Private credit has been among the top picks for alternative investors over the past few years. During the period of high interest rates, corporate le...

South Korean companies are expected to face refunding risks thanks to record corporate bond maturities in the first half of 2025, as fundraising cond...

South Korea’s No. 2 petrochemical manufacturer Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to liquidate its rubber joint venture in Malaysia to scale back its b...

South Korea’s largest supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. said on Monday it is set to delist its troubled construction subsidiary from the main local...

Credit loans are ballooning in South Korea as regulators tightened their grips on record-high mortgages to rein in the growth in household lending, o...

South Korea’s central bank held interest rates steady but cut its inflation and growth forecasts for the year and signaled that it will pivot t...

South Korea’s central bank is likely to reduce interest rates in the next three months as inflation is expected to ease amid a slowdown in Asia...

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to sell 500 billion won ($359.6 million) in its first perpetual bond...

Middle market direct lending can mean different things to different lenders and investors. Many, if not most, would agree that companies with over $5...

Perpetual bond offerings by non-financial firms in South Korea are poised to hit new records this year as many companies have flocked to the hybrid b...

Private credit continues to lure investors, not least within one of the largest areas of private credit, direct lending. Providing reliable income st...

As the Federal Reserve signaled delays in rate cuts after meeting earlier this month, more investors have adopted for a wait-and-see attitude. Those ...

South Korea’s largest bank Kookmin Bank said on Tuesday it has issued $600 million worth of global senior secured bonds. The debts were oversub...

One of the South Korean owners of Taylormade Golf Co., a leading global golf equipment maker, is set to refinance its 300 billion won ($221.7 million...

South Korean limited partners will tap private debt as their most preferred asset class in 2024 to secure stable income amid geopolitical conflicts an...

UBS Group AG and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are set to manage the sale of a joint venture between global private equity giant KKR Co. Inc. and ail...

Winia Co., South Korea’s troubled kimchi refrigerator manufacturer under court receivership, is looking for a new owner to save the company fro...

LG Display Co., the world’s top manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Monday it plans to raise 1.36 tr...

Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea’s largest brokerage house, plans a public tender of assets held by debt-laden Goldin Financial Holdings...

Seoul-based brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) has raised $400 million in new bonds to strengthen its investments in the US a...

Despite the challenging economic environment, there are still plenty of opportunities for profit in commercial real estate, notably through debt inv...

Fixed-income continues to offer an attractive entry point for investors with higher yields, declining inflation and the end of the interest rate hiki...

More global investors are turning to the private debt market as bank loans are getting tougher under stricter lending regulations. Among a range of s...

Shares of CJ CGV Co., South Korea’s top multiplex cinema chain, hit the lowest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on Wednesday as ...

One Store Co., a South Korean homegrown app store, is slated to attract more than 200 billion won ($151.3 million) as its 100 billion won loan, which...

The decline in consumption by 20-somethings due to benchmark interest rate hikes is over eight times greater than those in their 60s.Analysts blame s...

Direct lending, which has topped South Korean institutional investors’ private debt strategies for years, has become even more popular amid risi...

MBK Partners Ltd., alongside Deutsche Bank AG and other four investment firms, has acquired $1.3 billion worth of distressed debts in auto-parts supp...

There is no doubt that headwinds to economic and market growth are picking up. Globally, supply chain and energy disruptions have contributed to high...