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Mergers & Acquisitions
Global oil refiners, local PEs among 7 bidders for SK Lubricants stake
Global oil refiners, strategic investors and private equity funds in Korea and abroad have submitted non-binding bids for up to 49% of SK Lubricants...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors' survey
Korean investors pick private debt as preferred asset class
South Korea’s institutional investors, including pension funds, mutual aid associations and insurers, plan to increase the private debt portion ...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Hyundai Heavy, MBK among prelim bidders of Doosan Infracore
Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., the world’s biggest shipbuilder and South Korea-based MBK Partners have submitted non-binding bids for a ...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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AXA General sale off to shaky start with Kyobo Life as sole bidder
The sale process of AXA General Insurance Co. got off to a shaky start with only Kyobo Life Insurance Co. making a preliminary bid on Sept. 18. S...
Sep 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real Estate
Hana Financial named preferred buyer of $700 mn Seattle office tower: report
A consortium of South Korea's Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. and other units of Hana Financial Group has signed a preliminary agreement to buy ...
Sep 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Bakery franchise Tous Les Jours draws Affirma Capital, chemical group as bidders
Bakery franchise Tous Les Jours, a division of CJ Foodville Corp., has drawn four preliminary bidders for its sale, including Singapore-based Affirma ...
Sep 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Mirae Asset named preferred negotiator for 3 Amazon-leased logistics centers in US
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. has been named the preferred negotiator to acquire three logistics centers in the US leased to American retail gian...
Sep 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Defense
Hanwha Defense named preferred supplier of howitzers to Australia
Hanwha Defense Co. has been named the preferred supplier of howitzers and associated support equipment to Australia, signaling the superiority of Sout...
Sep 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Prudential Life draws Taiwan’s Fubon Fin, four Korean prelim bidders
Taiwan’s Fubon Financial Holdings, KB Financial Group and three Seoul-based private equity firms have submitted letters of intent to acquire 100...
Jan 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KKR, Macquarie among bidders for over $800 mn stake in LG CNS
KKR, Macquarie’s investment unit, Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) have joined a race to buy a stake in LG CNS Co. Ltd....
Aug 27, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Two French offices draw Korean bidders in $1.2 bn deals
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is nearing a 370 billion won ($330 million) deal to buy an office complex near Paris, while a South Korean ...
Feb 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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NH Investment named as preferred buyer of Seoul Square in $873 mn deal
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. was chosen as the preferred buyer for a landmark Seoul office building, according to the South Korean brokerag...
Sep 13, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Financial buys US REIT’s preferred stocks for $125 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has bought new preferred shares issued by a US real estate investment trust company for $125 million, ahead of the ...
Aug 14, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone, Korea Post among bidders for $1 bn new office tower in Seoul
Twin office towers under construction in Seoul, worth an estimated 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion), have attracted Blackstone Group, Korea Post and five...
Mar 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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CVC-Brookfield-GIC consortium sole bidder for Korea’s ADT Caps
A consortium of CVC Capital Partners, Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore’s GIC was the sole bidder for South Korea’s No.2 security services fir...
Feb 21, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone, Kuwait fund among bidders for NPS’ Sony Center in Berlin: report
Blackstone, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and three property investment firms are vying for Sony Center in Berlin which South Korea’s National Pen...
Jul 19, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea PEF picked as preferred buyer of Outback Steakhouse Korea
South Korea’s private equity firm SkyLake Investment, which won an about $220 million mandate from the National Pension Service (NPS) this week, has b...
Jun 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Baring Asia’s Korean parcel delivery firm fails to draw final bidder; UPS walks away
The planned sale of a South Korean parcel delivery firm by Baring Private Equity Asia to a strategic buyer has fallen through, after the last shortlis...
Jun 28, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone picked as preferred buyer of S.Korea’s $400 mln office building – report
Blackstone has been chosen as the preferred bidder of a prime office building in downtown Seoul, in a deal estimated to fetch 460 billion~480 billion ...
Jun 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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