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Energy
SK Ecoplant to start offshore wind power business
SK Ecoplant Co., the construction unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is slated to enter the offshore wind power business by acquiring a local win...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SEMA jointly acquires stakes in US telecom tower operator
South Korea’s Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA) said on Nov. 12 that it has invested $500 million in a joint acquis...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Korea’s state electric companies to cease coal power generation by 2050
State-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and its six subsidiaries declared an aim to cease coal power generation by 2050 in a bid to pla...
Nov 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SeAH to supply monopiles for Orsted’s UK offshore wind farm project
SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. ’s UK subsidiary is set to supply monopiles, steel tubes that serve as a fixed foundation for offshore wind turbines...
Nov 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
SeAH set for record earnings on steel supercycle, offshore wind projects
SeAH Group, a South Korean mid-size special steel conglomerate, is set to post record earnings this year on the back of the global steel supercycle ...
Oct 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LCS Group, Bosung Powertec to form $40 mn fund for telecom tower project
LCS Group Korea, a South Korean corporate set up by the Philippines' LCS Group of Companies, signed a joint venture establishment contract on Oct. 2...
Oct 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy IPO creates largest shipbuilder on Kospi
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. successfully went public on Sept. 17 by closing at almost double its IPO price. The stock price closed at 111,500 won (...
Sep 17, 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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Alternative investments
Office tower near Seoul up for sale for about $900 mn
Alpharium Tower, a landmark office tower in Pangyo Techno Valley near Seoul, will be put on the market later this year, which is expected to fetch t...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, Petronas to develop Malaysian offshore gas field
POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Co., is set to develop an offshore gas field in Malaysia with the country...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy wins third offshore plant project in 2021
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s shipbuilding unit Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has landed its third large-scale offsh...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korean companies’ race heats up in $2.8 tn global wind farm markets
The global offshore wind power generation equipment market is heating up with cut-throat competition among South Korean companies. The country&rsquo...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CS Wind buys Portugal's offshore wind energy firm
CS Wind Corp., the global leader in the wind tower market, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Portugal's largest wind tower manufacturer ASM Indu...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Underwater cables
LS Cable to build Korea’s tallest cable production tower, invest $161 million
LS Cable & System Ltd. is investing 185.9 billion won ($161 million) to expand its high-voltage underwater cable manufacturing facilities, inclu...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung Heavy aims renewable energy markets with offshore wind floater
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. unveiled an offshore wind floater to branch out into renewable energy markets at home and abroad. ...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean offshore wind investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired a 100% equity stake in Korea Renewable Energy ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS buys Australian building for $900 mn to diversify investment
South Korea’s national pension fund bought an office building in Australia for almost $900 million, which would be its largest investment in t...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore wins $1 bn order to build 10 vessels
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won a 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to build 10 vessels, bringing its total ship c...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Daewoo Shipbuilding to build $1 bn offshore facility for Brazil’s Petrobras
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has won a 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to build an offshore facility for Petroleo Brasileiro ...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea FoF manager widens offshore VC pool into UAE, Vietnam
The Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC), a quasi-government agency established to support South Korean startups and venture capital industry, has ...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CS Wind acquires US wind tower factory from Vestas at $150 mn
South Korea’s wind tower manufacturer CS Wind Corp. has acquired full ownership of the world’s largest tower manufacturing facility loca...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO, Orsted form offshore wind and hydrogen partnership
South Korea’s steelmaker POSCO has taken another big step in accelerating the industry’s shift toward renewable energy. POSCO said on Ma...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore wins $308 million order to build 6 vessels
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won a 348 billion won ($308 million) deal to build six vessels, bringing its total sh...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021 Interview
Sculptor Capital bets on non-traditional real estate
Non-traditional real estate assets such as cell towers, parking lots and marinas will likely provide significant investment opportunities to debt in...
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korea VC FoF seeks offshore VC funds to commit $66 mn
The Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC), which manages funds of venture capital funding vehicles, will pick offshore VC funds to commit around 75 ...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Offshore fund registration delays put asset managers in bind
South Korea's top financial regulator has been taking longer than the usual three months to review applications of offshore funds, dealing a heavy b...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Keppel looking to exit two Seoul office towers for over $200 mn
Singapore-based Keppel Investment Management is preparing to sell two office buildings in Seoul, less than two years after it acquired them for arou...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real Estate
Hana Financial acquires $740 mn Seattle office tower
Hana Financial Investment has acquired a 95% stake in a 38-story downtown Seattle office tower for $740 million from Skanska AB, a Swiss-based m...
Dec 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS-Allianz $2.3 bn fund seeks to buy stake in Singapore tower
The National Pension Service and Germany’s Allianz SE are in negotiations to jointly buy a 50% stake in OUE Bayfront, a Grade A office t...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Denmark’s Orsted to build world’s biggest wind farm off S.Korean coast
Denmark’s Orsted A/S plans to build the world’s biggest offshore wind farm off the west coast of South Korea as the Danish multinational p...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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