Korea Post to select GPs for €200 mn real estate fund

Korea Post to select GPs for €200 mn real estate fund

Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said its savings arm will select two asset managers of an open-end commingled blind poo...

SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says

SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says

Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing retirement pension fund in South Korea, will increase inf...

IGIS beats Blackstone, Brookfield in Asian real estate AUM

IGIS beats Blackstone, Brookfield in Asian real estate AUM

IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, was ranked as the world’s second-largest asset management ...

Samsung’s $17 billion new chip plant in Taylor aims to rein in TSMC

Samsung’s $17 billion new chip plant in Taylor aims to rein in TSMC

Samsung Electronics Co. has officially announced its plan to build a $17 billion chipmaking plant in Taylor, Texas, as the tech giant aims to overta...

LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion

LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will list its shares on the main bourse around the end of January, valuing the top South Korean battery maker between 70 tri...

Carlyle buys coffee franchise A Twosome Place for over $800 mn

Carlyle buys coffee franchise A Twosome Place for over $800 mn

The Carlyle Group has bought South Korea's No. 2 coffeehouse chain A Twosome Place from Anchor Equity Partners, saying it would "capture the signifi...

KDB opens VC in US to aid Korean startups' US entry

KDB opens VC in US to aid Korean startups' US entry

South Korea’s state-run bank Korea Development Bank (KDB) launched its venture capital (VC) operations in California's Silicon Valley on Nov...

MBK sells Japan golf club to SoftBank's Fortress for $3.5 bn

MBK sells Japan golf club to SoftBank's Fortress for $3.5 bn

MBK Partners has sold Japan's largest golf course operator Accordia Next Golf to SoftBank's Fortress Investment Group for 400 billion yen ($3.5 bill...

Korean retailers scale back on Southeast Asian operations

Korean retailers scale back on Southeast Asian operations

South Korea's top three retail groups -- Lotte, Shinsegae and GS -- are struggling with increased losses in the Southeast Asian market, once believe...

Amazon poised for Fire tablet launch in Korea next year

Amazon poised for Fire tablet launch in Korea next year

Amazon, the world’s largest online shopping mall, is set to release its own Fire tablets in South Korea from as early as next year, penetratin...

Korean Air surprises market with highest quarterly profit in 5 years

Korean Air surprises market with highest quarterly profit in 5 years

Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) surprised the market on Friday by posting its highest third-quarter operating profit in five years, boosted by strong dem...

Korean auto parts makers call for govt financial support

Korean auto parts makers call for govt financial support

Representatives of South Korean auto parts makers on Friday called on the government to increase their financial support of the sector, including ta...

SK to invest $340 mn in Vietnam’s major retail platform The CrownX

SK to invest $340 mn in Vietnam’s major retail platform The CrownX

South Korea’s conglomerate SK Group said on Nov. 11 that it agreed to invest $340 million in The CrownX, a retail platform of Masan Group Corp...

POSCO Chem's rise from brickworks to EV materials leader

POSCO Chem's rise from brickworks to EV materials leader

POHANG, South Korea - When POSCO Chemical Co., better known as a refractory brick manufacturer until the early 1990s, announced its entry into the a...

DearU’s value nears YG Entertainment after strong Kosdaq debut

 DearU’s value nears YG Entertainment after strong Kosdaq debut

Shares of DearU Co., a K-pop fandom platform in South Korea, fell on Thursday, the day after a strong Kosdaq debut, which briefly put the company&...

NPS, Tishman form $1.5 bn JV to invest in US housing

NPS, Tishman form $1.5 bn JV to invest in US housing

The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, and New York-based global real estate investment ...

Citibank's exit from Korean retail market to cost up to $1.5 bn

Citibank's exit from Korean retail market to cost up to $1.5 bn

Citigroup Inc. said on Monday its exit from South Korea's retail market was expected to cost between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion, most of which wo...

Data Republic creates AI-based crypto investment solution

Data Republic creates AI-based crypto investment solution

South Korean startup Data Republic is pioneering a smart way of investing for global cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2018, the company has ra...

MBK seeks to buy two S.Korean e-commerce platforms

MBK seeks to buy two S.Korean e-commerce platforms

MBK Partners is in talks to buy management rights of two e-commerce platforms listed on South Korea's Kosdaq market in a package deal, according to ...

Dongkuk eyes $1.7 billion sales from color steel business in 2030

Dongkuk eyes $1.7 billion sales from color steel business in 2030

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, said on Monday that it aims to grow its color coated steel business to 2 trill...

[ASK 2021] European NPL market growth creates investment opportunities  

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Global asset managers will see great opportunities in the European non-performing loan market amid challenges facing the EU banking industry, such...

Korean apparel retailer F&F returns as market darling after relisting

Korean apparel retailer F&F returns as market darling after relisting

South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. has returned as one of the most coveted stocks on the main bourse, with its share price nearly tr...

Real estate investment head resigns from KIC

Real estate investment head resigns from KIC

The head of real estate investment at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has resigned from the South Korean sovereign wealth fund. Cha Hoon, appoint...

Teachers' Pension to sharply up direct global stock investment

Teachers' Pension to sharply up direct global stock investment

The Teachers' Pension in South Korea has started direct investment in overseas stock markets this year and will further increase direct management t...

[ASK 2021] Infra Debt Key Market Trends in a Post-Covid Environment

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[ASK 2021] The European Private Debt Market: Tips and Guidance

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[ASK 2021] The Investment Case for Asia Real Estate

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[ASK2021] Middle Market Direct Lending & Market Outlook

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Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across v...

[ASK 2021] Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022

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Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022 Lessons Learnt, Opportunities and Key Risk Considerations M&G Investments is a globa...

[ASK2021] European Banking Sector Dislocation: The Non-Performing Credit Opportunity

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Arrow Global is a leading European investor and alternative asset manager focused on the European distressed space, backed by sophist...

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