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Alternative investments
Two US firms win $200 mn Korea Post infrastructure mandate
Argo Infrastructure Partners and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners were chosen as Korea Post’s new overseas infrastructure investment managers...
Dec 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood PE to acquire minority stake in Korea's largest beauty chain
CJ Group has selected Glenwood Private Equity as the buyer of a minority stake in South Korea’s No. 1 health and beauty store CJ Olive Young...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
D.CAMP eyes tech startups for global expansion
D.CAMP, South Korea's largest non-profit foundation for startups, is on the lookout for domestic tech startups with the potential to go big in glo...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s retail investors shed loser image, turn pandemic into bonanza
In South Korea, as the saying goes, the stock market is at its peak if a swarm of individual investors go on a buying spree, often leading to heavy ...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s treasury yields climb on hopes of vaccines, more bond issues
South Korea’s treasury yields are heading higher as advances in vaccine development and concerns over increased government bond sales prompt f...
Dec 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Korea’s cloud management firm Bespin Global considers Nasdaq listing
Bespin Global, a South Korean cloud technology consulting and management company, is considering listing its shares on the US tech-heavy Nasdaq mark...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Neptune rises as dark horse in global game industry
A South Korean game company is hoping to shake up the global game landscape with its latest title, Eternal Return: Black Survival, a PC game that ...
Dec 17, 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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Corporate bonds
KDB seeks up to $1 bn global bond issue in mid-Jan
Korea Development Bank (KDB) is planning to raise between $500 million and $1 billion in a dollar bond sale in mid-January, set to become the first ...
Dec 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
NPS, Korea Post back JKL Partners' $687 mn PE fund
South Korea's JKL Partners has closed a 750 billion won ($687 million) private equity fund, backed by the National Pension Service, Korea Developmen...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea Superfreeze readies for mass COVID-19 vaccine storage
It's a busy day at the Korea Superfreeze warehouse in South Korea's Gyeonggi province, with trucks entering and exiting the spacious 92,500-square...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Seoul shares tipped to benefit from global indices' China exclusions
Global index providers' recent decisions to remove Chinese companies from their benchmarks are expected to draw additional global and institutional ...
Dec 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea’s commercial law revisions irk businesses, limit top shareholders’ clout
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a series of commercial law revisions designed to limit business owners’ clout and enhance supervisio...
Dec 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture Capital
KB Investment, RM Global to form $100 mn bio VC fund
KB Investment Co. will join forces with US-based RM Global Partners to launch a $100 million life science fund to invest in early stage startups in ...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Survey
Bank CEOs in Korea pick big tech as top 2021 challenge
Chief executives of banks operating in South Korea have picked the emergence of big technology companies and fintech startups in the credit market a...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korea Post seeks two direct lending funds for $200 mn mandates
Korea Post’s savings arm plans to select two global direct lending funds focusing on North America and Europe and commit $100 million to each ...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Personal pensions
Korea’s personal pensions gamble with risky stocks for higher returns
South Korea’s individual pension fund holders are moving their money out of banks and insurance companies into brokerages in pursuit of higher...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle in final-stage talks to buy Korea’s No. 2 bakery chain
The Carlyle Group is in final stages of talks to buy South Korea’s No. 2 bakery chain Tous Les Jours from the country’s food and enterta...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Korea’s KIP eyes Europe, China VC fund launches in 2021
Korea Investment Partners Co. (KIP), South Korea’s largest venture capital firm, is aiming to launch two overseas investment funds next year &...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
POBA seeks new global REIT manager for $100 mn mandate
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will select a new global real estate investment trust (REIT) management firm to inve...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea Inc. braces for tough year as strong KRW kicks in
South Korean exporters are bracing for a tough year with their profits poised to languish, hit by the strong won, amid expectations for a rebound in...
Dec 07, 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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Rebars
Dongkuk makes strongest steel bar in S.Korea
Steelmaker Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. has become the first South Korean company to develop a reinforcing bar, or rebar, that can withstand 12.2 tons per...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea set to overtake Japan as No. 5 exporter by 2026
South Korea is set to overtake Japan and become the world’s No. 5 export powerhouse by 2026 on grounds that the country will maintain its cu...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tax cuts, pandemic lift imported car sales in Korea
Imported car sales in South Korea are on track to post a record high this year, benefiting from consumption tax cuts aimed at stimulating personal s...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Global NAND market in game of chicken as Samsung ups ante
Samsung Electronics Co. is upping the ante to extend its leadership in the memory chip sector with a vow to invest heavily in the NAND business next...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Global oil refiners, local PEs among 7 bidders for SK Lubricants stake
Global oil refiners, strategic investors and private equity funds in Korea and abroad have submitted non-binding bids for up to 49% of SK Lubricants...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEFs gaining clout in Korea’s broader M&A sectors
Private equity firms have been leading South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions markets in a broader range of sectors in recent years, represent...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-content’s ‘unfamiliar familiarity’ theme goes viral on global stage
It’s simple and irritatingly repetitive. Many people, kids and adults alike, around the world hum along and often complain that they just can&...
Nov 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airline restructuring hits turbulence with activist fund opposition
South Korea’s airline restructuring is experiencing some turbulence after an activist group has filed an injunction threatening the proposed m...
Nov 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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