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Private equity
Bain Capital to invest $360 mn in Korea’s top ERP developer
Bain Capital has agreed to invest around 400 billion won ($360 million) in South Korea’s leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software d...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
IMM PE, Affirma Capital shortlisted for T Map Mobility's $275 mn fundraising
Competition is heating up among domestic and foreign private equity firms hoping to invest in T Map Mobility Co., a mobility spin-off of South Korea...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
JTBC raises $366 mn from Tencent, Praxis Capital
South Korean TV drama production firm JTBC Studios Co. will raise a total of 400 billion won ($366 million) by issuing convertible preferred shares ...
Dec 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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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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Cafe-goers' bucketlist
Gangneung, South Korea’s coffee capital
Wanna come to Gangneung for a sip of tasty coffee?For some 20 years, Gangneung has been the city of coffee for many Koreans.Located on the other side ...
Sep 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Capital sells $2.5 bn dollar bond; Tongyang Life issues $300 mn perpetual bond
Hyundai Capital America, the US capital arm of Hyundai Motor Group, has issued $2.5 billion worth of global bonds, the largest amount for a local comp...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Bakery franchise Tous Les Jours draws Affirma Capital, chemical group as bidders
Bakery franchise Tous Les Jours, a division of CJ Foodville Corp., has drawn four preliminary bidders for its sale, including Singapore-based Affirma ...
Sep 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Sale of Korea’s bank debentures hits all-time high as capital reserves shrink
Bond issuance by South Korean banks has risen to a record high as banks move to secure adequate capital to ride out any short-term liquidity disruptio...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banks
Korean banks’ Q2 capital ratio drops for third straight quarter
The average capital adequacy ratio of South Korean banks declined in the April-June period for the third consecutive quarter, weighed by rising corpor...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset allocation
NPS boosts private debt and venture capital investment in Q1
The National Pension Service (NPS) has beefed up investments in private debt and venture capital funds by adding Antares Capital Advisers and Insight ...
Jun 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup
Bain Capital to invest $123 mn in South Korean online education startup
ST Unitas, known for English test and civil service exam preparation classes in South Korea, will receive around 150 billion won ($123 million) in inv...
May 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Outbound real estate funds hit by first capital outflow in over 4 years
South Korea’s real estate funds for outbound investment saw their first net capital outflows in four and a half years in March, hit by delays in...
Apr 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Korean LPs receive massive capital calls from global funds
Pension schemes and savings funds in South Korea are busy responding to a flood of capital calls simultaneously from foreign investment firms which ar...
Apr 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
[Dealmaker] Unison Capital shines in Korea’s niche sectors
Middle market-focused Unison Capital Inc. stood out in South Korea’s buyout market in 2019 with two lucrative exits and two startup acquisitions...
Feb 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Shinhan backs AMP Capital’s $763 mn US data center acquisition
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided 194.1 billion won ($162 million) in financing for AMP Capital’s 911 billion-won ($763 million) acquisition...
Feb 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup
SK Group, Hillhouse Capital to form $850 mn fund to invest in Chinese start-ups
SK Group will set up a 1 trillion won ($850 million) fund with China’s private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group to invest in Chinese start-up...
Dec 02, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
AMP Capital’s $6.2 bn infrastructure fund raises $1.2 bn from Korea
Twenty-four South Korean institutional investors, including the National Pension Service, the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union and the Public Offic...
Nov 18, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Ardian, Veritas Capital, HPS Investment win POBA’s $150 mn PEF mandates
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has picked three global private equity firms as follows to commit $50 million to their blind-pool fund...
Oct 02, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unison Capital agrees to sell Gong Cha to US PEF for $300 mn
South Korea-based Unison Capital Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell milk tea brand Gong Cha to US private equity firm TA Associates for ar...
Aug 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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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)
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TIAA, Korean Teachers’ Credit to form 3rd JV with $510 mn capital
The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) have reached a preliminary agreement to ...
Jul 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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MMAA commits $40 mn to Oaktree Capital’s special situations fund
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has committed $40 million to Oaktree Capital Management’s Asia-focused special situations fund which report...
Jun 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unison Capital puts bubble tea franchise Gong Cha up for sale
Private equity firm Unison Capital Inc. has put bubble tea franchise Gong Cha on the market, a deal estimated at up to $442 million, as the South Kore...
Jan 23, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Sec to buy $540 mn aircraft portfolio from DAE Capital
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. will acquire 18 used aircraft from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital for $540 million, for which it is to complete t...
Dec 13, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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GSO Capital raises $511 mn in Europe mid-market CLO fund: report
GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of the Blackstone Group, has raised 450 million euros ($511 million) in a Europe mid-market collateral...
Nov 25, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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TPG, Coller Capital, Ardian win POBA’s $150 mn PEF mandates: report
The Public Officials Benefit Association has awarded $150 million private equity mandates to TPG Capital (for buyout/growth strategy), London-based Co...
Jul 18, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Starwood Capital raises $530 mn from Korea for $7.6 bn fund
Starwood Capital Group, a US real estate investment firm, has raised around $530 million from South Korean institutional investors for its largest fun...
Mar 20, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Antares Capital raising $200 mn from Korea for private debt fund
Antares Capital LP, a leading US middle-market lender, is raising $200 million from South Korean institutional investors for a private debt fund to wh...
Feb 17, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dalmore Capital to raise $200 mn from Korea for infrastructure fund
Dalmore Capital Limited, a UK-focused infrastructure investment firm, is set to raise £150 million ($203 million) from four to five South Korean insti...
Jan 11, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)