IMM Private Equity Korea
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Economy
S. Korea's FX reserves rise for 7th straight month to record-high $426.5 bn
South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rose for a seventh straight month to a fresh record high in October due to gains in non-dollar assets and incr...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s EV battery stocks surge on Europe sales, US vote
Shares of South Korea’s three leading electric vehicle battery makers surged Tuesday, on strong electric car sales in Europe and expectations th...
Nov 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Strong KRW helps S. Korea hold above $30,000 per capita GNI
South Korea’s per capita income is expected to continue its downward streak for the second straight year in 2020 due to the coronavirus impact, ...
Nov 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stepstone
[ASK2020] Private Debt: Playing Offense or Defense?
StepStone is a leading private markets firm that oversees over US$296 billion of private capital allocations, including approximately US$67 bill...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Nuveen
[ASK2020] The US middle market private credit opportunity
Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 Ju...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ares SSG Management
[ASK2020] Direct Lending (or Private Credit) in Asia
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated businesses across Credit, Privat...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Holdings' board underpins new standard in Korea
On Jul. 21, SK Holdings Co.'s board of directors rejected management's request to simplify the reporting procedure for investment proposals. Among the...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Michael Breen on Korean Peninsula
Why Korea struggles to manage the US, China
As the United States and China fight like proverbial whales in the ocean, middle power dolphins like South Korea must strategize to avoid being crushe...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Transparency, GP commitment key in Korea LPs' manager selection
South Korea’s leading institutional investors, including the National Pension Service (NPS), rated general partners’ (GP) commitment and f...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Park Square
[ASK2020] The Opportunity in European Private Debt
Park Square Capital is one of the world’s most established private debt firms, providing flexible financing solutions to high-quality and ...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IFM Investors
[ASK2020] Introduction to Australia’s Private Debt Market
IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago with the aim to protect and grow the retirement savings of pension fund members. IFM manage...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tikehau Capital
[ASK2020] Trends in European Private Debt and Private Equity Post Covid19
Tikehau Capital is an asset management and investment group with €25.7 billion of assets under management and shareholder equity of €2...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
IMM, four other local PEFs shortlisted for CJ Olive Young pre-IPO
IMM Private Equity and four other South Korean private equity firms have been shortlisted for health and beauty franchise CJ Olive Young’s pre-i...
Oct 28, 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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Infrastructure fund
KKR’s $3 bn Asia infra fund to raise $200 mn from Korea
South Korean pension funds and insurance companies will commit $200 million in aggregate to KKR’s first Asia infrastructure fund targeting to ra...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Korean police fund raises risk appetite for private debt
South Korea’s Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has recently selected an opportunistic strategy fund for private debt investment as the $3 bi...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Trends
Neon signs give way to no-sign trend in Korea
Flashy, glittery neon signs used to be one of the signature sights of Seoul, a city that never sleeps. But these signs are slowly becoming a thing of ...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea's signature sauce gochujang goes global, riding on K-wave
South Korea’s food exports have surged on the back of Korean dramas, or more popularly known as K-dramas, gaining global popularity particularly...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
US-China tensions push S. Korea to find middle way
The US and China trade disputes are unlikely to fade, whoever wins the Nov. 3 US presidential election, and South Korea needs to find a middle way bet...
Oct 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Coffee Bean Korea seeks 100% stake sell-off
South Korea’s popular coffee house Coffee Bean Korea Co. is seeking to sell a 100% stake in the company held by Chief Executive Officer Park San...
Oct 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korea's signature sauce gochujang goes global, riding on K-wave
South Korea’s food exports have surged on the back of Korean dramas, more popularly known as K-dramas, gaining global popularity particularly in...
Oct 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bernard Moon on Korean startups
South Korea, The Oracle of Global Trends
Back in early 2004, my friend and I met with Bill Gurley and Mark Evans from Benchmark Capital, who were visiting Seoul from Silicon Valley to gat...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unemployment rate
COVID-19 pandemic slams Korea’s job market; elderly workers rise
Hit hard by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea lost about 392,000 jobs in September, with the number of employed slipping for the se...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Korea's beauty chain pre-IPO attracts PEFs
South Korea's largest health and beauty franchise CJ Olive Young has received preliminary bids from around seven participants including global and dom...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity exit
IMM PE seeks to exit Korean power cable maker
IMM Private Equity has put a majority stake in South Korea’s Taihan Electric Wire Co. up for sale to exit its investment of close to $300 mill...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFP
Korea Post plans $87 mn US fixed income investment
Korea Post’s insurance arm is planning to select two asset management companies for around 100 billion won ($87.4 million) in US fixed-income in...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Bank of Korea keeps rate steady at record low; signaling no further action
The Bank of Korea has left its policy rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5% as was widely expected, citing a slow economic recovery amid the ongoing ...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Michael Breen on Korean Peninsula
Why a Biden presidency means more of the same with North Korea
If the Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden wins the US presidential election next month, as the polls suggest he will, many things will change. The g...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
[Q&A] KTCU sees handsome returns from equities, M&A funding
The following is the full transcript of The Korea Economic Daily's interview with Korean Teachers’ Credit Union’s (KTCU) Chief Investment ...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Korean teachers’ fund keen on equities, M&A deals
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a $29 billion savings fund, will increase its exposure to equities markets and M&A financing deals...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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