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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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Private equity
NPS, Korea Post back JKL Partners' $687 mn PE fund
South Korea's JKL Partners has closed a 750 billion won ($687 million) private equity fund, backed by the National Pension Service, Korea Developmen...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea Superfreeze readies for mass COVID-19 vaccine storage
It's a busy day at the Korea Superfreeze warehouse in South Korea's Gyeonggi province, with trucks entering and exiting the spacious 92,500-square...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea’s commercial law revisions irk businesses, limit top shareholders’ clout
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a series of commercial law revisions designed to limit business owners’ clout and enhance supervisio...
Dec 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Survey
Bank CEOs in Korea pick big tech as top 2021 challenge
Chief executives of banks operating in South Korea have picked the emergence of big technology companies and fintech startups in the credit market a...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korea Post seeks two direct lending funds for $200 mn mandates
Korea Post’s savings arm plans to select two global direct lending funds focusing on North America and Europe and commit $100 million to each ...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Personal pensions
Korea’s personal pensions gamble with risky stocks for higher returns
South Korea’s individual pension fund holders are moving their money out of banks and insurance companies into brokerages in pursuit of higher...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle in final-stage talks to buy Korea’s No. 2 bakery chain
The Carlyle Group is in final stages of talks to buy South Korea’s No. 2 bakery chain Tous Les Jours from the country’s food and enterta...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Korea’s KIP eyes Europe, China VC fund launches in 2021
Korea Investment Partners Co. (KIP), South Korea’s largest venture capital firm, is aiming to launch two overseas investment funds next year &...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea Inc. braces for tough year as strong KRW kicks in
South Korean exporters are bracing for a tough year with their profits poised to languish, hit by the strong won, amid expectations for a rebound in...
Dec 07, 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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Rebars
Dongkuk makes strongest steel bar in S.Korea
Steelmaker Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. has become the first South Korean company to develop a reinforcing bar, or rebar, that can withstand 12.2 tons per...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea set to overtake Japan as No. 5 exporter by 2026
South Korea is set to overtake Japan and become the world’s No. 5 export powerhouse by 2026 on grounds that the country will maintain its cu...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tax cuts, pandemic lift imported car sales in Korea
Imported car sales in South Korea are on track to post a record high this year, benefiting from consumption tax cuts aimed at stimulating personal s...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEFs gaining clout in Korea’s broader M&A sectors
Private equity firms have been leading South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions markets in a broader range of sectors in recent years, represent...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airline restructuring hits turbulence with activist fund opposition
South Korea’s airline restructuring is experiencing some turbulence after an activist group has filed an injunction threatening the proposed m...
Nov 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Goldman Sachs’ $14 bn credit fund draws $260 mn from Korea
South Korea’s Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) and financial services firms, including Samsung Securities Co., have committed $260 million...
Nov 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fund inflows
Global funds flow into S.Korea as investors look to life after COVID-19
An increasing amount of global funds are flowing into South Korea as advances in COVID-19 vaccine development and a weaker dollar boost investors&rs...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Trends
Wine sales in S.Korea surge amid COVID-19 lockdown
E-Mart Inc., one of South Korea’s largest retailers, saw its annual wine sales exceed 100 billion won ($90.3 million) for the first time as ...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver, Kakao unsettled by Google's in-app payment policy
Global tech giant Google’s in-app payment policy has been coolly received by South Korea’s leading platform companies, fueling criticism...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
S.Korea's share issues set to hit fresh high of $17 bn by year-end
Credit crunch concerns from the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak seem long ago as South Korea-based companies' capital raising nears an all-time ...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea's top craft brewer seeks junior Kosdaq listing
Jeju Beer Co., South Korea's No. 1 craft beer maker, is preparing to become the country's first craft brewery to go public, buoyed by the rapid mark...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea's household debt ratio exceeds 100% for first time
South Korea’s household debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has exceeded 100% for the first time, with its debt growing relatively faster...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Korean govt urged to hike diesel tax, ban fossil fuel cars by 2035
South Korea should raise its tax on diesel to match the price of gasoline and phase out internal combustion engine cars by 2035 to tackle air pollutio...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Fadu, Mobilint emerge as S.Korea's system chip startup dark horses
South Korea's two semiconductor startups, Fadu Inc. and Mobilint, have emerged as the country's system chip industry dark horses as their competitiv...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Goldman Sachs joins race for Korea’s beauty store chain
Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) has entered the race for a stake in South Korea’s health and beauty franchise CJ Olive Young, beco...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S. Korea's foreign currency deposits hit record high on weaker dollar
Foreign currency deposits in South Korea have swelled to a record high in November on the back of a weaker dollar, boosting local banks' holdings to $...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea to tighten grip on brokerages’ alternative investments
South Korean brokerage firms' alternative investments worth over $50 billion will come under tight control, after reckless investment in overseas real...
Nov 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Anchor Equity, TPG invest $500 mn in Korean mobile banking app
Hong Kong-based Anchor Equity Partners has agreed to invest 250 billion won ($226 million) to buy new shares in South Korea’s KakaoBank, shortly...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korea Post to commit $200 mn to global infrastructure funds
Korea Post’s savings arm will select two infrastructure fund houses to invest $200 million in overseas core infrastructure assets, according to ...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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