POBA commits €80 mn to AXA's life science property fund

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...

Samsung overtakes Intel as foundry looms as next battlefield

Samsung Electronics Co. overtook Intel Corp. as the world’s top chipmaker by revenue in the second quarter, but the South Korean technology gi...

Korean pension funds ramp up co-investment to seize good deals

South Korea’s pension funds are increasing co-investment as the COVID-19 is prolonged. They are attempting to solve difficulties in overseas d...

Korea’s major banking groups post record-high earnings in H1

South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...

Krafton aims to become global content provider with $3.7 bn IPO

South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. dreams of growing into global content provider with an up to $3.7 billion fund to be raised from an initial...

SK, China's Joyvio to launch $90 mn alternative food fund

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, will launch a 100 billion won ($90 million) fund jointly with Joyvio Group, a unit of Chinese...

GS Group invests $26 mn in Kakao Mobility

South Korea’s GS Group has invested 30 billion won ($26 million) in Kakao Mobility Corp. to fast forward its energy unit’s transition to...

LS Cable to build Korea’s tallest cable production tower, invest $161 million

LS Cable & System Ltd. is investing 185.9 billion won ($161 million) to expand its high-voltage underwater cable manufacturing facilities, inclu...

Korean PEFs' 2020 investments, exits at record highs

Private equity firms registered in South Korea posted their largest-ever amount of both investments and divestments in 2020 which were almost balanc...

Doosan Heavy to invest $60 mn more in US NuScale Power

South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. will further invest in NuScale Power LLC, a US small mo...

Construction workers' fund invites bids for $25 mn infra mandate

South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association issued a request for proposals to commit $25 million to a global infrastructure fund...

Fried chicken chain BHC set to acquire Outback Steakhouse Korea

South Korea’s second-largest fried chicken brand BHC Group has been named the preferred negotiator to acquire a 100% stake in the Korean opera...

Apparel retailer F&F joins in $1.7 bn TaylorMade deal

F&F Co., the South Korean retailer of the outdoor clothing brands Discovery Expedition and MLB, has been selected as the strategic buyer of Tayl...

GCM Grosvenor wins POBA's $300 mn infra SMA mandate

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has recently picked GCM Grosvenor, a US alternative investor, as its new separate account ...

Investors give warm welcome to Korean firms' capex hike for future growth

Capital raising through new share sales and debt to expand facilities wasn’t good news for investors as the move often led to a fall in share ...

BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean offshore wind investment

BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired a 100% equity stake in Korea Renewable Energy ...

LG Chem to invest $8.7 bn in battery material, renewable, bio sectors

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Wednesday it will invest 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) in the battery material, renew...

NPS to speed up under $100 mn alternative investments

The National Pension Service (NPS) has revised internal regulations to authorize its working-level officials to proceed with deals worth less than $...

Samsung Next ramps up investment in NFT ventures

Samsung Electronics Co. is betting big on non-fungible token (NFT) companies through its venture capital unit Samsung Next, headquartered in Mountai...

LG Group joins investment in EV battery startup SES

South Korea’s LG Group invested in an electric vehicle battery startup SES Holdings Pte (SES) in a bid to secure future growth business.LG Tec...

Lotte Chemical goes green with $3.8 bn investment in hydrogen business

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is investing 4.4 trillion won ($3.8 billion) in hydrogen projects by 2030 to foster the business as a new g...

Korea Investment raises $600 mn in first foreign currency bond issue

Korea Investment & Securities Co. raised $600 million in its first foreign currency bonds at lower-than-planned interest rates on strong demand....

POBA likely to invest €100 mn in Dutch lab developer

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has decided to invest around €100 million ($120 million) in Kadans Science Partner, a...

BlackRock in talks to acquire Korea’s ESG-focused IGIS Private Equity

BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, is in talks to acquire IGIS Private Equity, a South Korea-based firm specialized in eco-fri...

Korean banks enter digital asset custody market in quick succession

Woori Financial Group has become South Korea’s third major banking group to enter the digital asset custody service (DACS) market, following K...

Global EV race kicks off with key players investing $168 bn

The global auto industry is rapidly making a full-fledged shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), with the world’s five major market players, i...

SK Global Chemical to start plastic waste recycling business in Asia

SK Global Chemical (SKGC), a petrochemical subsidiary of SK Innovation Co., plans to build a plastic waste recycling plant in South Korea to extract...

Indonesia's HappyFresh draws half of new funding from Korea

Indonesia's online grocery platform HappyFresh will receive another $33 million from South Korean investors, including the Asian startup fund of Nav...

Korea unveils $35 billion battery investment plan to catch up to China

South Korea’s major battery makers have pledged to invest 40.6 trillion won ($35.4 billion) in the electric vehicle battery industry over the ...

Korea’s household investment in stock assets up by 62.8% vs. Q1 2020

South Korean households over the last 12 months have vastly increased investments in both domestic and overseas stock markets, with the total invest...