IMM joins $600 mn fund for K-beauty unicorn Goodai Global in M&A drive
IMM Private Equity and five other South Korean private equity firms are set to invest a total of 800 billion won ($600 million) in Goodai Global Inc.,...
KB Asset poised to buy Signature Tower in Seoul for over $700 mn
KB Asset Management Co. has been named the preferred buyer of Signature Tower in what would be a landmark office property deal in South Korea this yea...
TPG’s sale of cosmetics packaging specialist Samhwa to KKR: A textbook turnaround story
Global private equity firm TPG has struck one of this year’s standout mid-cap deals in South Korea, selling Samhwa Co., a cosmetics packaging sp...
Pebblestone, Pacific, Hanwha Asset, Hyundai Investments shortlisted for NPS’ $360 mn property fund mandate
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, has shortlisted...
Test case looms for Korea’s revised Commercial Act as VIP Asset challenges Lotte Rental’s rights issue to Affinity
Lotte Rental Co., South Korea’s No. 1 car rental and leasing company, is facing a backlash from a key minority shareholder over its planned righ...
