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Energy
ESG fever puts Korean oil refiners in quandary over facility upgrades
South Korea’s four major oil refiners have for decades been at the forefront of the industry push to upgrade facilities, a combined multi-bill...
Jan 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
Convergence, metaverse, green: Korea Inc.’s themes at CES 2022
South Korea’s major companies are showcasing robots, mobility and the metaverse rather than cutting-edge models of their conventional products...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Pangyo, Bundang among Asia's hot office areas, DWS says
Many cities across the Asia-Pacific are springing up with exciting urban office districts, which offer attractive office investment opportunities,...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
GS E&C secures €70 mn green loan from BNP Paribas for warehouses
South Korea’s construction conglomerate GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) said on Dec. 16 it has become the first Korean constr...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Patrizia sells Astro Tower in Brussels on behalf of Korean LPs
Patrizia AG, a Germany-based global leading real estate investment firm, said on Dec. 13 it has sold the shares of the company owning Brussels&rsq...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai wins $1.7 bn natural gas field project order from Aramco
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), both carmaker giant Hyundai Motor Gr...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air gets Vietnam’s regulatory approval for acquisition of Asiana
Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) said on Tuesday it has obtained regulatory approval from Vietnam for its 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) deal to acquir...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
AIIB commits $60 mn to STIC Asia Infra Innovation Fund
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has committed $60 million to the STIC Asia Infrastructure Innovation Fund managed by South Korea&r...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKR invests $2 bn in SK E&S' new preferred shares
KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion) worth of newly-issued preferred shares in SK E&S Co., the US private ...
Nov 05, 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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CapMan Infra
[ASK 2021] Attractive Opportunity to Invest in Sustainable Nordic Infrastructure
CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value creation. As one of the Nordic private equity pionee...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Korea scientists fund sees US-China conflict create infra investments
The Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association's (SEMA) Chief Investment Officer Huh Sung-moo said on Wednesday that climate change and g...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Hanwha Life CIO says interested in infrastructure debts
Chief Investment Officer of South Korea's Hanwha Life Insurance Shin Minsik said on Wednesday that the company is selectively looking for equities i...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
KIC to raise alternative investments to 25% by 2027
Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) plans to increase alternative investments to a quarter of its portfolio by 2027 from the current 16%, its CEO Jin Seoun...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Ardian wins $25 mn mandate from construction workers' fund
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) will commit $25 million to Paris-based private equity firm Ardian for infrast...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation officially launches battery, E&P split-offs
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. on Friday officially launched its battery and petroleum exploration and production businesses as separate enti...
Oct 01, 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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Energy
Samsung C&T, S-Oil in hydrogen transport partnership
Samsung C&T Corp., the construction and trading arm of Samsung Group, has tentatively agreed with S-Oil Corp. to cooperate in securing overseas ...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable lands $36 mn US infrastructure deal ahead of LA Olympics
South Korea’s oldest electric wire maker Taihan Cable & Solution Co., formerly known as Taihan Electric Wire Co. until under IMM PE’...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korean conglomerates bet big on hydrogen, launch H2 council
South Korea’s major conglomerates are going big on hydrogen, launching a business council and investing heavily in related projects to gain th...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled its vision for a sustainable future, in which all its new vehicles under th...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC replaces infrastructure, real estate heads
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) on Tuesday replaced its infrastructure and real estate investment heads, in a senior management reshuffle fol...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korean conglomerates' ESG investment nears $100 bn
South Korea's top 10 conglomerates are rushing to foster eco-friendly businesses models with their investments into environment, social and governan...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
POSCO raises €1.1 bn in convertible green bonds
POSCO Co., the world's fifth-largest steelmaker, has raised €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) through green bonds convertible into its common shares,...
Aug 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Construction workers' fund invites bids for $25 mn infra mandate
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association issued a request for proposals to commit $25 million to a global infrastructure fund...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
GCM Grosvenor wins POBA's $300 mn infra SMA mandate
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has recently picked GCM Grosvenor, a US alternative investor, as its new separate account ...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Green Cross' two Kosdaq-listed cell therapy arms to merge
South Korea's pharmaceutical group Green Cross Corp., or GC Pharma, will combine its two cell therapy developers listed on the junior Kosdaq market ...
Jul 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea forms ambitious public-private green ammonia alliance
South Korea has taken a major step forward in building the hydrogen economy by forming an extensive green ammonia alliance involving 13 private firm...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Lotte Chemical goes green with $3.8 bn investment in hydrogen business
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is investing 4.4 trillion won ($3.8 billion) in hydrogen projects by 2030 to foster the business as a new g...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Govt pension fund makes first foray into overseas infrastructure
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has awarded a combined $105 million mandates to Goldman Sachs, Macquarie and Paris-based A...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)