Asian life science real estate investment project
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Debt financing
Kookmin Bank raises $700 mn in forex bonds amid strong demand
Kookmin Bank, a unit of KB Financial Group, raised $700 million in foreign exchange bonds on Tuesday, signaling a recovery in investor sentiment tow...
Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae Asset to be named Korea Post’s core real estate fund operator
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is set to manage the mandate of more than 600 billion won ($416.8 million) in core real estate fund investment by...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Seoul mulls joint review of Alaska LNG project with Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam
South Korea has proposed forming a consortium with Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam to jointly assess the feasibility of investing in the $45 billion Alask...
Apr 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kyobo Life poised to buy Japan’s SBI Group-owned savings bank
Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is in the final stages of negotiation with Japanese financial group SBI Holdings Inc. to buy about a 50% stake in SBI Savin...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Electronics eyes India IPO delay, says plan in flux
LG Electronics Inc. is mulling putting off an initial public offering of its wholly owned subsidiary in India amid growing volatility in the global ...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan to lead financing for battery storage project in Japan
Shinhan Financial Group will lead 4.9 billion yen ($35 million) in financing for a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) construction pro...
Apr 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
DB Insurance becomes Daol Investment’s No.2 shareholder
DB Insurance Co., a leading South Korean non-life insurance company, has become Daol Investment & Securities Co.'s second-largest shareholder af...
Apr 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Ritz-Carlton to return to Seoul, tapped by IGIS Asset for landmark project
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s leading real estate investment firm, has named The Ritz-Carlton the preferred hotel brand for its amb...
Apr 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to invest in Hyundai Steel’s Louisiana plant
South Korea’s top steel maker POSCO has decided to invest in Hyundai Steel Co.'s first overseas plant in Louisiana and collaborate on research...
Apr 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
India: Tantalizing frontier for K-food’s global ambitions beyond China
South Korea’s processed food exports to India have surged to a record 6 trillion won ($4.1 billion), marking a significant milestone in the gr...
Apr 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan enters race to acquire SK Siltron in strategic semiconductor push
South Korea’s Doosan Group has entered the bidding war for SK Siltron Co., the world’s third-largest manufacturer of semiconductor wafer...
Apr 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
US PE firm Miri Capital ups stake in Korea’s STIC Investments
US private equity firm Miri Capital Management LLC said on Tuesday it has raised its stake in STIC Investments Inc. to step up its shareholder activ...
Apr 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Orion behind original Choco Pie to invest $580 million in new plants
Orion Corp., a South Korean confectionery and snack manufacturer, will inject 830 billion won ($580 million) over three years to expand snack manufa...
Apr 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT rolls out Thai-tailored large language model
South Korean telecom service provider KT Corp. has built a large language model (LLM) platform tailored for the Thai market in collaboration with Ja...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae, Koramco, Hana shortlisted for Korea Post’s core real estate fund
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. and Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. were shortlisted for the mandat...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
EQT set to invest in KKR-backed fashion unicorn Musinsa
EQT, Europe's largest private equity firm, is set to invest 20 billion to 30 billion won ($14 million-$21 million) in Musinsa, South Korea’s f...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO eyes investment in Hyundai Steel’s US plant
POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is seeking to invest in smaller rival Hyundai Steel Co.'s first overseas plant in the US, in ex...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS gears up for investment overhaul with boost in risk assets
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the country’s largest institutional investor, is set to overhaul its investment strategy w...
Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Glenwood PE to increase blind fund to $1 bn on pension funds’ interest
South Korea’s Glenwood Private Equity Co. is set to increase a blind fund to 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) as pension funds at home and abroad...
Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea launches $27 mn fund to invest in K-beauty startups
South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups on Thursday announced the launch of a 40 billion won ($27 million) fund to invest in Korean beauty...
Apr 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Geopolitics rewrite investment playbook – and that’s an opportunity: KKR
In an era of escalating geopolitical uncertainty, the head of one of the world’s largest private equity firms sees opportunity – not ret...
Apr 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
IFEZ posts 2nd-highest FDI performance with $309.6 million in Q1
The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority said on Monday that it attracted $309.6 million in reported foreign direct investment (FDI) in the f...
Apr 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean financial firms face growing risks in overseas property investments
South Korea’s financial institutions are increasingly at risk of their overseas real estate investments turning sour, government data showed o...
Apr 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Asia Property to buy WeWork building in Seoul
Seoul-based real estate investment firm Asia Property has been picked as the sole preferred bidder for an office building currently occupied by cowo...
Apr 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Strong momentum in non-US markets, digital real estate: Principal AM CEO
It is time to shift focus toward non-US markets after years of stellar performance of US assets driven by the robust world’s No. 1 economy, sa...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
STIC Investments draws activist interest, including Align Partners
STIC Investments Inc., South Korea’s only listed private equity firm, has become the latest target of shareholder activism as Seoul-based Alig...
Mar 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB invests in Seoul office building for rental housing conversion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and South Korean property developer MGRV have jointly acquired the headquarters of a domestic women...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Global assets drive Korean teachers' fund to 11.1% return in 2024
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) achieved an 11.1% return on investments in 2024, with overseas portfolios in stocks, infrastructure a...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor shares rally after US investment plan
Hyundai Motor’s shares gained ground after it unveiled a new U.S. investment plan to help avoid President Trump’s tariffs.The South Kore...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Warburg Pincus-Wide Creek Asset JV picks up 2nd Korean logistics asset
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC and South Korean real estate manager Wide Creek Asset Management Co. are building a logistics center for l...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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