KKR’s Asia real estate fund draws around $400 mn from Korea

South Korean institutional investors, including the National Pension Service, have committed around $400 million to KKR’s Asia real estate f...

Seoul to offer $3 bn credit insurance on Saudi's megaprojects

Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-Sure) has agreed to provide $3 billion in trade credit insurance to Saudi Arabia to help South Korean companies win o...

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...

Korean Air wins shareholders' approval for Asiana deal

Korean Air Lines Co. will proceed with its planned $1.6 billion acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. after winning approval from a majority of its sh...

Moderna deal shows Korea’s prowess as global hub for biopharma CMO

South Korea is emerging as a global hub for the contract manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals following its latest deal to procure COVID-19 vaccines ...

NPS mandates Russell to invest $1 bn in listed real estate

The National Pension Service has mandated Russell Investments to invest $1 billion in listed real estate companies or real estate investment trusts ...

Seoul stock markets brimming with startup IPOs in Jan

Singapore-based biosimilar maker Prestige BioPharma and nine startups are set to make initial public offerings in Seoul to raise at least 640 billio...

Doosan Heavy clinches $562 mn Guam power plant deal

  Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has clinched an order to build a combined cycle power plant in Guam from a consortium of Kore...

Autonomous driving startup 42dot plans Level 4 self-driving in Seoul

42dot, a South Korea-based autonomous driving startup, plans to launch a Level 4 self-driving service in some areas of Seoul next year.The company s...

Sunset paints crimson sky over Seoul

Bravehearted visitors enjoy a scenic sunset view from Lotte World Tower's Sky Bridge, an 11-meter bridge connecting the two steel peaks of t...

Hahn & Co finances $700 mn Korean Air deal with about $400 mn debt

Hahn & Co., a South Korean private equity firm, has completed the payment for the 790 billion won ($722 million) purchase of Korean Air Lines' i...

Samsung clinches 2nd deal to make Nvidia’s latest gaming chips

Samsung Electronics Co. will manufacture Nvidia Corp.’s latest gaming chips in the second such contract of the year from the US chipmaker, as ...

Seoul shares tipped to benefit from global indices' China exclusions

Global index providers' recent decisions to remove Chinese companies from their benchmarks are expected to draw additional global and institutional ...

NPS, Hines set up $1.5 bn build-to-core strategy JV

The National Pension Service has set up a $1.5 billion joint venture with the US-based real estate investment firm Hines for a build-to-core portf...

Shinhan, Hana fund KKR’s $5.6 bn UK deal with $63 mn in loans

Two leading South Korean banks – Shinhan and Hana – have provided a combined 47 million pounds ($63 million) in senior loans to finance ...

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...

Seoul court clears way for Korean Air’s $1.6 bn Asiana deal

Korean Air Lines Co. will push ahead with its planned $1.6 billion acquisition of debt-laden Asiana Airlines Inc., the company said, after a Seoul d...

Samsung Engineering wins $1 bn Malaysia plant deal

Samsung Engineering Co. has received a letter of intent from Malaysia’s petrochemical firm Sarawak Petchem Sdn Bhd to build a methanol plant i...

Saudi crown prince to be top shareholder of Seoul-listed gaming firm

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has agreed to buy 240 billion won ($217 million) worth of shares in the South Korea-listed game...

Hana to reap over 10% IRR on $200 mn Poland logistics deals

South Korea’s Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. has decided to exit from two Amazon-leased logistics centers in Poland for around 240 bill...

Seoul shares break through 2,600 to hit record close

Economically sensitive stocks such as chips, steel and shipbuilding pushed the South Korean stock market to its strongest close on Nov. 23, with gro...

Korean Air to buy rival Asiana in $1.6 bn deal to emerge as world’s 7th airline

Korean Air Lines Co. will spend 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) to own a majority stake in beleaguered local rival Asiana Airlines Inc., in a deal t...

S.Korea, Japan ink first free trade deal via 15-country trade bloc

South Korea joined the world’s biggest free trade regime on Nov. 15 by signing a mulilateral FTA pact that covers 15 countries in the Asia-Pacif...

Shinhan arranges $120 mn loan for Cerberus US deal

Shinhan Financial Group has arranged a $120 million loan to finance Cerberus Capital Management’s acquisition of operations in a leading US-base...

Bluespace.ai to develop autonomous mass transit system in Seoul

Bluespace.ai, a San Jose-based autonomous driving startup, is looking to develop a software system for autonomous mass transit fleets in Seoul and its...

Hyundai seeks cut in $1.9 bn Daewoo Shipbuilding deal price

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is seeking to cut the 2.1 trillion won ($1.9 billion) acquisition price for a majority stake in South Korean riv...

Hyundai Corp to rival China's CRCC in bid for $18 bn Ukrainian infra deal

South Korea’s trading company Hyundai Corporation will face China’s Railway Construction Corporate (CRCC) in a bid to secure an $18 billio...

[ASK2020] Is now the right time to invest in UK real estate debt?

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 J...

Samsung Engineering wins biggest-ever $3.6 bn deal; shares surge

Samsung Engineering Co., a construction arm of Samsung Group, has clinched a 4.1 trillion won ($3.6 billion) deal to build part of a refinery facility...

SK Hynix’s $9 bn Intel NAND deal ‘not overvalued’: CEO

SK Hynix Inc.’s $9 billion deal to acquire Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip business is not overvalued as the price tag reflects the US firm...