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KKR Co-CEO Joe Bae meets NPS, KIC execs in S.Korea
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
NPS commits $163 mn to Macquarie's sixth Korean buyout fund
Macquarie Asset Management is aiming to close its sixth buyout fund in South Korea at a maximum of 1 trillion won ($775.6 million) by the first half...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central Europe’s fast-growing economy attracts global investors: Abris
More investors choose safer assets in developed regions such as the US and Western Europe today with rate hikes and liquidity tightening. But Poland-b...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea’s SK Square sells off entire stake in Grab as shares tumble
SK Square Co., the intermediate holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, has liquidated Grab Geo Holdings, a joint venture with Grab Holdings...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Busan Equity Partners launches core minerals business in Philippines
Busan Equity Partners (BEP), a South Korean private equity firm, is partnering with Philippine mineral development company PGMPI to develop overseas ...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affirma Capital’s Korean MD Thomas Shim promoted to partner
Global private equity firm Affirma Capital has promoted Seoul-based Managing Director Min Hyun (Thomas) Shim to partner, investment banking sources t...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Group chief calls on PE firm help to defend against Schindler
South Korea’s conglomerate Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun is seeking money from a local private equity firm to defend the management r...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean battery maker SK On attracts $400 mn from Hillhouse
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. has secured $400 million from Hillhouse, a Singapore-headquartered asset management firm, investment banking sou...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity Equity Partners’ Korea head Sam Lee resigns
Affinity Equity Partners’ Seoul office head Sam Lee has left the global investment firm, sources familiar with the matter told The Korea Econom...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK co-founder meets with Korean CIOs to finance 6th buyout fund
Asia’s private equity giant MBK Partners Ltd. is set to accelerate fundraising for its new fund, which is expected to become the firm’s f...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR to buy Namsan Green Building in Seoul for $186.7 million
KKR & Co. Inc. has agreed to buy Namsan Green Building in a central office district in Seoul for an estimated 250 billion won ($186.7 million).Th...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Premium OnlyMore Korean LPs look to buyouts, special situations for private equity
Healthcare continued to be the preferred sector for South Korean institutional investors this year as it was last year, a survey found. Meanwhile, the...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK Partners co-founder tops 50 richest S.Koreans: Forbes
Michael ByungJu Kim, co-founder and partner at private equity firm MBK Partners, has topped the ranking of the 50 richest South Koreans by net worth,...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
NPS, Korea Investment to sell off stake in Brazilian miner CBMM
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and Korea Investment Private Equity Co. are set to sell off their stake in a Brazilian rare metal ...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firm STIC taps Bain & Co senior partner for PE business
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. is set to hire Lee Hyukjin, a senior partner of global management consulting firm Bain & C...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK Partners eyes China’s local consumption: Letter to investors
Private equity giant MBK Partners focused on defending its portfolio last year, especially Chinese companies during the lockdown, while being active ...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK-UCK consortium offers 2nd tender to delist Osstem Implant
The MBK Partners-Unison Capital Korea (UCK) consortium said on Wednesday it will conduct a second tender offer for shares in Osstem Implant Co., a fr...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
EQT sees huge potential in security services for S.Korean SMEs
The digital security market is rapidly growing in South Korea, one of the world’s fastest-aging countries and amid its soaring labor costs. Sec...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE to buy extra Hanssem shares in tender offer
IMM Private Equity will buy additional shares in South Korea’s Hanssem Co. for 100 billion won ($77 million) in a tender offer to inject fresh ...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
S.Korean investors eye VC, growth equity in tech: Adams Street
Many investors are questioning whether private markets will stay bullish amid uncertainty in 2023. The markets will continue to generate interesting ...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea's NPS, KTCU likely to invest in CVC's ninth buyout fund
South Korea’s key institutional investors are highly likely to invest via European private equity giant CVC Capital Partners’ ninth buyou...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firm STIC to buy stake in copper foil maker Iljin
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments is poised to become the second-largest shareholder of Iljin Materials Co., a Kosdaq-listed battery ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
K-pop pioneer SM engulfed in management dispute
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s mobile platform giant and operator of the country’s top messenger app Kakao Talk, is set to become the second-...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean banks must increase total shareholder returns: Align Partners
South Korean private equity firm Align Partners Capital Management Inc. is set to lead shareholder activism against the country’s top financial...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Young Poong Precision to increase control over Korea Zinc
Young Poong Precision Corp., an industrial pump and chemical plant valve maker under South Korea's Young Poong Group, is aggressively increasing cont...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
BASF, ADM join race to buy Korean ceramide maker Solus Biotech
BASF SE, the world’s largest chemical producer, US food processing giant ADM Co. and two other global companies have joined the race to acquire...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM, Lotte to inject another $76 mn in Hanssem at default risk
South Korea’s IMM Private Equity and Lotte Group are set to inject additional 100 billion won ($75.6 million) in Kosdaq-listed Hanssem Co., the...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firms struggle with fundraising on illiquidity
South Korean private equity (PE) firms are having trouble fundraising as institutional investors' capital for new investment is drying up amid intere...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK Square chief expects significant investment gains from next year
SK Square Co., the investment management arm of South Korea’s SK Group, is looking to reap handsome gains from its investment and divestment ac...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hahn & Co. to sell off Korea's major biofuel maker SK Eco Prime
South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Company is set to put a 100% stake in biofuel manufacturer SK Eco Prime on sale, with Goldman Sachs as a ...
Oct 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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