South Korean investors ramp up US stock purchases

South Korean investors ramped up overseas stock purchases amid looming uncertainty surrounding the US Presidential Election during the first week of N...

Elecfoil maker IMM Tech aims Korean listing

Iljin Materials Co., a South Korean battery materials maker, is planning to list its Malaysia-based subsidiary IMM Technology on South Korea’s b...

Korean firms face triple whammy of soaring KRW, freight rates, Biden

South Korea’s major companies are facing a triple whammy of challenges — a stronger Korean currency, soaring seaborne and air freight rate...

Korea's most-repurchased mask maker up for sale

Wellkeeps Co., a South Korean mask manufacturer, has issued an information memorandum to potential buyers including financial investors and strategic ...

Korean cinema chain foregoes IPO plans due to COVID-19

Megabox JoongAng Co., the third-largest cinema chain in South Korea, will forego plans to go public owing to the global coronavirus crisis that has de...

Largest domestic carrier Korean Air posts Q3 surplus; peers swing negative

South Korea’s flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. has posted an operating profit for two straight quarters thanks to robust cargo operations keepi...

Will Korean audiences return to movie theaters?

Anyone connected with South Korea's film exhibition industry has good reason to be feeling depressed these days. Box office returns in September were ...

Korean LPs to boost protection against unforeseen events

The prolonged coronavirus era is pushing South Korean asset owners, including the Teachers’ Pension and insurance firms, to tighten contracts fo...

Korean fried chicken brand draws over 1,000 investors in bookbuilding

Kyochon F&B, South Korea’s No. 1 fried chicken franchise operator, wrapped up a successful bookbuilding for institutional investors with bid...

Samyang joins bid to acquire US-based chemical maker Emerald Kalama

Samyang Holdings Corporation, a South Korean manufacturer of food and chemical products, has joined the bid to acquire US-based Emerald Kalama Chemica...

Korean pension funds’ CIOs look to diversify GP pool

South Korean pension funds are seeking to diversify their pool of alternative asset managers to broaden real estate- and developed markets-focused por...

Korean VR startup acquired by Fortnite creator

Hyprsense, a facial motion capture software developer, has been acquired by Epic Games, the creator of international blockbuster game Fortnite, accord...

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 ...

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...

Korean economy rebounds in Q3 on exports, challenges ahead

South Korea’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter on strong exports, marking the first quarterly expansion since the outbreak of the...

Korean insurers, Shinhan Alternative commit $130 mn in KKR CMBS fund

South Korea's insurers along with Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. have committed $130 million in the real estate stabilized credit (RES...

Korean fried chicken brand eyes global expansion post-IPO

Kyochon F&B, South Korea’s No.1 fried chicken franchise operator, will increase its number of overseas outlets by more than tenfold by 2025 ...

Hydrogen tank supplier to Hyundai prepares for 2021 IPO

Iljin Composites Corp., the only South Korean manufacturer of composite fuel tanks, is set to mandate Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. and Samsung Securities Co...

Korean won hits 19-month high; all eyes on US election

The South Korean won is riding high against the dollar amid expectations of a new US stimulus package, as presidential candidate Joe Biden’s lik...

Korean ATM maker hits jackpot abroad in cashless society

Sberbank of Russia, the country's No.1 bank, unveiled its cutting-edge automated teller machine (ATM) last month in a virtual event. The newly reveale...

Korean M&A industry may reconsider leveraged buyouts

South Korea’s M&A market may reconsider leveraged buyouts due to the Supreme Court’s remanding of the case involving Sun Jong-koo, the...

KKR buys $386 mn stake in Korean sewage disposal firm

KKR & Co. has purchased a combined 440.8 billion won ($386 million) worth of shares in TSK Corp., a leading South Korean sewage and wastewater tre...

KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investo...

Korean IPOs lose steam as Big Hit shares plummet

Big Hit Entertainment Co., the South Korean entertainment agency behind global sensation BTS, saw its shares drop by as much as 22% on Oct.16, the sec...

Credit Suisse says Korean stocks remain cheap

South Korean bourses may have been Asia’s top performers since global stock markets hit troughs in March, but the country remains Credit Suisse'...

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...

KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investors...

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...

Korean mobile game developer buys out German rival

South Korean mobile game developer Com2uS Corp. has acquired a German gaming rival in its first cross-over buyout, in a move to bolster its sports gam...

Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform

The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has secured returns nearly four times its $37.6 million investment in the US cloud-based platform provider El...