Shinhan DS
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card ties up with FiscalNote for global data biz
Shinhan Card Co. has joined forces with US legal data and analytics company FiscalNote Holdings Inc. to expand its data business into the global mar...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SoftBank-backed Tridge becomes South Korea’s first agriculture unicorn
South Korea’s agriculture and food trading platform Tridge Co. announced Thursday that it raised 50 billion won ($37.4 million) from DS Asset ...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS, KKR to buy Shinhan Investment HQ for $487 mn
A consortium led by South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. and US private equity giant KKR & Co. is set to acquire Shinhan Investment Cor...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan to boost Vietnam digital services with Tiki
South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group has picked Vietnam’s e-commerce startup Tiki as its first strategic partner in the Southeast Asian count...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Shinhan Card makes strategic investment in car sales platform
South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group is intensifying its online car sales business through partnerships with online platforms. The group&rs...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Morgan Stanley to sell Jeonju Paper for around $803 mn
New York-based Morgan Stanley Private Equity is slated to sell its entire stake in Jeonju Paper Corp., South Korea's top newsprint producer, and its...
Mar 15, 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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Banking & Finance
Vietnam gives traction to Korean banks' global push
South Korea's leading banks began to reap the rewards of their efforts to become regional players in Asia, with their aggressive investments in Viet...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
NTT DoCoMo sells $370 mn KT shares to Shinhan Bank
Japan's mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo has sold all its shares in KT Corp., worth 437.5 billion won ($370 million), to Shinhan Bank which formed a...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
KT, Shinhan form $370 mn digital alliance
South Korea's leading telecom operator KT Corp. has entered into a strategic alliance with the country's No. 2 lender Shinhan Bank, involving a $370...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinhan Financial acquires BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance
Shinhan Financial Group has acquired BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance, the non-life insurance unit of French banking group BNP Paribas in a move...
Nov 01, 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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Banking & Finance
Korea’s major banking groups post record-high earnings in H1
South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Shinhan REITs poised to buy Amazon logistics center
South Korea's Shinhan REITs Management Co. is poised to invest $93 million to buy a pre-completed fulfillment center in New Mexico, under a long-ter...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Refinanicng
Shinhan joins in Australian firm's $85 mn refinancing deal
South Korea's Shinhan Investment Corp. has participated in a A$110 million ($85 million) refinancing package for Australia's Entertainment and Educa...
May 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Patrizia
Shinhan Alternative commits $245 mn to residential fund in Europe
Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. has committed 200 million euros ($245 million) to a multifamily housing fund in Europe managed by Pat...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinhan, Hana fund KKR’s $5.6 bn UK deal with $63 mn in loans
Two leading South Korean banks – Shinhan and Hana – have provided a combined 47 million pounds ($63 million) in senior loans to finance ...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Shinhan arranges $120 mn loan for Cerberus US deal
Shinhan Financial Group has arranged a $120 million loan to finance Cerberus Capital Management’s acquisition of operations in a leading US-base...
Nov 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business expansion
Shinhan closing in on HSBC to be top foreign bank in Vietnam
Shinhan Bank Vietnam Ltd., the Vietnamese subsidiary of Shinhan Bank, is close to becoming the top foreign bank in Vietnam thanks to its solid perform...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternatives
Korean insurers, Shinhan Alternative commit $130 mn in KKR CMBS fund
South Korea's insurers along with Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. have committed $130 million in the real estate stabilized credit (RES...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bond issue
Shinhan Card to issue $300 mn in dollar bonds; first such issue in 13 years
Shinhan Card Co. is set to issue $300 million (about 340 billion won) worth of dollar bonds at the end of this month for overseas investors, according...
Oct 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Shinhan seeks to acquire stake in JV with BNP Paribas in split move
Shinhan Financial Group is seeking to acquire a stake held by BNP Paribas in a joint venture in what is widely seen as the South Korean holding compan...
Oct 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bond issue
Shinhan Bank sells $285 mn in Australian-dollar social bonds
Shinhan Bank has raised A$400 million ($285 million) in five-year bonds denominated in the Australian dollar to fund lending to pandemic-hit companies...
Sep 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR’s strategic relationship with Shinhan Financial fizzles
Back in 2018, KKR & Co. tentatively agreed to buy a minority stake in South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group to build a strategic relationshi...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offering
Affinity Equity, Baring PEA tipped to invest $1 bn in Shinhan Financial
Affinity Equity Partners and Baring Private Equity Asia will likely invest a combined 1.2 trillion won ($1 billion) in new shares of Shinhan Financial...
Sep 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Shinhan Financial in search to acquire traditional asset manager
Shinhan Financial Group, one of Korea's largest financial holding firms, has reached out to asset management companies that are well-versed ...
Jul 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
NH, Shinhan fund Helsinki office complex purchase with $210 mn equity
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and Shinhan Investment Corp. have underwritten about 250 billion won ($210 million) in equity to fund the 480 ...
Feb 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Shinhan backs AMP Capital’s $763 mn US data center acquisition
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided 194.1 billion won ($162 million) in financing for AMP Capital’s 911 billion-won ($763 million) acquisition...
Feb 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Shinhan Financial to raise $200 mn for KKR’s tailor-made funds
Shinhan Financial Group will raise $200 million for two KKR funds of funds (FoFs) tailor-made for the South Korean banking group, under a strategic pa...
Jan 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Shinhan raises $330 mn for Carlyle’s bespoke revolving loan fund
Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. (SAIM) has raised $330 million for the Carlyle Group’s newly launched revolving loan fund (CREV) ...
Jan 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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