ASK 2017 Private Debt

South Korea’s household lending growth hit a five-month high in April as mortgage loans increased amid signs of a recovery in the property mar...

South Korea’s Taeyoung Group, which is undergoing a debt workout of its construction unit, is considering selling a four-star hotel and releva...

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s largest beauty store chain, will set up a subsidiary in Japan in the first half of this year to mark its f...

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, has joined hands with Kyrgyzstan for new energy businesses including high-voltage...

Recent actions by the Japanese government and chief executives of LY Corp. and SoftBank Corp. are raising eyebrows, leading many to question whether...

K-pop sensation Blackpink’s label YG Entertainment Inc. is slated to sell 60% of its drama production subsidiary Studioplex later this year, t...

Creditors to Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. (Taeyoung E&C) gave the go-ahead to a debt workout program for the cash-strapped South ...

South Korean financial services companies and construction firms are exposed to a combined 200 trillion won ($145 billion) worth of potential risks ...

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

South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. and Japan’s SoftBank Corp. will kick off talks this week, during which they are expected to ...

South Korea's integrated IT solution consulting company Etech System attracted an investment of 180 billion won ($130 million) from private equity f...

Shinsegae Group could face a legal battle against two private equity firms that are demanding it buy back their combined 1 trillion won ($727 millio...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will select domestic general partners (GPs) to manage about 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) worth...

Samsung Electronics Co. has launched the Galaxy C55 5G, a budget-friendly smartphone series designed specifically for the Chinese market, marking th...

Belt-tightening Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. (Taeyoung E&C), the 16th-largest construction company in South Korea and undergoing ...

The number of high-net-worth individuals allocating capital to private markets is increasing fast. These are wealthy individuals who own at least $1...

South Korea’s top financial regulator advised about 10 local savings banks in trouble to increase their capital by the end of this month to pr...

South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market is poised to bounce back after a bleak first quarter, with 22.3 trillion won ($16 billion) worth...

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 millio...

Corporate bond issuance in South Korea hit a record in the first quarter of this year amid growing expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate ...

The South Korean government has launched an artificial intelligence strategy council, jointly with domestic big tech firms such as Naver Corp. and K...

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group on Tuesday replaced the head of its construction unit amid the sluggish property market, adding to ...

South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), which managed 10.4 trillion won ($7.7 billion) in assets as of the end of 2023, said on ...

Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, acquired Kataman Metals LLC, a US-based scrap metal trading company, at $55 millio...

South Korea and Japan are the two most important markets for buyouts in Asia, and China is still a significant private market with potential for mid...

IMM Private Equity Inc., a Seoul-based private equity firm, is selling its controlling stake in Hanatour Service Inc., South Korea’s top trave...

MBK Partners, the North Asia-focused private equity firm, has refinanced all of its 1.3 trillion won ($1 billion) loans on Homeplus with a new one f...

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Monday that it was selected as the preferred bidder for a private invest...

South Koreans’ spending on private education hit a new record high of 27.1 trillion won ($20 billion) in 2023, as the government’s annou...

South Korean rental platforms have become a headache for private equity firms, with their declining profits and dim business outlooks making them ha...