Seoul Guarantee Insurance
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IPOs
Seoul to tighten eligibility for institutions to bid for IPOs
South Korea will tighten its eligibility requirements for institutional investors to bid for initial public offerings, a move aimed at cooling the o...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
President-elect pledges to build S.Korea as 'pivotal' global power
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledges to build South Korea into what he dubs a global 'pivotal' power that contributes to freedom, peace, and prospe...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Actis names Scott Choi as its first Korean partner
Private equity firm Actis LLP has promoted its Seoul office Chief Executive Scott Choi as a partner, the company said on March 7. Choi is the first ...
Mar 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
S.Korea exempt from US export control list on Russia
South Korea won an exemption from the United States' expanded export restrictions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s trade ...
Mar 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korea corp. borrowing costs to rise further on Russia risks
South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KB Life, Prudential Life to complete merger by Jan 2023
The merger of KB Life Insurance Co., an insurer under KB Financial Group Inc. of South Korea, and Prudential Life Insurance Co. of Korea will be c...
Mar 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
BTS returns to Korean stage for 1st time since 2019
SEOUL — In the latest sign that life is going back to something that resembles the pre-pandemic past, BTS is returning to the stage in Seoul.The...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Partners Group wins $620 mn Korean LPs mandate for infra
Some major institutional investors of South Korea have committed a combined $620 million to Partners Group’s third direct infrastructure progr...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC boosts hedge fund investing with Seoul Guarantee Insurance
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) signed an agreement on Feb. 24 with Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGI) to co-invest in overseas hedge fund...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
88% of Korean LPs want speedy capital deployment
Asset managers' track record and risk management are the most important factors for South Korean major limited partners when considering new partnersh...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Seoul court upholds Affinity's Kyobo Life valuation
A South Korean court on Thursday ruled in favor of Affinity Equity-led financial investors (FIs) in Kyobo Life Insurance Co., rejecting Kyobo's clai...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
POBA taps former DB Insurance investment head as new CIO
Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea has named Huh Jang, former head of investment at DB Insurance Co. as its new chief inve...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Seoul launches investment promotion agency for FDI expansion
The city of Seoul launched Invest Seoul on Feb. 7, an investment promotion agency (IPA) to attract foreign investment and overseas companies. The ca...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Grade-A office deals in Seoul hit record-high $14 bn in 2021: JLL
Grade-A office transactions in Seoul hit a record high of 17.1 trillion won ($14.2 billion) in 2021, breaking the 16.6 trillion won record set in 20...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Antin hires Michelle Maeng for Korean fund investor relations
Global infrastructure investment firm Antin Infrastructure Partners SA said on Jan. 25 it has appointed Michelle (Min Kyung) Maeng as its new Invest...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Warehouse deals in greater Seoul area hit record high in Q4
The total deal volume of Seoul metropolitan area-based grade-A logistics centers hit a record high of 7.2 trillion won ($6.1 billion) last year. A g...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
E-Land sells Shanghai warehouse for $2.2 bn to lower debt ratio
Retail conglomerate E-Land Group completed selling its first overseas logistics center in Shanghai for about 1.4 billion Chinese yuan ($2.2 billion)...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hyundai E&C to inject $343 mn in Hilton Seoul redevelopment
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), a construction giant under Hyundai Motor Company, will invest 409.9 billion wo...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Samsung SRA taps former KIC infra head as CEO
Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. has named its former managing director (MD) and chief investment officer Chung-Keun Kim as its new chief executive,...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Korea's gaming industry turns to blockchain, unwavered by Seoul’s policy
Come next year, Korea’s online game developers are poised to release a number of games on blockchain platforms.The companies have lined up the...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Credit Suisse promotes two MDs in Seoul
Credit Suisse Group AG has appointed two South Koreans as new managing directors (MD) for its Seoul office. Shim Jong-min and Kim Sei-won were promo...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Partners Group attracts Korea Post and local insurers to PE funds
Some major South Korean institutional investors have committed to Switzerland-headquartered global asset manager Partners Group's Secondary 2020 Fun...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea Venture Investment creates global fund worth $2 billion
Korea’s government-backed fund of funds (FOF) management institution announced its latest selection of funds late last month, which would bene...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Sustainable packaging firm SUPASO wins grant, office space via D.DAY event
D.CAMP, Korea’s non-profit foundation focused on helping young entrepreneurs, has joined forces with SK ecoplant Co., Ltd. to find promising...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kyobo Life resumes IPO push amid protracted dispute with investors
Kyobo Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s third-largest life insurer, is resuming its push for an initial public offering amid a protracted lega...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
BTS, TWICE to lead restart of K-pop global live concerts
K-pop artists such as BTS and TWICE are set to resume global live concerts – suspended by the global pandemic for about two years – as c...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Seoul commits $204 mn to attract foreign-invested firms by 2026
Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) to be set up in Seoul, South Korea from 2022 will receive increased incentives and reduction in office rent, acc...
Nov 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Goldman promotes TMT banker to MD in Seoul
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Nov. 2 announced the promotions of two Korean executive directors in its Seoul office to managing directors (MDs), the b...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Korea autonomous driving startup 42dot valued at $434 mn
South Korea’s autonomous driving startup 42dot drew strong interest from investors with its advanced artificial intelligence technology. Strat...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinhan Financial acquires BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance
Shinhan Financial Group has acquired BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance, the non-life insurance unit of French banking group BNP Paribas in a move...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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