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Korea’s Kookmin Bank raises $600 mn in global senior debts
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Golf equipment maker Taylormade to refinance $222 mn of debt
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...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Premium OnlyKorean LPs stick to private debt amid market uncertainties
South Korean limited partners will tap private debt as their most preferred asset class in 2024 to secure stable income amid geopolitical conflicts an...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
UBS, Citigroup to handle sale of KKR’s JV with Korean builder
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...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korea’s troubled kimchi fridge maker Winia seeks new owner
Winia Co., South Korea’s troubled kimchi refrigerator manufacturer under court receivership, is looking for a new owner to save the company fro...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display plans $1 bn rights offering for smaller OLED biz
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...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae seeks sale of HK Goldin assets to recoup investment
Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea’s largest brokerage house, plans a public tender of assets held by debt-laden Goldin Financial Holdings...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korea Investment raises $400 mn to expand US assets
Seoul-based brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) has raised $400 million in new bonds to strengthen its investments in the US a...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Whole loans offer funding solution for stretched borrowers: Savills IM
Despite the challenging economic environment, there are still plenty of opportunities for profit in commercial real estate, notably through debt inv...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Optimizing flexibility for fixed-income in new era: M&G
Fixed-income continues to offer an attractive entry point for investors with higher yields, declining inflation and the end of the interest rate hiki...
Jul 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Private real estate debt shines on banks' financing gaps: Savills
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...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
CJ CGV seeks more fund from parent, stocks at 15-yr low
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 ...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean app market One Store to raise $151 mn for Kiwoom's exit
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...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s 20-somethings tighten belts due to high interest rates: report
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...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Premium OnlyDirect lending tops private debt strategy again for Korean LPs
Direct lending, which has topped South Korean institutional investors’ private debt strategies for years, has become even more popular amid risi...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
MBK joins acquisition of $1.3 bn debts in Marelli from KKR
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...
Dec 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Direct lending, middle market offer resilience: NYLIM
There is no doubt that headwinds to economic and market growth are picking up. Globally, supply chain and energy disruptions have contributed to high...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
European direct lending offers investment edge: Permira
The direct lending market is garnering investor attention as it has performed well during periods of market volatility. As banks are cautious to tak...
Aug 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Investors may see tough credit cycle in direct lending: TCW Private Credit
As economic uncertainties grow amid rate hikes and inflation, South Korean institutional investors are eyeing direct lending for safer investment and...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean LPs join Antares Capital’s $3.5 bn credit fund
A few key institutional investors in South Korea are set to commit up to $300 million to a $3.5 billion private credit fund by US private debt manag...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Affirma taps NPS executive as private credit head
Singapore-based private equity firm Affirma Capital has founded an affiliate for private credit management and tapped Kim Seong-mok, a former executi...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
KTB Asset invests $51 mn in Norwegian shipowner Knutsen
South Korea’s KTB Asset Management Co. and Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. have jointly invested 60 billion won ($50.7 mililion) in sub...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea lawmakers approve record $515 bn budget for 2022
South Korea’s parliament on Dec. 3 approved a record $515 billion spending for 2022 to support a recovery in Asia’s fourth-largest econom...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Monroe Capital opens first Asian outpost in Seoul
The US private credit markets-focused Monroe Capital LLC has made its foray into Asia by opening an office in South Korea, where the National Pension...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s household investment in stock assets up by 62.8% vs. Q1 2020
South Korean households over the last 12 months have vastly increased investments in both domestic and overseas stock markets, with the total investe...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Personal debt
A generation indebted: Young Koreans struggle under record loans in Q1
Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out per...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions ranked top US liquidity provider under 2020 TALF
South Korean institutional investors, including the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, emerged as the l...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Heavy household borrowing fans Korea’s asset market overheating
South Korea’s asset market is showing signs of overheating as households take out fresh loans at a record pace to invest in initial share sales...
May 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
CalSTRS, POBA launch $600 mn US property loan JV
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) have launched a $600 m...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean investors face $270 mn loss on Las Vegas hotel loans
South Korean investors in the Drew Las Vegas development project are at higher risk of losing their investment of 300 billion won ($271 million) in t...
Feb 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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