Korean activist fund KCIG to sell Hanjin KAL stake to local builder

South Korea’s activist fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI) has decided to sell its stake in Hanjin KAL, the holding compan...

Insurers rush to bolster equity capital to boost solvency

South Korea's key insurers are rushing to increase their equity capital ahead of two new solvency regulations set to take effect from Jan. 1, 2023. ...

MBK's $1.2 bn stake sale brings value on par with TPG

North Asia-focused MBK Partners has closed a $1.18 billion deal to sell its 12.5% stake to New York-based Dyal Capital at an equity valuation of nea...

SK Ecoplant eyes H2 2023 Kospi listing

SK Ecoplant Co., South Korea's largest waste management company, said on Monday it has sent a request for proposal to major brokerage companies at h...

Private equity consortium buys 30% stake in biotech firm Medipost 

South Korea’s first generation biotech firm Medipost Co. will sell a 30% stake to a private equity consortium, the company announced after W...

GEPS posts 19.4% return from alternative investment in 2021

Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea posted a 8.61% rate of return in 2021, the pension fund announced on March 15. It has ear...

Service robot maker Bear Robotics raises $81 mn in Series B

South Korea’s robotics startup Bear Robotics Inc. announced Wednesday it raised $81 million in Series B funding from venture capital heavywe...

Hanwha invests another $11 mn in US communications firm Kymeta

Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, made another investment of $11 million in Kymeta Corp., a...

LIG Nex1, Eugene plan $80.5 mn fund for Korea defense startups

LIG Nex1 Co., South Korea’s major defense exporter, plans to set up a $80.5 million venture investment fund with Eugene Investment & Secur...

Translink and Banks Foundation form $10 mn fund for S.Korean startups

South Korea’s venture capital firm Translink Investment and non-profit organization Banks Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs agreed to launch ...

Cloud management provider Cloocus receives $41 mn in Series B funding

Cloud management service provider Cloocus Co. has received 50 billion won ($40.8 million) from SK Inc. C&C, those familiar with the investment...

SK Group's PE-funded transformation in the spotlight

SK Group stands out from other South Korean conglomerates in making good use of private equity funds to raise money for business expansion.The count...

NPS hires Millennium, Starboard, Systematica for hedge fund investing

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it selected Millennium Management LLC, Starboard Value LP and Systematica Investment...

Adams Street, Benefit Street, Clearlake join NPS' PE managers

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced on Feb. 28 it selected Adams Street Partners LLC, Benefit Street Partners LLC and Clearlak...

Ridi becomes first Korean content platform unicorn

Ridi Corp., often referred to as South Korea's Kindle, has received funding of 120 billion won ($100 million) from Singapore's GIC and three domesti...

SK Ecoplant raises over $800 mn from Korean PE firms

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. has raised a total of 1 trillion won ($830 million) from four domestic private equity firms, including 390 billion won...

SK On narrows bidders to BlackRock, Carlyle, KKR, GIC

South Korean battery maker SK On Co. has narrowed bidders for its shares worth up to $3.3 billion to four candidates -- BlackRock, The Carlyle Group...

KIC boosts hedge fund investing with Seoul Guarantee Insurance

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) signed an agreement on Feb. 24 with Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGI) to co-invest in overseas hedge fund...

CJ ENM’s streaming platform raises $209 mn to finance original content

TVing Co. is poised to sell 382,513 new shares to South Korean private equity fund JC Partner Co.’s affiliate to raise 250 billion won ($209 m...

APG urges Samsung, other Korean carbon emitters to take action

Europe’s largest pension fund manager APG has urged Samsung Electronics Co. and nine other major South Korean companies to drastically cut the...

Thoma Bravo may attract $200 mn from NPS, KTCU

National Pension Service (NPS), Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and other institutional investors of South Korea are likely to contribute...

SK On's $4 bn funding draws PE giants, GIC, Saudi PIF

BlackRock, Blackstone, Singapore's GIC and Saudi's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are among the preliminary bidders for shares worth up to $4.2 billio...

KT to join MBK, IMM in Megazone Cloud's $400 mn funding

KT Corp., South Korea's No. 2 telecom operator, has decided to invest 130 billion won ($110 million) in Megazone Cloud Corp., the country's largest ...

Blurring lines between accelerators and VCs with record fundings

Sopoong Ventures Corp. is poised to create a fund worth 10 billion won ($8 million) that specializes in early stage investment, industry insiders sa...

KTCU posts highest investment return since 2009

Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, earned an 11.3% return from investment last y...

KIC buys $1.9 mn worth of shares in crypto platform Coinbase

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), managing $205 billion in assets as of the end-2021, has invested in US cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinba...

Saudi sovereign wealth fund buys $700 mn stake in NCSoft

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has increased its stake in South Korea's leading gaming company NCSoft Corp. to become its fourth-...

Shopping platform Queenit receives $43 mn funding from VC juggernauts

Online shopping platform Queenit recently received 36 billion won ($30 million) from Kakao Ventures Corp., SoftBank Ventures Korea Corp. and more,...

Saudi sovereign wealth fund buys 5% stake in Nexon

  Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) has bought a 5% stake in online game developer Nexon Co., the gaming...

AI startup OnePredict gears up for $25 mn funding round

South Korean AI solutions provider OnePredict is set to begin a 30 billion won ($25 million) funding round. The Seoul-based startup provides in...