Korean LPs commit over $200 mn to UK real estate fund

A UK-focused real estate debt fund, managed by New York-based BentallGreenOak, has received a combined £170 million ($241 million) in commitme...
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A UK-focused real estate debt fund, managed by New York-based BentallGreenOak, has received a combined £170 million ($241 million) in commitme...
South Korea's Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. has beat 16 Japanese bidders to acquire a logistics center in the port of Osaka, Japan for ¥...
South Korea’s massive exports of scrap steel and scrap copper to China are hurting its domestic companies that are struggling to secure the st...
South Korean medical cosmetics companies that underwent a tough year in 2020 are posting rejuvenated earning results thanks to s rise in demand in E...
South Korea-based venture capital firm STIC Ventures has recently invested $2 million in a Vietnamese logistics startup EcoTruck, a move aimed at bo...
South Korea’s first internet-only bank, K Bank, will be raising 1.2 trillion won ($1.05 billion) from existing and new investors for business ...
South Korean companies have posted their best-ever quarterly sales and operating profits, emerging from a year-long slump caused by the global COVID...
C&C International Co., South Korea's leading color cosmetics manufacturer, became the fifth company this year to see its share price slide below...
South Korea’s foundry company DB HiTek Co. has reported the highest quarterly revenue since its establishment in 1997. The company’s reg...
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) ar...
The ongoing shipping cargo crisis has brought record-high earnings results in the first quarter to South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co...
South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp. is taking the leap into the digital currency platform market with its plans to participate in the Ban...
South Korean institutional investors in the Drew Las Vegas development are preparing to file a lawsuit against two domestic brokerage firms, seeking...
There was a time when virtually all major South Korean firms were racing to make something big and heavy. Power plants, offshore oil and gas constru...
South Korea's lesser-known private equity firm Centroid Investment Partners has acquired US sports equipment manufacturing firm TaylorMade Golf Co. ...
South Korea is home to the world’s two leading memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., which together with their smaller...
South Korean and overseas private equity firms are knocking on the door of the initial public offering market for profitable divestments, riding the...
South Korea's IGIS Asset Management Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co. have acquired a 49% stake in the headquarters of the US mortgage lender Fa...
Oil refiners in South Korea and across Asia have been among those hit hardest by the subdued demand amid the global pandemic. With increasing vaccin...
South Korea’s biosimilar and pharmaceutical companies are looking at a growing chance of emerging as a global hub for manufacturing vaccines f...
Cosmetics industry sees continued export growth for two straight decades K-beauty has emerged as a global trend, thanks to the development of innov...
South Korea’s major companies are looking for merger and acquisition opportunities in the rechargeable battery materials sector, which is grow...
Korean Air Lines Co. is entering into the business of urban air mobility (UAM), which is emerging as one of the most futuristic modes of transportat...
South Korea’s faster-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter is prompting analysts to raise their growth outlook for this year, wit...
South Korea’s major companies are increasingly adopting corporate storytelling as a means of rebranding their identities.As the companies enjo...
Franklin Templeton Investments' South Korean arm is in talks with a domestic asset management company to sell its retail operations, following Black...
Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in South Korea have earned more than half the market share in the small-size SUV segment in the US.In the...
Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in South Korea have earned more than half the market share in the small-size SUV segment in the US.In the...
Actress Youn Yuh-jung has made history by becoming the first Korean actor to win an Oscar at the Academy Awards, held in Los Angeles Sunday night.&n...
Since the end of last year, countries have begun lifting COVID-19 lockdowns, driving a speedy recovery in export freight volume despite transportati...
Korean LPs commit over $200 mn to UK real estate fund
A UK-focused real estate debt fund, managed by New York-based BentallGreenOak, has received a combined £170 million ($241 million) in commitme...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Hana buys Osaka logistics center for about $140 mn
South Korea's Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. has beat 16 Japanese bidders to acquire a logistics center in the port of Osaka, Japan for ¥...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
China’s heavy imports of copper, steel scrap hurt Korean SMEs
South Korea’s massive exports of scrap steel and scrap copper to China are hurting its domestic companies that are struggling to secure the st...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean medical cosmetics firms make big rebound in Q1
South Korean medical cosmetics companies that underwent a tough year in 2020 are posting rejuvenated earning results thanks to s rise in demand in E...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
STIC Ventures invests $2 mn in Vietnamese logistics startup EcoTruck
South Korea-based venture capital firm STIC Ventures has recently invested $2 million in a Vietnamese logistics startup EcoTruck, a move aimed at bo...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Internet-only K Bank to raise $1.05 bn in rights offering
South Korea’s first internet-only bank, K Bank, will be raising 1.2 trillion won ($1.05 billion) from existing and new investors for business ...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean firms emerge triumphant from pandemic with record Q1 profits
South Korean companies have posted their best-ever quarterly sales and operating profits, emerging from a year-long slump caused by the global COVID...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Fizzling IPO boom? Korean IPO shares make dull debuts
C&C International Co., South Korea's leading color cosmetics manufacturer, became the fifth company this year to see its share price slide below...
