Seven Tiger
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Real estate
Tiger Alternative, Ocean West sell 7 warehouses in US for $1 bn
A consortium led by South Korea’s Tiger Alternative Investors Co. and Los Angeles-based real estate firm Ocean West Capital Partners sold seve...
Sep 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilder KSOE wins $1.5 bn order for 7 LNG carriers
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indust...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Seoul leans toward alternative military service for BTS
South Korea is leaning toward allowing the K-pop boy band BTS to fulfill alternative service instead of active military duty, the country’s mi...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec. profit down on costs; automotive biz back in the black
LG Electronics Inc., the global home appliance maker, suffered a lower profit in the second quarter on the back of rising commodity and logistics co...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean biotech firms fold COVID-19 therapeutics development businesses
A string of South Korean pharmaceutical and biotech companies are waving the white flag when it comes to developing COVID-19 treatments. As the...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Labor union
Hankook Tire sees increasing threat from combative labor union's demands
As a string of sporadic labor union strikes enters its third week, the risk of supply disruption has spread to an unlikely victim – Hankook Ti...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble to officially launch Seven Knights Revolution on July 28
Netmarble Corp. is poised to officially launch its latest game Seven Knights Revolution on July 28 in South Korea. The South Korean mobile game...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Venture capital heavyweights tighten belts after 13-year spending spree
Venture capital firms at home and abroad are tightening their belts, following growing concerns over inflation and continued interest hikes by maj...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches robotaxi service in upscale Gangnam district
City governments, automakers, and tech giants are leading the adoption of robotaxis in major cities throughout South Korea. The Ministry of Lan...
Feb 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
TIGER KEDI30 sells out initial net assets on first trading day
Korean individual investors injected 9.5 billion won ($7.9 million) in TIGER KEDI Innovator ESG30 ETF on Feb 8, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) trac...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ETFs
The Korea Economic Daily's index set for ETF market debut
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been solidifying their position in the investment market of Korea for the past years. Individual investors in Sout...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches robotaxi service in upscale Gangnam district
City governments, automakers, and tech giants are leading the adoption of robotaxis in major cities throughout South Korea. The Ministry of L...
Feb 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Display turns to black in 2021 after three years
South Korea's LG Display Co. swung to an operating profit in 2021 after two consecutive years of shortfalls, led by a sharp rebound in LCD panel pri...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative Investments
Tiger Alternative liquidates its structured fund with over 15% IRR
South Korea’s Tiger Alternative Investors Co. has liquidated its structured fund backed by shares of US-based business development companies...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Will Samsung stocks repeat December glory?
Over the past decade, Samsung Electronics Co. ’s stocks have usually enjoyed a year-end rally every December on increasing dividends and hopes...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia stun LA auto show with SEVEN, EV9 concept cars
Hyundai Motor Co. and sister firm Kia Corp. on Thursday unveiled their latest concept sport utility vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show as the two...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean Tiger Alternative, NH Investment buy California homes
South Korea’s Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd. and NH Investment & Securities bought multifamily homes in California for $220 million ...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
KKR, IMM PE in bid for SK E&S' $2 bn preferred shares
KKR & Co., IMM Private Equity and Glenwood Private Equity are among the preliminary bidders for 2 trillion won ($1.9 billion) worth of new prefe...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
World’s top COVID-19 test kit maker draws $28 bn in IPO subscriptions
The IPO of SD Biosensor Inc., which has sold the most COVID-19 test kits in the world -- selling more than 700 million kits from February 2020 to Ma...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG investing
Korean insurers finance Carlyle's $2 bn deal with ESG debt
South Korean life insurers have made an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed investment in The Carlyle Group's €2 billion ($2.4 bi...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle Group to exit from Korean OEM apparel exporter in seven years
The Carlyle Group has sold off its stake in South Korea's Yakjin Trading Corp., an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for global brands such a...
Aug 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Tiger Alternative near closing $247 mn Home Depot logistics center deal: report
Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd. is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire a new distribution center in Texas for $247 million, now leased...
Aug 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Unsold corporate bonds may hit a record-high in seven years
Institutional investors are becoming wary of investing in Korean corporate bonds due to uncertainties caused by the coronavirus. As of July 20, t...
Jul 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Tiger Alternative raises $100 million to invest in US structured fund
South Korea's Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd has raised about $100 million from domestic retirement funds and insurance firms to invest in senior...
Jul 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Tiger Alternative to offer $167 mn debt financing to US PEF
South Korean private equity firm Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd. will offer a 150 million euro ($167 million) senior loan to Advent International...
Oct 30, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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