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IPOs
Krafton aims to become global content provider with $3.7 bn IPO
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. dreams of growing into global content provider with an up to $3.7 billion fund to be raised from an initial...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment reduces incidence of severity by 70%
Celltrion Inc. on July 13 said that its COVID-19 treatment Regkirona has proven effective in reducing the incidence of severe cases of the virus by ...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, Pertamina seek joint oil, gas development off Indonesia
POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has agreed with Indonesia’s PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) to look...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
GS Caltex marks Korea’s first company to buy carbon-neutral crude oil
GS Group has become South Korea’s first business group to purchase carbon-neutral crude oil, in a move to strengthen its ESG efforts.South Kor...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea FoF manager widens offshore VC pool into UAE, Vietnam
The Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC), a quasi-government agency established to support South Korean startups and venture capital industry, has ...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI chip startup FuriosaAI wraps up $70 mn Series B round
South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup FuriosaAI has recently wrapped up an 80 billion won ($72.1 million) Series B round, attracting inv...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Howard Marks warns of inflation, higher risk tolerance
Current high asset valuations might be justified by record-low interest rates supported by expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, but investors ...
May 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Howard Marks to talk about post-pandemic investments
Veteran value investor Howard Marks, Oaktree Capital Management co-founder and co-chairman, will give a keynote speech on the topic of "Investing in t...
May 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
SK acquires 70% stake in Yposkesi to jump into cell, gene CMO business
SK Inc., the holding and investment company of SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, has acquired a 70% stake in Yposkesi, a Fre...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Howard Marks says ETFs can't go on forever
Retail investors have been leaning toward passive investment vehicles like equity-traded funds (ETFs), which should eventually push high-valued stoc...
Mar 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Daesang marks Indonesia as hub for Middle East expansion
South Korea-based Daesang Corp. plans to beef up investment in Indonesia as part of its strategy to foster future growth drivers and to tap into the...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO swings to Q3 operating profit vs Q2; steel demand on rise
POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker, has swung to an operating profit in the third quarter from the second quarter, when it reported its...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Oaktree Capital
Howard Marks says time to relax defensive stance
The global economy is bracing for unprecedented negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in the short term, but now is the time to hunt for ba...
Apr 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EQT to raise $70 mn from two Korean funds for $2.3 bn credit fund: report
Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners is gathering €60 million ($70 million) from two South Korean retirement funds and seeking to raise an additio...
Aug 02, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Malaysia pension fund buys Korean logistics center for $70 mn: report
Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has closed the acquisition of a logistics center near Seoul for around 75 billion won ($67 million) in its f...
Nov 03, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NH Investment acquires $70 mn debt in aircraft finance for Qatar Airways
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has underwritten $70 million mezzanine debts of around $300 million financing to buy two aircraft operated by ...
May 31, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea construction crews’ fund gives $70 mn mandates to Park Square, Goldman
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMAA) has selected Park Square Capital for 40 billion won ($35 million) private debt inves...
May 01, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea construction workers’ fund to pick two debt fund managers for $70 mn
(Corrected: The CWMA source on April 13 corrected the timetable of the planned debt manager selection to “soon”, and added that it has already begun t...
Apr 13, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Two Korean firms make $70 mn senior loans to power plants near Chicago
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and KEB Hana Bank have made $35 million senior loans each to two power generation facilities near Chicago, acc...
Feb 10, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Up to 70 mn won support given to young entrepreneurs using public tech (edited)
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Friday a new program to support young entrepreneurs under the age of 39 who are interested in startin...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to allocate 70% of annual R&D budget to 11 core tech areas
The South Korean government plans to allocate 70% of its annual R&D budget to 40 projects for research and development in 11 core industrial...
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