Calls grow for stronger LP oversight in national strategic asset M&As

Calls grow for stronger LP oversight  in national strategic asset M&As

MBK Partners’ takeover attempt of Korea Zinc Inc. has exposed the vulnerability of national strategic assets to private equity ownership, posi...

Infrastructure secondaries continue to rise amid inflation: Stafford

Infrastructure secondaries continue to rise amid inflation: Stafford

Secondaries have become one of the most sought-after assets amid market uncertainty as they provide early exit opportunities and portfolio diversifi...

SK Chemicals develops recycled plastic LP records

SK Chemicals develops recycled plastic LP records

South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. unveils recycled plastic LP records.The company announced on Thursday it has jointly developed the EcoRecord, an LP r...

Funding gap creates opportunities in private real estate debt: ASK 2023

Funding gap creates opportunities in private real estate debt: ASK 2023

Global real estate investors will see the funding gap continue for a while, which creates opportunities for private debt in the sector. The office s...

KTCU values working-level opinions for alternative investment

KTCU values working-level opinions for alternative investment

“The South Korean stock markets have barely risen since early this year, while the markets in Japan and Taiwan are hitting highs. I believe Ko...

Naver to participate as LP in VC funds of Sequoia, SoftBank-TPG

Naver to participate as LP in VC funds of Sequoia, SoftBank-TPG

South Korea’s biggest internet portal Naver Corp. will commit undisclosed amounts of capital to two new start-up funds of Sequoia Capital, a US ventur...

NongHyup units band together to be major LP of TPG and MBK

NongHyup units band together to be major LP of TPG and MBK

The units of NongHyup Financial Group, which include banking, brokerage and insurance businesses, will collectively commit $100 million to TPG’s seven...

Korea public officials’ fund to be anchor LP of PAG-led property debt fund

Korea public officials’ fund to be anchor LP of PAG-led property debt fund

Asia-based alternative investment firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) is teaming up with a South Korean brokerage company to launch about a 200 billion ...

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