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Pension funds
NPS to create private debt, secondaries-focused team
The National Pension Service (NPS) is planning to create a new investment team dedicated to private debt and secondaries deals and equity purchases ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to cut outsourcing of foreign bond investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the world’s third-largest pension fund, was set to reduce outsourcing of foreign bond investment...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital sells management rights of Hugel to GS-led group for $1.5 bn
A consortium led by South Korea’s energy-to-construction conglomerate GS Group has acquired the country’s top botox maker Hugel Inc. fro...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
3i's AI technology creates digital twins using smartphone photos
Innovating industrial plants is often a difficult decision-making process for companies because changing a single piece of equipment requires a thor...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Citibank Korea’s retail banking exit faces stumbling block
The sale of Citibank Korea’s consumer banking business has hit a stumbling block as the South Korean unit of Citigroup Inc. postponed its boar...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
POBA invites bids for $400 mn multi-asset mandates
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $400 million to two multi-asset funds this year, in its first investment in th...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean solar investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired an unspecified stake in Brite Energy Partners ...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's top online flea market startup value up to $2.6 bn
South Korea’s No. 1 online flea market operator Danggeun Market Inc. has increased its valuation to $2.6 billion as it raised $153 million fro...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Vietnam's Masan Group to attract $200 mn from Korean PE
Masan Group Corp., Vietnam's leading conglomerate with a diverse range of businesses ranging from food and consumer goods to financial services, wil...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Yellow Umbrella sets sights on warehouses, secondaries
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $14 billion savings arm of South Korean small business owners, is planning to further reduce the proportion o...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
SK E&S' $2 bn preferred share deal shortlisted to four candidates
SK E&S Co., the largest city gas supplier in South Korea, has shortlisted four candidates among seven preliminary bidders to invest in 2 trillio...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Office tower near Seoul up for sale for about $900 mn
Alpharium Tower, a landmark office tower in Pangyo Techno Valley near Seoul, will be put on the market later this year, which is expected to fetch t...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS tilts toward top-tier PEFs during pandemic
The National Pension Service (NPS) has deepened its reliance on top-tier private equity firms during the prolonged pandemic situation, focusing on r...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Experts cast doubt on S.Korea’s $2 bn currency swap deal with Turkey
South Korea and Turkey have signed a $2 billion currency swap agreement to boost bilateral trade and strengthen cooperation in the financial sector,...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy aims to raise about $1 bn in Sept IPO
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is aiming to raise up to 1.08 trillion won ($940 million) in a South Korean initial public offering next month to finan...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
New FSC chief nominee tough on household debt, against cryptocurrencies
South Korea’s incoming financial regulatory chief says his policy priority is on limiting economic and financial risks stemming from higher ho...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
LG Group to put facility management unit of S&I Corp. up for sale
South Korea’s LG Group will put the facility management division of its affiliate S&I Corp. up for sale amid talk that a sale of the unit ...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Mirae Asset step closer to full-fledged investment bank
Mirae Asset Securities Co. has become South Korea's first brokerage company to boost its equity capital to 10 trillion won ($9 billion), taking a st...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Growing pains: Korea’s smaller crypto exchanges face shutdown
In mid-July, a small obscure South Korean cryptocurrency exchange posted a notice on its website at midnight, saying it is suspending trading of 57 ...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
KKR, IMM PE in bid for SK E&S' $2 bn preferred shares
KKR & Co., IMM Private Equity and Glenwood Private Equity are among the preliminary bidders for 2 trillion won ($1.9 billion) worth of new prefe...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
The art of the apology
Apologies are a thorny topic for business executives and private individuals alike. How should a company or an organization issue an apology? On socia...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Samyang to manage 30% assets globally by 2025
Samyang Group, a South Korean food and chemicals producer, aims to manage 30% of its total assets overseas by 2025, while fostering nutrition, medic...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Current asset prices not irrational: Howard Marks
Many asset prices have skyrocketed to their highest-ever levels as interest rates remain historically low, but that does not mean their current valu...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon founder resigns in top management reshuffle
South Korean game company Nexon’s founder Kim Jung-ju has resigned from the chief executive position at NXC Corp., the holding company of Nexo...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Canada’s CPPIB promotes Suyi Kim to global head of private equity
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has named Suyi Kim, its Asia head, as the global chief of its private equity business, effective Se...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s major banking groups post record-high earnings in H1
South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Samho’s IPO faces hurdle on steel prices, baffling IMM PE
Back in the early 2010s, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. was a strong shipbuilder earning 800 billion won ($696 million) a year on sales of 4.8 t...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
GS Energy to sell half of thermal power plant unit to IMM
GS Energy Corp., an intermediate holding company of South Korea's GS Group, is in the final stages of talks to sell a 50% stake in its wholly-owned ...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean offshore wind investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired a 100% equity stake in Korea Renewable Energy ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
IMM PE to buy $1.3 bn stake in Korea’s top furniture brand Hanssem
Hanssem Co., South Korea’s largest furniture and home furnishing company, said on Wednesday its honorary chairman and other key shareholders h...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Latest News
- 1 Hyundai, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership for self-driving vehicles
- 2 AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A
- 3 Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore
- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
- 5 MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer