Mirae Asset Celltrion Growth Fund
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Tech experts to discuss future mega-trends at KIF 2022
The Korea Investment Festival (KIF), the largest annual investor relations (IR) event in South Korea, will be held June 29-30 at the Fairmont Ambass...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LianBio teams with Korean MediRama to ease US biotechs' foray into Asia
LianBio, a Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company, has joined hands with MediRama Co., a South Korean clinical development firm, to help promis...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Gas to sell Istanbul tunnel stake to Qatari fund for $111 mn
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, is poised to sell its stake in an operator of the Eurasia Tunnel in...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Doosan adds chip post-processing to list of growth drivers
Doosan Group has added semiconductor post-processing services to its core businesses and plans to invest 1 trillion won ($774 million) in its microc...
Jun 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha invests $115 mn in urban air mobility firm Overair
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. have invested a combined $115 million in Series B funding for Overair Inc., a Califo...
Jun 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea webtoon startup Kenaz acquired by hedge fund
South Korea’s leading webtoon production startup Kenaz was taken over by a domestic hedge fund as it aims to reduce dependence on major platfo...
Jun 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Brokerages sit on $5.3 bn of global alternative assets to sell down
Some major securities firms in South Korea are having difficulties with overseas alternative assets they have yet to sell down. The brokerage firm...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Industrial losses balloon as Korean trucker strike enters 7th day
South Korea’s manufacturing sector faces ballooning losses across industries as the trucker strike entered its seventh day on Monday, disrupti...
Jun 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean bio firms flock to US as SV Invest eyes $100 million bio fund
SV Investment, a South Korean venture capital and private equity firm, is looking to launch a $100 million bio fund in the US as a growing number of...
Jun 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Mirae Asset Securities develops world's first virtual trading system
Mirae Asset Securities Co. announced Thursday it has developed the prototype for the world’s first virtual trading system (VTS,) which allows ...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean LPs join Antares Capital’s $3.5 bn credit fund
A few key institutional investors in South Korea are set to commit up to $300 million to a $3.5 billion private credit fund by US private debt man...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Startup tapped to lead S.Korea’s autonomous car security project
South Korea has embarked on a public-private project to bolster communication security for autonomous driving, for which a domestic startup will pla...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
It's time to bet on high-yield bond funds: Barings
High-yield bonds generally create greater yields than other funds, but low-quality bonds are vulnerable to economic downturns and the firms’ c...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LS Electric acquires Nokia’s power facility asset analysis platform
LS Electric announced Wednesday it has acquired Nokia’s power facility asset analysis platform. The power solutions arm of South Korea&rs...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
S.Korea’s PE fundraising may fall after two-year growth
The National Pension Service will reduce the amount of its new capital commitment to domestic private equity firms by 17% to 500 billion won ($400 m...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
South Korean startups raise record-high Series A funding
South Korea's early stage startups raised a record amount of funding in the last 12 months.Even though venture capital firms at home and abroad are ...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean firms increase share in domestic office market
The International Finance Center in Seoul (IFC Seoul) drew interest from only six bidders at the end of last year, and Singapore-based ARA Korea was...
Jun 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korea Investment completes Indonesian fishing firm's IPO
South Korea’s Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) said on Thursday it has completed the listing of PT Cilacap Samudera Fishing Industr...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
[ASK 2022] Infrastructure benefits from inflation and population growth: Sera Global
Infrastructure is stronger than ever amid the current macroeconomic risks, and investors will see greater opportunities in the ...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Dubai sovereign fund in talks with Global Sae-A to sell Ssangyong E&C
Dubai’s sovereign wealth fund is discussing the sale of Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. to a South Korean textile business group....
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup ministry taps 60 future unicorns for $240,000 assistance
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced Wednesday it has selected 60 promising startups to which it will provide financial assistance and expert...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor Group to launch $80 mn startup fund
Hyundai Motor Group and the group’s social contribution foundation will create a domestic startup fund to invest a total of 100 billion won ($...
May 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
KTCU posts $141 mn return via landmark office exit
The sale of South Korea’s landmark office Alpharium Tower has been completed for 1.02 trillion won ($827.3 million), marking a record-high pri...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
CJ to beef up content, K-food sector with $9.7 billion investment
South Korea’s CJ Group, which operates the country’s largest food and beverage company CJ Cheiljedang Corp. and entertainment giant CJ E...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to slash Korean asset proportion, increase overseas stocks
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, has adjusted its five-year asset allocation plan to enh...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG bets $34 bn on battery, automotive electronics biz for its future
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, is set to pour $34 billion into the battery, automotive electronics and other future grow...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC posts 8.83% return on alternative assets since inception
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, posted a 9.13% annualized return on total assets and $205 billion on a...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC, PE firm WWG to invest $450 mn in equipment maker Duravant
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, and private equity firm White Whale Group (WWG) are slated to jointly in...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Infrastructure shines amid rising inflation, Korean LPs say
Major institutional investors in South Korea have a largely positive outlook on infrastructure amid the macroeconomic risks, such as inflation and...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR closes Asia's largest credit fund at $1.1 bn
KKR & Co. on Wednesday announced the final close of its first Asia credit fund at $1.1 billion, the largest such fund focused on Asia.The privat...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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