110-inch Micro LED display
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanjin Heavy set for sale to Dongbu-led consortium
A South Korean consortium led by construction firm Dongbu Corp. has been picked as the preferred negotiator to buy a controlling stake in cash-strap...
Dec 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics unveils 110-inch premium MicroLED TV
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new 110-inch light-emitting diode (LED) TV as the South Korean tech giant aims to enhance its presence in the...
Dec 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply permit
Samsung Display, Asia's first to win Huawei supply permit
Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display panel maker, has received a permit from the US to supply certain panels to Huawei Technologies Co....
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Obituary
Samsung chairman, who led tech giant’s leapfrog to global brand, dies, aged 78
Lee Kun-hee, chairman of the world’s top smartphone and TV manufacturer Samsung Group, passed away on Oct. 25 at the age of 78, the South Kore...
Oct 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Display earnings
LG Display swings to Q3 profit, ending six-quarter string of losses
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, has swung to a quarterly profit for the first time in seven quarters on growing demand amid ...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Partnerships
LG Display and Disney partner to offer new viewing experiences
South Korea’s LG Display Co. and US-based StudioLAB have entered a three-year partnership that will combine the local display maker's innovative...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to invest $25 mn in UK vehicle smart display firm
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, said on Oct. 7 it will invest $25 million in a UK automotive smart display company in...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Foreign cloud service providers led by Amazon, MS play big in Korea
Global cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) are taking a greater share of South Korea’s serverless computing market, where ...
Sep 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Korean display makers poised to suffer from US ban on Chinese app WeChat
Korea’s two largest display panel makers – Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. – are widely expected to suffer from the US ban on...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset allocation
NPS logs positive H1 return led by fixed incomes, alternatives
The National Pension Service eked out a 0.5% return on financial investments in the first half of this year, supported by solid gains from fixed-incom...
Aug 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s EV battery trio, led by LG Chem, emerge as market’s top picks
South Korea’s three electric-vehicle battery makers have become the local market’s top picks as their combined market capitalization nearl...
Aug 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung inches closer to Intel as chip market posts Q2 growth despite pandemic
Samsung Electronics Co. is seen narrowing its chip business revenue with Intel Corp. as the global semiconductor market continues to grow despite the ...
Aug 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin-led JV buys 4 US student housing properties for $325 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Chicago-based Scion Group have acquired a portfolio of four newly-developed student housing facilities for $325...
Nov 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Credit Suisse-led fund buys Korean logistics centers for $104 mn
A fund led by Credit Suisse Asset Management’s real estate investment arm has acquired two logistics centers in South Korea for 120 billion won ($104 ...
Jul 01, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin-led group poised to buy $185 mn Prague office complex
A consortium led by Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. Ltd. has been chosen as the preferred buyer for a thr...
Mar 13, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Affinity Equity-led group to exercise put option on $1.8 bn Kyobo Life shares
A consortium led by Affinity Equity Partners will push ahead with exercising their right to sell shares in South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd....
Dec 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] Korea Investment-led fund buys two Boeing aircraft for $217 mn
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired two Air France-leased Boeing aircraft for $217 million via a domestic fund which raised $125 m...
Nov 24, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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IGIS Asset closes $110 mn purchase of Nestle's Spanish head office
IGIS Asset Management Co. Ltd. has acquired an office building in Barcelona used as Nestle Corporation's Spanish headquarters for 95.6 million euros (...
Oct 11, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Daishin Securities to invest $110 mn to buy two Manhattan buildings
Daishin Securities Co. Ltd., a small-sized South Korean brokerage firm, is set to buy two buildings in Manhattan with an equity investment of 122.7 bi...
Sep 05, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Sec-led group to buy $760 mn stake in Dunkirk LNG terminal
A consortium of three South Korean brokerage companies led by Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. will pay around 850 billion won ($758 million) for a 39.24% ...
Jul 03, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU invests $71 mn in TH Real Estate-led purchase of China outlet malls
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has invested 77 billion won ($71 million) in a fund of TH Real Estate which acquired two premier outlet malls...
Mar 25, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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US, HK public funds join TPG-led group to co-invest $50 mn in Kakao Mobility
Two US state pension funds and a Hong Kong public fund have invested 50 billion won ($47 million) in aggregate to buy a minority stake in South Korea’...
Feb 21, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Brookfield, GIC join CVC-led group in final bidding for Korea’s ADT Caps
CVC Capital Partners has formed a consortium with Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC to make a final bid for South ...
Feb 07, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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LaSalle’s Europe debt fund collects $110 mn from three Korean investors
The Military Mutual Aid Association, the Employment Insurance Fund and an unidentified South Korean institutional investor have committed a total of $...
Nov 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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PAG buys Seoul office building from POBA-led fund for $270 mn
Asia-based investment firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) has bought an office building in southern Seoul from a fund led by the Public Officials Bene...
Oct 10, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to buy stake in UK high-speed railway for $350 mn in InfraRed-led investment
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is expected to invest around 400 billion won ($353 million) in acquiring a 30% stake in Britain’s High Sp...
Jul 16, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Investment-led firms to buy EU parliament building for $224 mn
A consortium of Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and Hana Asset Management Co. Ltd. are tapping domestic institutional investors to acquire ...
Jan 10, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea public officials’ fund to be anchor LP of PAG-led property debt fund
Asia-based alternative investment firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) is teaming up with a South Korean brokerage company to launch about a 200 billion ...
Oct 10, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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KEPCO taps NPS-led fund to buy US solar power plant for $35 mn
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) has signed an agreement to buy a U.S. solar power plant from private equity firm Carlyle Group for $35 million, in ...
Aug 30, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset-led funds on buying spree of overseas property, including Amazon HQ building in Seattle
A consortium of South Korean institutional investors, led by Mirae Asset Global Investments, has recently closed a deal worth about $245 million to bu...
Jun 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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