Mirae Asset Financial Group
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Leadership & Management
LS Group chairman touted as new KITA head
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) is expected to begin the appointment process for its new chair this week. South Korean conglomerate...
Feb 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Match Group buys Korean video chat startup for $1.73 bn
Match Group, the operator of the world’s largest dating app Tinder, has agreed to buy 100% of South Korea’s leading video chat startup...
Feb 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Australia’s SEEK looking for financial partner to bid for JobKorea
SEEK, Australia’s largest job site, has been in discussions with private equity firms to put in a binding bid in a consortium for South Korea&...
Feb 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS’ nagging concerns: talent shortage, slow alternative asset growth
With an aim to bolster its alternative portfolio, the National Pension Service has taken bold new steps over the past few years, including launching...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean LPs pick their 44 favorite alternative managers
Canada-based Brookfield was chosen as the best global asset manager for both real estate and infrastructure investments by South Korea’s pension...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK Group inks $1.5 bn deal to acquire US hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power
South Korea’s SK Group has signed a $1.5 billion deal to acquire a controlling stake in US hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power Inc. and launch...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real Estate
Hana Financial acquires $740 mn Seattle office tower
Hana Financial Investment has acquired a 95% stake in a 38-story downtown Seattle office tower for $740 million from Skanska AB, a Swiss-based m...
Dec 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS Asset, Hana buy $390 mn US Amazon logistics portfolio
South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co. have jointly acquired three pre-completed logistics centers in the U...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Three Korean consortiums in final bid for Hanjin Heavy
South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has drawn three final bidding groups comprised of domestic companies and private ...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor says group chief to buy 20% of Boston Dynamics
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has agreed to take a 20% stake in Boston Dynamics Inc. as part of the South Korean group’s acquisiti...
Dec 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS acquires $2 bn US logistics portfolio with Stockbridge
The National Pension Service has teamed up with the US-based Stockbridge Capital Group to acquire a $2 billion portfolio of logistics facilities in ...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG management
SK to create $27 bn in addt'l net asset value via hydrogen business
SK Holdings Co., the holding company of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, aims to be at the forefront of the country's hydrogen ecosystem as part ...
Dec 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset wins lawsuit against China’s Anbang over $5.8 bn US hotel deal
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. will be able to recover a $580 million deposit it paid to Anbang Insurance Group for a $5.8 billion deal to buy 1...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Celltrion finalizes $278mn acquisition of Takeda's primary care assets
South Korea's biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. has completed the $278 million acquisition of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd's primary care a...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG to hive off trading, four other units into new group
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group will split off its trading arm LG International Corp. and four other non-core units into a ...
Nov 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
KRW bonds favored amid rekindled interest in riskier assets
SINGAPORE -- Global investors are returning to emerging market debt, including Korean won bonds, as they hunt for higher yields amid stronger local ...
Nov 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver, Mirae Asset bolster presence in Southeast Asia via $898 mn fund
South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp., alongside Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., has been increasing investments into promising startups in Southeast...
Nov 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Group ex-chair eyes spin-off of trading, logistics units
LG Group’s ex-Vice Chairman and senior advisor Koo Bon-joon is in talks to take the trading arm LG International Corp. and other non-core units ...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
SK Group mulls headquarters buyback through REIT
Energy-to-telecom-focused SK Group is considering buying back its headquarters in Seoul through a real estate investment trust (REIT) vehicle after th...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor, SP Group to expand EV battery business in Singapore
Hyundai Motor Co. is seeking to expand its electrice vehicle battery business in Southeast Asia in cooperation with Singapore’s state-run utilit...
Nov 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC CEO Choi Heenam named S.Korea’s financial ambassador
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed Choi Heenam, chief executive of the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), as the country's...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aberdeen Standard Investments
[ASK2020] Allocate to ideas, not asset classes
Aberdeen Standard Investments is dedicated to helping investors around the world reach their investment goals and broaden their financial horizo...
Oct 30, 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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Biotech stocks
Once high-flying bio stock hit by financial scandal
Helixmith Co., once No.2 stock on the junior Kosdaq market, has lost 40% in the past week following its disclosure of $233 million investment in high-...
Oct 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
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...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
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...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Hyundai Heavy, and five other Korean groups shortlisted for Doosan Infracore deal
Doosan Group has shortlisted six bidders, including Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., and four local private equity groups, to acquire a controll...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Multi asset funds
Yellow Umbrella Mutual to invest $500 mn in global multi-asset funds
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $12 billion savings arm for South Korea’s small business owners, has entrusted two Korean asset managers ...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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League table
Credit Suisse lead-manages Doosan Group’s restructuring deals
Credit Suisse handled three restructuring deals worth a combined 1.2 trillion won ($1 billion) for South Korea’s Doosan Group and 1.5 trillion w...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyosung to accelerate asset sales, IPOs to spur growth in hydrogen, data businesses
Hyosung Group, a South Korean textile and chemicals conglomerate, is accelerating efforts to sell assets and list major subsidiaries on the local bour...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet