Kakao talk messenger
Scope
Date
~
-
IPOs
Kakao Pay set to be Korea's first mobile-payment fintech to go public
Kakao Pay Corp. is set to become South Korea’s first mobile-payment fintech company to go public as the company kicks off preparations for an in...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Tech
S. Korea's Kakao Work to rival Slack, messenger platform apps
Kakao Enterprise Corp., the artificial intelligence service unit of South Korea’s Kakao Corp., has launched a business messenger platform to com...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Kakao Games
Kakao Games shares hit upper limit for two consecutive days, further fueling IPO hype
Kakao Games Corp. shares reached the daily upper limit for the second consecutive day on Sept. 11, pushing the company to the third place on KOSDAQ wi...
Sep 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Kakao Games
Kakao Games raises whopping $49.3 bn in subscriptions fueling IPO hype
Kakao Games Corp. has set a fresh record raising over 58.6 trillion won ($49.3 billion) in deposits during its two-day public subscription on Sep...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Entertainment
Kakao Games makes a splash; raising over $13.5 bn in public subscription deposits
Kakao Games Corp. has raised over a staggering 16 trillion won ($13.5 billion) in deposits during the first day of its public subscription on Septembe...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Kakao Games
Kakao Games bookbuilding draws record-high demand
Kakao Games Corp. posted record-high demand during its bookbuilding for institutional investors on August 25 and 26, according to the company's regula...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Kakao Games
Kakao Games gears up to become Korea’s IPO blockbuster of the year
Kakao Games Corp. is set to be South Korea’s biggest initial public offering of the year backed by overwhelming demand seen during its bookbuild...
Aug 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Kakao Games
Updated: Kakao Games to shore up M&A with IPO proceeds – CEO
Kakao Games Corp. will use proceeds from the initial public offering to carry out active M&A among game sectors, said Namkoong-whon, the company's...
Aug 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Markets
Kakao founder becomes Korea’s second-richest stockholder amid COVID-19 era
Brian Kim (Kim Bum-soo), founder and chairman of South Korea’s biggest mobile messaging app operator Kakao Corp., has become the country’s...
Aug 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Tech, Media & Telecom
Why Korean online giants Kakao and Naver soar amid global pandemic
Shares of South Korean online giants Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp. recorded all-time highs last week, ahead of their quarterly earnings results and on e...
Jul 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean Air
Korean Air to raise $817 mn in rights issue; in talks with PEFs on asset sales
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. unveiled its largest rights offering plan on May 13 to raise 1 trillion won ($817 million) for debt repayment, after it open...
May 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS, KIC seek smaller GPs for niche infrastructure
The National Pension Service (NPS) and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) are seeking small and medium-sized management companies to chase smaller...
Oct 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs lukewarm on sell-down properties
Major South Korean institutional investors have cooled their interest in overseas real estate assets sourced by domestic brokerage firms because of he...
Oct 25, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Mirae Asset in exclusive talks to buy Anbang’s US hotels
Mirae Asset Financial Group has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a portfolio of 15 US luxury hotels owned by Anbang Insurance Group, val...
Aug 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
-
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)
-
Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs uneasy at leverage of PE secondaries
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) and two leading South Korean insurance firms have expressed unease about the excessive use of leverage...
May 24, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs call for more hedge fund communications
Korea Post and Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd., the third-largest life insurer in South Korea, remain cautious about increasing exposure to hedge funds,...
May 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye 5-8% return on alternatives
Teachers’ Pension, the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are looking to increase global...
May 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean firms in talks to buy Credit Suisse’s Canary Wharf office
A consortium of South Korean financial institutions has been in exclusive talks to buy the Canary Wharf headquarters of Credit Suisse Group in a deal ...
Nov 30, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korea teachers funds to boost Asia portfolios
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and the Korea Teachers’ Pension will step up real estate and infrastructure investments in Asia and other eme...
Oct 26, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Alpha Investment in talks to sell Seoul building for over $850 mn
Singapore-based Alpha Investment Partners is in negotiations with Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. to sell a landmark office building across S...
Aug 16, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs lean toward non-dollar assets
South Korean asset owners are increasingly turning to non-dollar assets because the weakening US dollar erodes expected returns after currency hedging...
Jun 08, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS keen on mid-cap PE; KIC eyes non-sponsored deals
The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to commit fresh capital to about four additional mid-cap private equity funds this year, focusing on the mana...
Jun 06, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS mulls investing in single hedge fund
The National Pension Service (NPS) is studying investing in a single hedge fund and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will switch towards small-s...
Jun 05, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs see riskier private debt investment
Major South Korean institutional investors plan to raise exposure further to credit investments in search of steady cashflows and expect to see more i...
Jun 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eying Asia and secondaries PE deals
The Teachers’ Pension and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are turning to the Asian private equity market with focus on growth sectors such ...
Jun 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
US, HK public funds join TPG-led group to co-invest $50 mn in Kakao Mobility
Two US state pension funds and a Hong Kong public fund have invested 50 billion won ($47 million) in aggregate to buy a minority stake in South Korea’...
Feb 21, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] KIC, Korea Post see no target return cuts
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and Korea Post are not considering lowering targeted returns of their global real estate and infrastructure portfol...
Oct 31, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye PPP and greenfield infrastructure
South Korean retirement funds and insurance firms will look to public private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the UK and other developed ...
Oct 29, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
-
[ASK 2017 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Debt, Europe remain at top of Korean LPs’ property deals
Top South Korean institutional investors will remain focused on property-backed debt and Europe for real estate investment in 2018 because of valuatio...
Oct 27, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)