May 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean foundry firm DB HiTek sets new Q1 sales record
South Korea’s foundry company DB HiTek Co. has reported the highest quarterly revenue since its establishment in 1997. The company’s reg...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean pension funds eye non-core global real estate
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) ar...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Cargo crisis delivers record earnings for HMM, Korean Air
The ongoing shipping cargo crisis has brought record-high earnings results in the first quarter to South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Naver joins Korean central bank's digital currency initiative
South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp. is taking the leap into the digital currency platform market with its plans to participate in the Ban...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean LPs to sue Mirae, NH over Las Vegas loan loss
South Korean institutional investors in the Drew Las Vegas development are preparing to file a lawsuit against two domestic brokerage firms, seeking...
May 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Eight of top 10 Korean conglomerates betting on hydrogen
There was a time when virtually all major South Korean firms were racing to make something big and heavy. Power plants, offshore oil and gas constru...
May 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean PEF clinches $1.7 bn TaylorMade Golf acquisition
South Korea's lesser-known private equity firm Centroid Investment Partners has acquired US sports equipment manufacturing firm TaylorMade Golf Co. ...
May 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean chipmakers in rivals’ shadow, fall behind TSMC
South Korea is home to the world’s two leading memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., which together with their smaller...
May 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
PEFs knocking on door of Korean IPO market for profitable divestment
South Korean and overseas private equity firms are knocking on the door of the initial public offering market for profitable divestments, riding the...
May 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean investors in renewed push for global property deals
South Korea's IGIS Asset Management Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co. have acquired a 49% stake in the headquarters of the US mortgage lender Fa...
May 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean oil companies to bask in rising refining margins, growing demand
Oil refiners in South Korea and across Asia have been among those hit hardest by the subdued demand amid the global pandemic. With increasing vaccin...
May 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean pharmas may turn into global vaccine makers on Biden remarks
South Korea’s biosimilar and pharmaceutical companies are looking at a growing chance of emerging as a global hub for manufacturing vaccines f...
May 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
K-beauty boom makes S.Korea the fourth-largest cosmetics exporter
Cosmetics industry sees continued export growth for two straight decades K-beauty has emerged as a global trend, thanks to the development of innov...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea’s major firms look for M&A targets in battery materials business
South Korea’s major companies are looking for merger and acquisition opportunities in the rechargeable battery materials sector, which is grow...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean Air joins race for flying car business to rival Hyundai, Hanwha
Korean Air Lines Co. is entering into the business of urban air mobility (UAM), which is emerging as one of the most futuristic modes of transportat...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean economy nears pre-pandemic level, prompts GDP upgrades
South Korea’s faster-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter is prompting analysts to raise their growth outlook for this year, wit...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Corporate storytelling: S.Korean firms' next growth key
South Korea’s major companies are increasingly adopting corporate storytelling as a means of rebranding their identities.As the companies enjo...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Templeton to pull out of Korean retail fund market
Franklin Templeton Investments' South Korean arm is in talks with a domestic asset management company to sell its retail operations, following Black...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean-made small SUVs reach 50% share in US market
Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in South Korea have earned more than half the market share in the small-size SUV segment in the US.In the...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean-made small SUVs reach 50% share in US market
Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in South Korea have earned more than half the market share in the small-size SUV segment in the US.In the...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Veteran actress Youn Yuh-jung becomes first Korean to win acting Oscar
Actress Youn Yuh-jung has made history by becoming the first Korean actor to win an Oscar at the Academy Awards, held in Los Angeles Sunday night.&n...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Freight crunch pushes S.Korean export firms into crisis
Since the end of last year, countries have begun lifting COVID-19 lockdowns, driving a speedy recovery in export freight volume despite transportati...
Apr 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)