Korean investors in US Treasury
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Virtual reality
Korean VR startup acquired by Fortnite creator
Hyprsense, a facial motion capture software developer, has been acquired by Epic Games, the creator of international blockbuster game Fortnite, accord...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Michael Breen on Korean Peninsula
Why Korea struggles to manage the US, China
As the United States and China fight like proverbial whales in the ocean, middle power dolphins like South Korea must strategize to avoid being crushe...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IFM Investors
[ASK2020] The outlook for US Infrastructure Debt
IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago with the aim to protect and grow the retirement savings of pension fund members. IFM manage...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hamilton Lane
[ASK2020] Why is co-investment an attractive tool for investors?
Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) is a leading alternative investment management firm providing innovative private markets solutions to sophisticated...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors' survey
Korean investors pick private debt as preferred asset class
South Korea’s institutional investors, including pension funds, mutual aid associations and insurers, plan to increase the private debt portion ...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply permit
Samsung Display, Asia's first to win Huawei supply permit
Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display panel maker, has received a permit from the US to supply certain panels to Huawei Technologies Co....
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Korean police fund raises risk appetite for private debt
South Korea’s Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has recently selected an opportunistic strategy fund for private debt investment as the $3 bi...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economic growth
Korean economy rebounds in Q3 on exports, challenges ahead
South Korea’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter on strong exports, marking the first quarterly expansion since the outbreak of the...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternatives
Korean insurers, Shinhan Alternative commit $130 mn in KKR CMBS fund
South Korea's insurers along with Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. have committed $130 million in the real estate stabilized credit (RES...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bond issues
Kakao's exchangeable bond issue lures global investors
South Korea’s mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. is raising the price of shares to be converted from its exchangeable bond issue in Singapore on ...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean fried chicken brand eyes global expansion post-IPO
Kyochon F&B, South Korea’s No.1 fried chicken franchise operator, will increase its number of overseas outlets by more than tenfold by 2025 ...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won hits 19-month high; all eyes on US election
The South Korean won is riding high against the dollar amid expectations of a new US stimulus package, as presidential candidate Joe Biden’s lik...
Oct 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean ATM maker hits jackpot abroad in cashless society
Sberbank of Russia, the country's No.1 bank, unveiled its cutting-edge automated teller machine (ATM) last month in a virtual event. The newly reveale...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leveraged buyout
Korean M&A industry may reconsider leveraged buyouts
South Korea’s M&A market may reconsider leveraged buyouts due to the Supreme Court’s remanding of the case involving Sun Jong-koo, the...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
US-China tensions push S. Korea to find middle way
The US and China trade disputes are unlikely to fade, whoever wins the Nov. 3 US presidential election, and South Korea needs to find a middle way bet...
Oct 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
KKR buys $386 mn stake in Korean sewage disposal firm
KKR & Co. has purchased a combined 440.8 billion won ($386 million) worth of shares in TSK Corp., a leading South Korean sewage and wastewater tre...
Oct 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investo...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean IPOs lose steam as Big Hit shares plummet
Big Hit Entertainment Co., the South Korean entertainment agency behind global sensation BTS, saw its shares drop by as much as 22% on Oct.16, the sec...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean equities
Credit Suisse says Korean stocks remain cheap
South Korean bourses may have been Asia’s top performers since global stock markets hit troughs in March, but the country remains Credit Suisse'...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity exit
IMM PE seeks to exit Korean power cable maker
IMM Private Equity has put a majority stake in South Korea’s Taihan Electric Wire Co. up for sale to exit its investment of close to $300 mill...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Proxy adviser
Glass Lewis recommends LG Chem investors approve battery spin-off
Leading proxy adviser Glass Lewis has recommended that LG Chem Ltd. investors vote to approve the company’s plan to split off its battery busine...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFP
Korea Post plans $87 mn US fixed income investment
Korea Post’s insurance arm is planning to select two asset management companies for around 100 billion won ($87.4 million) in US fixed-income in...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investors...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana to launch $38 mn retail fund for US property deal
Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. plans to raise 43 billion won ($38 million) from a retail fund for its investment in an office building in north...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Korean teachers’ fund keen on equities, M&A deals
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a $29 billion savings fund, will increase its exposure to equities markets and M&A financing deals...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile games
Korean mobile game developer buys out German rival
South Korean mobile game developer Com2uS Corp. has acquired a German gaming rival in its first cross-over buyout, in a move to bolster its sports gam...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Teachers' Credit Union
Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has secured returns nearly four times its $37.6 million investment in the US cloud-based platform provider El...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate debt
Korean LPs commit over $94 mn to LaSalle’s $513 mn debt fund
South Korean pension and savings funds, including the Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund and the Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (S...
Oct 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion trends
Korean men in pink, disrupting traditional fashion
Global K-pop sensation BTS made headlines when they all dressed in pink for their "Boy with Luv" music video. The color pink, a so-called feminine c...
Oct 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Hyundai Heavy, and five other Korean groups shortlisted for Doosan Infracore deal
Doosan Group has shortlisted six bidders, including Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., and four local private equity groups, to acquire a controll...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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