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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle buys coffee franchise A Twosome Place for over $800 mn
The Carlyle Group has bought South Korea's No. 2 coffeehouse chain A Twosome Place from Anchor Equity Partners, saying it would "capture the signifi...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Specialty coffee brand Terarosa raises $60 mn from Unison Capital
The operator of Terarosa, known as the Blue Bottle Coffee of South Korea, has received around 70 billion won ($60 million) in funding from Unison Ca...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Coffeebanhada, known for robot barista, seeks investment for expansion
Coffeebanhada, a South Korean budget coffee chain operator, is seeking to attract investment from private equity funds and strategic investors.Accor...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
POBA invites bids for $400 mn multi-asset mandates
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $400 million to two multi-asset funds this year, in its first investment in th...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEF-owned Korean firms jumping off IPO bandwagon
South Korea's initial public offering market is gaining fresh momentum from high-profile listings such as mobile banking app KakaoBank and game deve...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Why fast-growing coffee chains fail to get listed in Korea
A Twosome Place has scrapped its initial public offering plans after being touted as the country’s first coffee chain to go public. This has r...
Jun 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Singapore sovereign fund GIC to buy 30% of Starbucks Korea for $710 mn
Singapore’s sovereign growth fund GIC Private Ltd. plans to acquire a 30% stake in Starbucks Korea for about 800 billion won ($710 million) fr...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Anchor Equity eyes IPO of coffee chain A Twosome Place
A Twosome Place is poised to be South Korea's first listed coffee chain as its owner Anchor Equity Partners has kicked off the process of its initia...
May 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Stronghold Technology aims to become Tesla of coffee roasters
South Korea-based Stronghold Technology Inc. is the first startup to have applied artificial intelligence technology to coffee roasting machines. Th...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
From used coffee grounds to tasty rice chips
A single cup of americano produces 14 grams of used coffee grounds. Only 0.2% of a coffee bean is used to extract coffee while the remaining 99.8% b...
Dec 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Coffee Bean Korea seeks 100% stake sell-off
South Korea’s popular coffee house Coffee Bean Korea Co. is seeking to sell a 100% stake in the company held by Chief Executive Officer Park San...
Oct 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cafe-goers' bucketlist
Felt Coffee introduces minimalism to Korean coffee shops
Two years ago, a new coffee shop appeared in Gwanghwamun, one of the busiest office districts in Seoul, redirecting the daily traffic of businesspeo...
Sep 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cafe-goers' bucketlist
Gangneung, South Korea’s coffee capital
Wanna come to Gangneung for a sip of tasty coffee?For some 20 years, Gangneung has been the city of coffee for many Koreans.Located on the other side ...
Sep 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE to sell Hollys Coffee to Korean chemical-to-steel group
Seoul-based IMM Private Equity is in the final stages of talks to sell South Korea’s Hollys Coffee to the country’s chemical- to steel-foc...
Sep 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Stronghold Technology's smart roaster stirs up coffee market
It's part of our morning routine, an afternoon pick-me-up and a good complement to an evening get-together with friends. We're talking about coffee. I...
Feb 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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PE consortium exits from Coffee Bean in six years
A consortium of private equity firms led by the US-based Advent International Corp. has exited its investment in The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for a ...
Jul 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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