joint venture (JV)
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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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Joint venture
NPS, Hines set up $1.5 bn build-to-core strategy JV
The National Pension Service has set up a $1.5 billion joint venture with the US-based real estate investment firm Hines for a build-to-core portf...
Dec 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem becomes supplier for GM-LG Energy Solution JV
POSCO Chemical Co., a secondary battery materials unit under POSCO, saw its share price surge on announcing that it has secured a contract worth bil...
Dec 09, 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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Future mobility
SK Telecom to spin off mobility unit, launch JV with Uber
SK Telecom Co. is spinning off its mobility platform business as a separate entity and also launching a joint venture with US ride-hailing company Ube...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Shinhan seeks to acquire stake in JV with BNP Paribas in split move
Shinhan Financial Group is seeking to acquire a stake held by BNP Paribas in a joint venture in what is widely seen as the South Korean holding compan...
Oct 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
South Korea seeks to exit Africa mining JV despite rising nickel demand
State-run Korea Resources Corp. has embarked on a plan to sell its stake in a loss-making nickel mining joint venture in Madagascar, Africa, after the...
Aug 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Line-Yahoo Japan JV christened A Holdings; Naver founder Lee picked as chair
A joint venture between Japan’s top messaging app provider Line Corp. and internet portal Yahoo Japan Corp. has been christened A Holdings and L...
Aug 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Motor
Hyundai Motor and Aptiv christen autonomous driving JV 'Motional'
Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv unveiled the name of its autonomous driving joint venture on August 12: Motional. The two companies entered into the joi...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, LG to unveil jointly developed future car interior concept next month
Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Electronics Inc. have jointly developed the interior concept of a future car, further consolidating their cooperation in self...
Aug 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean investors jointly set up a $770 million SPC to invest in KKR funds
Local institutional investors have injected $500 million (600 billion won) into a special purpose company to invest in diverse funds managed by privat...
Jul 28, 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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Sovereign wealth fund
KIC to form alternatives joint fund with Korea’s NongHyup
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is preparing to launch a joint fund with NongHyup, or the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, to invest i...
Jul 02, 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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Venture capital
Singapore’s Vickers Venture tapping Korean institutions for $500 mn fund
Vickers Venture Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, is tapping South Korean institutional investors in the second round of fundraising t...
May 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Canada and Dutch pension funds to launch $1 bn Korean logistics JV with ESR
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), the Netherlands’ APG and China’s logistics property developer ESR have agreed to s...
Apr 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
CalSTRS, POBA to form $312.5 mn JV for US multifamily investment: report
California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will set up a $312.5 million joint ventur...
Feb 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
NH Investment, Nuveen jointly buy Amazon warehouse in Japan
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has taken a 50.1% stake in an Amazon distribution center in Japan for around 150 billion won ($130 million) in...
Jan 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin-led JV buys 4 US student housing properties for $325 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Chicago-based Scion Group have acquired a portfolio of four newly-developed student housing facilities for $325...
Nov 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI chip venture set to challenge Nvidia, Intel, Google
Back in 2017, the idea of launching a startup to make artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors prompted many blank stares. It was a fight that coul...
Nov 01, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to form $750 mn joint property fund with Danish pension fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will launch a joint fund worth about 900 billion won ($753 million) with a Danish pension fund to inve...
Sep 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean 3D scanning venture draws bids from KKR, Carlyle, Affinity
Medit Corp., a South Korean 3D scanner maker, has drawn preliminary bids from nine private equity firms, including KKR & Co., the Carlyle Group, A...
Sep 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Investment joins $134 mn funding for Swiss biotech venture
KB Investment Co. Ltd., the venture capital arm of KB Financial Group, has invested $10 million in a Swiss biotech start-up firm which recently raised...
Jul 20, 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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CalSTRS-POBA venture extends $64 mn loan on Atlanta office project
A joint venture between the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) and the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has provided a ...
Mar 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KKR to buy stake in Shinhan Fin; to raise joint funds of up to $4.4 bn
KKR & Co., a private equity giant, has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a minority stake in South Korea’s No.2 banking group Shinhan Financi...
Oct 15, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA, US pension fund to launch $400 mn JV to co-invest in real estate debt
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and a California pension fund will inject $200 million each into a joint venture they are setting up t...
Apr 29, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA mulls JV launch with global pension funds for alternative investment
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is considering forming project-based joint ventures with global pension funds in pursuit of high-quali...
Jan 30, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Post buys $600 mn US building jointly with California pension fund
Korea Post has signed a 680 billion won ($602 million) agreement to buy a Silicon Valley office campus used by a leading cybersecurity company in join...
Sep 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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CCIM to Hold International Conference Jointly with KED Real Estate Research Institutes
The Certified Commercial Investment Member, an American association of international real estate investment analysts, will jointly host the Asia Real ...
Jul 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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