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Entertainment
HYBE, Korea cryptocurrency exchange operator to co-launch BTS NFTs
HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, is expected to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for assets of the world’s top boy band alongside the operator...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Namyang top shareholder barred from casting vote at general meeting
Namyang Dairy Products Co.'s top shareholder and Chairman Hong Won-sik will be barred from exercising his shareholder rights at the company's genera...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
STIC raises $25 mn to co-invest in US oil terminal
South Korea's STIC Alternative Co. has raised $25 million to invest in a special purpose company of the Carlyle Group, which owns 50% of an oil expo...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
CalSTRS, POBA co-invest $317 mn in US debts in 2021
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) have invested a combi...
Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics brings gardening indoors with plant cultivator Tiiun
LG Electronics Inc. is bringing gardening indoors by unveiling a plant growing appliance, which allows consumers to grow flowers, vegetables and her...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Joe Bae to co-lead KKR as 2nd Korean-descendent CEO of a PE giant
Joseph Bae, co-president of KKR & Co., was named as its co-chief executive officer this week, becoming the second Korean descendent CEO to lead ...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO to transfer hydrogen steel tech to industry peers for shared growth
The Hydrogen Iron & Steel Making (HyIS) Forum led by the steelmaker POSCO officially opened Oct. 6 in Seoul with more than 1,200 industry partic...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea Zinc expands from smelter to hydrogen, battery materials maker
Korea Zinc Co., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, plans to add a couple of new sectors to the list of its new growth drivers: green h...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield to name Hahn & Co exec as Korean office head
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. will name Jun Park, a top manager of Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co., as the new head of its South K...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KB Fin, Shinhan invest in Sweden's wind farm via joint fund
South Korea's two banking giants -- KB Financial Group and Shinhan Financial Group -- have invested a combined 80 billion won ($68 million) in a win...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao says to shift toward co-existing business model
Kakao Corp. will be abandoning its growth model that has transformed once a mere mobile messenger operator into one of South Korea's largest busines...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Namyang Dairy-Hahn & Co. saga enters new chapter: Legal fight
Namyang Dairy Products Co.'s top shareholder and Chairman Hong Won-sik on Wednesday notified Hahn & Co. of the termination of the 310.7 billion ...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone, Hahn & Co. to reap $800 mn from two Korean IPOs
South Korea's largest used car seller K Car Co., wholly owned by Hahn & Co., will go public on the country's main stock exchange in October, whi...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. sues Namyang owner over completion of $267 mn deal
South Korea’s private equity firm Hahn & Co. filed a lawsuit against the owner of Namyang Dairy Products and his family to complete a $267...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Namyang ex-chair's no-show for $300 mn deal: What's next
Hong Won-sik, ex-chairman of South Korea’s Namyang Dairy Products Co., appeared to have changed his mind shortly after signing a 310.7 billion...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Celltrion to enter clinical trials of new COVID-19 treatment
South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. will launch the first-phase clinical trials of its new COVID-19 treatment candidate next month, followi...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
POBA commits €80 mn to AXA's life science property fund
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korean pension funds ramp up co-investment to seize good deals
South Korea’s pension funds are increasing co-investment as the COVID-19 is prolonged. They are attempting to solve difficulties in overseas d...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co’s $270 mn deal to buy Namyang Dairy at risk of collapse
South Korean private equity (PE) firm Hahn & Co.’s deal to acquire Namyang Dairy Products is at risk of collapse as the owner and his fami...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Kookmin Bank to co-finance $840 mn US solar project
Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest lender, will provide a $100 million loan to finance a solar power project led by US-based investment firm ECP as...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to speed up under $100 mn alternative investments
The National Pension Service (NPS) has revised internal regulations to authorize its working-level officials to proceed with deals worth less than $...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Baring PEA exits from Korean delivery firm in eight years
Baring Private Equity Asia has finally cashed out of South Korea's No. 5 parcel delivery company with a double-digit return, in eight years since it...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
FastFive secures near $30 mn; pushes to become office solutions provider
South Korea's co-working space provider FastFive Co. announced on June 11 that it has raised 30 billion won ($27 million) from seven investors, brin...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Hahn & Co. acquires controlling stake in Namyang Dairy Products
South Korea’s private equity (PE) firm Hahn & Co. has acquired a controlling 53% stake in Namyang Dairy Products, acquiring all shares own...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO chairman: Future at stake without co's hydrogen push
Choi Jeong-woo, chairman of POSCO, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, said it’s no exaggeration to say that the company’s future is...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha, KAIST to co-launch space research center
Hanwha Group will launch space technology research and commercial projects together with South Korea’s top science and engineering university,...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Baring PEA revives IPO plan for delivery firm Logen
Baring Private Equity Asia is joining a group of private equity firms that have just resumed the stalled process for initial public offerings of the...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
POBA CIO says to expand SMAs, co-investment platforms
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has earmarked over 1 trillion won ($900 million) for new real estate investments overseas ...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix co-vice chairman hints at expanding foundry business
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, may expand its foundry business as a growing number of industries are suffering fr...
Apr 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC, Hyundai Heavy to co-invest $900 mn in growth firms
The sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will make co-investments worth up to 1 trillion won ($900 million) alongside the Hyunda...
Mar 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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