equity financing
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Interview
Korean teachers’ fund keen on equities, M&A deals
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a $29 billion savings fund, will increase its exposure to equities markets and M&A financing deals...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KEPCO set to finance $190 mn for Vietnam’s coal power plant project
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) will move forward with its participation in Vietnam’s coal-fired power plant project, after the deal came c...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Financial to end coal project financing for low-carbon economy
KB Financial Group will no longer finance coal power projects at home and abroad, nor invest in them, said the South Korean banking group, with a set ...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Korean pensions sell off net $2.6 bn in domestic equities since August
South Korea’s pension funds including the National Pension Service sold off a net 3.12 trillion won ($2.6 billion) worth of domestic equities fr...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bond issue
Hyundai Card issues green bonds worth $379 mn to finance eco-friendly services
Hyundai Card Co. has issued green bonds worth 450 billion won ($379 million) to fund its green car financing services, the credit card company said on...
Sep 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offering
Affinity Equity, Baring PEA tipped to invest $1 bn in Shinhan Financial
Affinity Equity Partners and Baring Private Equity Asia will likely invest a combined 1.2 trillion won ($1 billion) in new shares of Shinhan Financial...
Sep 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Air
Korean Air seals $835 mn in-flight business sale to private equity firm
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. signed a definitive agreement on August 25 to sell its in-flight duty-free and meal service business to South Korea’s ...
Aug 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
South Korea moves in on overseas coal project financing ban
South Korea's parliament looks set to pass new legislation to ban financing on foreign coal power projects, putting all overseas coal-fired plant deal...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ardian
Ardian looking to expand Asia private equity investment
Paris-based Ardian is looking to increase private equity investments in Asia, setting its sight on technology, media, online service and healthcare se...
Jul 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
[Upcoming IPO] PUBG creator to go public to finance IP expansion
Investors are paying close attention to the Korean game holding company Krafton as it is expected to be this year's hottest initial public offering. T...
Jul 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KIC forms $400 mn joint venture with NongHyup for private equity co-investment
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has announced a $400 million joint venture with NongHyup, or the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, to...
Jul 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
One Equity Partners fully exits from Celltrion with $1.8 bn in proceeds
One Equity Partners (OEP), a New York based private equity firm, unloaded its remaining shares in Celltrion Healthcare valued at approximately 31...
Jul 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth fund
KIC promotes private equity head to lead alternative investment
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has appointed private equity head James Jongho Kim as alternative investment group head and deputy chief investment...
Jun 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Former vice finance minister picked as NPS’ chief executive
Yong-jin Kim, who served as a vice finance minister of President Moon Jae-in’s government between mid-2017 and 2018, has been chosen as the Nati...
Jun 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup
Mirae Asset co-leads $100 mn financing for China’s biotech startup
Mirae Asset Financial Group has invested $28 million in Shanghai-based biotechnology startup JW Therapeutics, about a quarter of $100 million financin...
Jun 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hedge fund
NPS adds Select Equity to single-manager hedge fund roster in Q1
New York-based Select Equity Group joined the roster of the National Pension Service’s (NPS) global alternative investment companies as a single...
Jun 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset allocation
NPS to ramp up global equities exposure over next 5 years
The National Pension Service (NPS) will continue to raise exposure to global equities over the next five years, despite concerns about the impact of t...
May 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Mirae Asset says no financing problem with closing $5.8 bn hotels deal
Mire Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has no problem with financing a $5.8 billion acquisition of 15 luxury hotels from Anbang Insurance Group and is...
Apr 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Pension funds eye bargains in equities and bonds; alternatives on hold
A number of South Korean pension funds are looking to hunt for bargains in the battered equity and bond markets, while postponing investment in infras...
Mar 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Mirae Asset may lose $5 mn to email fraud on aircraft finance
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. is likely to lose $5 million related to its aircraft financing deal after its Hong Kong-based employee transferred the mon...
Mar 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Equity-linked securities weigh on top Korean brokerage firms
About 48 trillion won ($39 billion) of outstanding equity-linked securities (ELS) issued by South Korean brokerage companies has put their sector lead...
Mar 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Anchor Equity Partners invests $170 mn in Korean entertainment firm
Anchor Equity Partners has invested 209.8 billion won ($170 million) in South Korea’s content and entertainment company Kakao M Corp., just afte...
Mar 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS' 2019 investment return at 10-yr high on equities, fixed incomes
The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a preliminary 11% return on investments in 2019, its best annual result in a decade, supported by double-d...
Feb 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
NH, Shinhan fund Helsinki office complex purchase with $210 mn equity
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and Shinhan Investment Corp. have underwritten about 250 billion won ($210 million) in equity to fund the 480 ...
Feb 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Meritz Sec commits $425 mn to India’s housing finance platform
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has committed $425 million to a housing finance platform in India as an anchor investor, in its first foray into the countr...
Nov 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Tiger Alternative to offer $167 mn debt financing to US PEF
South Korean private equity firm Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd. will offer a 150 million euro ($167 million) senior loan to Advent International...
Oct 30, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Mirae Asset to offer $425 mn in equity, debt funding for US desalination plant
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. will provide $425 million in equity and debt financing for the acquisition of a desalination plant in San Dieg...
Oct 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana resells $50 mn equity in Paris office; to lend on France asset
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has recently completed the resale of its 58 billion-won ($50 million) equity investment in a Paris office building ...
Apr 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Crianza Aviation leads $600 mn aircraft finance for Etihad Airways
Crianza Aviation, a South Korean aircraft leasing firm, has completed a financing estimated at $600 million to buy three Boeing 787-9s for Etihad Airw...
Apr 09, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] KTCU’s new CIO says to boost equity investments
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will aggressively seek equity-type investments such as stocks and private equities for extra returns wi...
Feb 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)