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Reinsurance
Carlyle to enter Korea’s reinsurance market with Korean Re for embattled insurers
The Carlyle Group has joined hands with Korean Re, the largest reinsurer in South Korea, to become the first co-reinsurance providers in a market esti...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real Estate
Foreigners’ Jan-May Korea apartment purchases top $1 bn on buying spree
Foreign investors have stepped up apartment purchases in South Korea in recent years, adding fuel to the already heated residential property market wh...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
South Korea’s inflation rate turns higher for first time in 3 months in July
South Korea's headline inflation edged up for the first time in three months in July amid signs of a recovery in consumer sentiment, but still remaine...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS to add 200 global investment staff to cut fees, emulating CPPIB
The National Pension Service plans to carry out about a fivefold increase in overseas staffing by 2024 which will help to reduce external management f...
Jul 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFP
[RFP] Korea Post plans to invest $200 mn in real estate mezzanine debt
Korea Post’s insurance arm is looking for one or two real estate debt managers to invest $200 million in mezzanine debt, for which it is plannin...
Jul 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO of Korea’s first overseas property-backed REIT receives tepid response
The initial public offering of JR Global REIT, set to be South Korea’s first listed REIT backed by overseas property, was undersubscribed 0.23 t...
Jul 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
[Upcoming IPO] Korean streaming service Watcha secures funding to join global players like Netflix
Watcha, a Korean streaming platform, is gearing up to tap into Japan and Southeast Asian markets following the completion of Series D funding worth 19...
Jul 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korea's exports
[Economy] Korea exports drop by 16.6% hitting the lowest in 56 years
South Korea's exports have plunged 16.6% during the second quarter, hitting the lowest record in 56 years since the fourth quarter of 1963 when it fel...
Jul 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korean logistics centers see high demand from untact businesses amid global pandemic
Logistics center operations in Korea have remained strong amid the global pandemic on account of e-commerce and third-party logistics' ...
Jul 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s Aussie property fund seller seeks damages for reimbursement
KB Securities Co. Ltd. has claimed damages arising from the alleged breach of contract over an Australian real investment fund after it returned 90.4 ...
Jul 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Bank of Korea keeps policy rate unchanged; no signal of further action
The Bank of Korea (BOK) left the benchmark rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5% as expected on July 16, citing the slowing economy and the overheate...
Jul 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Why Korean online giants Kakao and Naver soar amid global pandemic
Shares of South Korean online giants Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp. recorded all-time highs last week, ahead of their quarterly earnings results and on e...
Jul 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s IPO market gains steam amid global pandemic
SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. made a strong market debut on the Korea Exchange, as the country's IPO market has been gaining steam with newly listed ...
Jul 02, 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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League table
JPMorgan tops Korea’s H1 M&A advisor list with Prudential deal
Prudential Financial Inc.’s 2.3 trillion won ($1.9 billion) sale of its South Korean unit dominated the country’s M&A advisory market ...
Jun 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korea's first neurosurgery robot to debut; to seek FDA approval
Koh Young Technology Inc., a 3D inspection device maker in South Korea, has commercialized a neurosurgical robotics system for the second time in the ...
Jun 22, 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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Debt
Export-Import Bank of Korea ups Aussie bond sale size to $460 mn on demand
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has nearly doubled the size of its planned new bond sale in Australia to A$700 million ($460 million) on stron...
May 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
[Interview] Korea local govts' pension hunts for bargains as valuation concern eased: CIO
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is shifting away from a defensive stance to put its increased cash to work as the asset price declines...
May 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
[RFP] Korea Post seeks PE secondary funds for $200 mn mandate
Korea Post’s insurance arm plans to select two global private equity funds to invest up to $200 million in private equity secondary markets in 2...
Apr 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Korean LPs receive massive capital calls from global funds
Pension schemes and savings funds in South Korea are busy responding to a flood of capital calls simultaneously from foreign investment firms which ar...
Apr 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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7863
Mirae Asset to sell up to $600 mn global debt for investment
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. plans to issue a global bond worth $500 million to $600 million as early as April for the third year of offshore debt sale...
Mar 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Morgan Stanley PE cashes in on coronavirus spread in Korea
Morgan Stanley Private Equity has pocketed around 19 billion won ($16 million) in gains by cashing out a portion of its shares in a South Korean mask ...
Feb 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
[Dealmaker] Unison Capital shines in Korea’s niche sectors
Middle market-focused Unison Capital Inc. stood out in South Korea’s buyout market in 2019 with two lucrative exits and two startup acquisitions...
Feb 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR secures $1.2 bn exits in Korea for two Asia funds
KKR & Co. has sold a modern logistics facility it had developed in a South Korean port in a transaction estimated to be worth more than 200 billio...
Feb 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
[Dealmaker] Credit Suisse leads Korea's M&A advisory market
Credit Suisse arranged five buyout deals worth 5.2 trillion won ($4.4 billion) for SK Group’s units in 2019, which represented half of its M&...
Jan 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Korea’s Europe property investment hits record; France takes one-third
South Korean institutions, including pension funds and insurance companies, poured a record 12.5 billion euros ($14 billion) into Europe’s real ...
Jan 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS abolishes Korea-focused alternatives teams for global push
The National Pension Service (NPS) has abolished Korea-focused teams under the three investment divisions of private equity, real estate and infrastru...
Jan 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Hana Fin, Korea Investment acquire $162 mn Finland wind farms
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have acquired the entire equity interest of three wind farms in Finl...
Jan 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS sets up $860 mn Vietnam investment fund with SK Group
The National Pension Service (NPS) has launched a 1 trillion won ($860 million) fund with SK Group to invest in Vietnamese companies, through which th...
Dec 18, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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- 4 Hyundai, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership for self-driving vehicles
- 5 AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A