai Motor Securities building in central Seoul has hit a stumbling block as the main tenant, Hyund...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to mull responsible investment system for alternative investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is poised to consider expanding its responsible in...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Samsung to invest $10 million in US-based C2N Diagnostics
Samsung Group companies will jointly invest $10 million in C2N Diagnostics LLC, a U.S.-based company specializing in blood-based Alzheimer’s d...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Naver to name new CFO as incumbent financial manager's term nears end
South Korea’s tech giant Naver Corp. is expected to soon announce a new chief financial officer as its current CFO Kim Nam-sun, credited for t...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s pension fund NPS to overhaul alternative investment strategy
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, plans to intr...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai to invest $206 mn to develop SMR ship
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), an intermediary shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai Co., will invest up to 30...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
WOODFORD, Oklahoma – A shale gas field in Woodford, Carter County was bustling with activity on Feb. 25.A team of engineers oversaw the drilli...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)