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Korean Investors
Koreans poised to be India's first non-resident direct stock buyers
South Korean individuals are likely to become the first non-resident direct stock investors in India, after the South Asian country lifted the ceili...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Direct lending remains the top PD strategy for Korean LPs
Around 70% of South Korean key asset owners will expand their exposure to global private debt, expecting steady streams of cash flow, according to a r...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s second launch for mid-June
South Korea will make a second attempt to launch its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri in mid-June after an earlier attemp...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea to reform FX market to join MSCI developed markets
South Korea is set to reform the local currency market as the country aims to reach MSCI Inc.’s developed market status for its domestic stock...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS, Shinhan post 70% return a year from Amazon warehouse sale
A Korean consortium led by IGIS Asset Management Co. and Shinhan Global Investment Banking (GIB) has signed a contract with a US asset manager to se...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Vegan foodmaker Organica attracts funding from China's CITIC
Plant-based food company Organica Corp. has attracted investment from China’s alternative investment firm CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd. This mar...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace to develop small rocket system
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, is developing system technology for small projectiles that launch a satellit...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai named Top Gear’s carmaker of the year; i20 N car of the year
Hyundai Motor Co. has been named the 2021 manufacturer of the year by BBC Top Gear, a prestigious British auto magazine, in recognition of the South...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean retailers scale back on Southeast Asian operations
South Korea's top three retail groups -- Lotte, Shinsegae and GS -- are struggling with increased losses in the Southeast Asian market, once believe...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' Pension to sharply up direct global stock investment
The Teachers' Pension in South Korea has started direct investment in overseas stock markets this year and will further increase direct management t...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monroe Capital
[ASK2021] Middle Market Direct Lending & Market Outlook
Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across v...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea’s Nuri: Mission unaccomplished, but one step closer to space
South Korea has launched its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri, but failed to put a satellite into orbit, thwarting its bid ...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s first homegrown space rocket Nuri set for October launch
South Korea will be the seventh country in the world to launch a space rocket with homegrown technologies. The long-awaited Nuri, or Korea Space Launc...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene
Amazon Global Store posted a stellar first-week performance in South Korea. The service, launched at the end of August on SK Telecom Co.’s onl...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO, Doosan join hands on ammonia-fueled gas turbines
POSCO and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., the two key members of Korea’s ambitious green ammonia alliance formed last week, wi...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE raises $400 mn in a move to diversify BTS-dependent portfolio
HYBE Co., the global entertainment powerhouse behind BTS, has successfully closed its previously announced rights offering to raise 445.5 billion wo...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IT & Tech
Samsung creates big data center under direct CEO control
Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a Big Data Center in a move to improve the use of big data in the development, marketing and sales of smartphon...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korea Post seeks two direct lending funds for $200 mn mandates
Korea Post’s savings arm plans to select two global direct lending funds focusing on North America and Europe and commit $100 million to each ...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Korean LPs favor direct lending for private debt investment
More than half of South Korea’s key asset owners, led by the National Pension Service, are inclined to expand overseas private debt investment i...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ares SSG Management
[ASK2020] Direct Lending (or Private Credit) in Asia
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated businesses across Credit, Privat...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Crestline Investors
[ASK2020] Lending pitfalls and how to avoid them in Opportunistic and Direct Lending
Crestline Investors, Inc., founded in 1997 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, is an institutional alternative investment management firm that ...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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CORDET
[ASK2020] Direct Lending in Northern Europe through the credit cycle
CORDET is an alternative credit specialist focused on direct lending to smaller mid-market companies across Northern Europe. We seek to lend &eu...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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German VC firm collects $6 mn directly from Korean individuals
A number of wealthy South Koreans have committed 5.5 million euros ($6.1 million) to Germany’s Earlybird Venture Capital, in the first direct investme...
Aug 16, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks direct lending debt managers for $200 mn mandate
Korea Post’s insurance unit plans to select two global private debt managers to invest $200 million in direct loans, it announced on April 15. Qualif...
Apr 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] NPS to boost direct alternative investment via overseas offices: CEO
The National Pension Service (NPS) will improve the role of its overseas offices in New York, London and Singapore to increase direct investment in al...
May 29, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors
[Survey] Direct lending, mezzanine at top of Korean LPs’ private debt strategies
South Korea’s leading asset owners are planning to expand private debt investment this year in pursuit of medium risks and medium returns, setti...
May 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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