MBK Partners Asia
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK in talks to buy S.Korea's top shoe fabric maker
MBK Partners is in exclusive talks to buy Dongjin Textile Co., a South Korean family-owned business that supplies footwear textiles to companies inc...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
KoreaCenter acquires Danawa, paving way for MBK’s bolt-on deal
KoreaCenter Co. has been named the new owner of Danawa Co., one of South Korea’s first-generation e-commerce platforms – a move that is ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai E&C teams up with US Holtec on SMR business
South Korea’s builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C). is set to join the small modular reactor (SMR) business in...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing retirement pension fund in South Korea, will increase inf...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
US activist fund to face off with IMM PE over Hanssem
Teton Capital Partners, a US-based activist fund, has taken legal action to block IMM Private Equity from exercising its management rights over Hans...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
HealthQuest picks Korea’s Lunit for first investment in Asia
HealthQuest Capital, a major US healthcare-focused venture growth fund, made its first investment in Asia along with other venture capitalists by pu...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK's deals rank among top 2021 PE exits in N.Asia
North Asia-focused MBK Partners has made lucrative exits from three investments in South Korea, China and Japan this year. They rank among the nine ...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM buys Hollywood studio Endeavor Content for $775 mn
CJ ENM Co., South Korea's entertainment powerhouse, has agreed to buy an 80% stake in the content unit of Endeavor Group Holdings for $775.3 million...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle buys coffee franchise A Twosome Place for over $800 mn
The Carlyle Group has bought South Korea's No. 2 coffeehouse chain A Twosome Place from Anchor Equity Partners, saying it would "capture the signifi...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK closes SSF II at $1.8 bn, largest Asian SSF since 2019
South Korea’s MBK Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, said it has raised $1.8 billion for its second special situations...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK sells Japan golf club to SoftBank's Fortress for $3.5 bn
MBK Partners has sold Japan's largest golf course operator Accordia Next Golf to SoftBank's Fortress Investment Group for 400 billion yen ($3.5 bill...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean retailers scale back on Southeast Asian operations
South Korea's top three retail groups -- Lotte, Shinsegae and GS -- are struggling with increased losses in the Southeast Asian market, once believe...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
AIIB commits $60 mn to STIC Asia Infra Innovation Fund
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has committed $60 million to the STIC Asia Infrastructure Innovation Fund managed by South Korea&r...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
MBK seeks to buy two S.Korean e-commerce platforms
MBK Partners is in talks to buy management rights of two e-commerce platforms listed on South Korea's Kosdaq market in a package deal, according to ...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKR invests $2 bn in SK E&S' new preferred shares
KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion) worth of newly-issued preferred shares in SK E&S Co., the US private ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK's Lee listed among Forbes' power Asia businesswomen
MBK Partners' first female partner Lee In-kyung has made it to the list of Forbes Asia's 20 power businesswomen published in its November issue. For...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Actis
[ASK 2021] The Investment Case for Asia Real Estate
Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure. Actis has raised US $24bn since inception and operates with sustain...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interviews
Wooyoungmi emerges as 'new luxury' menswear brand
When South Korean menswear brand Wooyoungmi had the highest sales in the men’s fashion hall of Paris-based luxury department store Le Bon Marc...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Orion Capital Asia
[ASK 2021] Private Debt Opportunities in Asia Pacific
Orion Capital Asia, established in 2013, is a Singapore based private debt investment manager with strong investment track record of over US$1 b...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, Petronas sign PSC for Malaysian gas development
POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) for the development of an...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Naver, Mirae Asset ramp up investment in India’s promising startups
South Korea’s top online platform operator Naver Corp. and brokerage giant Mirae Asset Securities Co. are aggressively investing in promi...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
KIC to expand long-term investment in Asia
Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) focused on strengthening venture capital (VC) strategies and expanding co-investments with general partners (GPs) this ...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to target Southeast Asia EV market from Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Euisun has declared that the world’s fifth-largest carmaker will target the electric vehicle market in Sout...
Oct 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Sweden's EQT staffs up in Asia with focus on Korea
EQT Partners, Europe's largest private equity firm, is staffing up its Asia Pacific team with a focus on South Korea, the investment firm said on Mo...
Oct 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
GIC, EQT, MBK compete for ADT Caps' $300 mn shares
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, Sweden-based EQT Partners and South Korea-based MBK Partners are among the four shortlisted bidders for share...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Simone to spend up to 40% of net profit for dividends
South Korean Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., the world’s No. 1 handbag maker, plans to spend 30-40% of net profit for dividends after a listing n...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korean VC firms expand investment in Southeast Asia
South Korean venture capital firms are expanding their investment in Southeast Asia, where startups grow rapidly based on a large population.K...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Tesco ordered to return $160 mn to MBK over Homeplus deal
Tesco Plc, the UK's largest retailer, was recently ordered by an international arbitration court to return £119 million ($163 million) to MBK ...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's top golf course operator aims for 2022 IPO
South Korea's Golfzon County Co. has begun the process to apply for an initial public offering next year, which analysts said would value the countr...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK, Plug Power launch JV to grab Asia’s hydrogen fuel cell market
SK Group’s city gas supplier SK E&S Co. said on Oct. 6 that it has officially kicked off the joint venture (JV) with the American hydrogen...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
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