South Korea sells $827 mn worth of euro-currency bonds with negative yield

South Korea sells $827 mn worth of euro-currency bonds with negative yield

The South Korean government has issued euro-denominated bonds worth 700 million euros ($827 million) at a negative interest rate, becoming the first n...

South Korean airlines convert passenger jets into cargo carriers

South Korean airlines convert passenger jets into cargo carriers

South Korea’s flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. has converted its passenger plane Boeing 777-300ER into a cargo carrier to further boost ca...

South Korea seeks to exit Africa mining JV despite rising nickel demand

South Korea seeks to exit Africa mining JV despite rising nickel demand

State-run Korea Resources Corp. has embarked on a plan to sell its stake in a loss-making nickel mining joint venture in Madagascar, Africa, after the...

Hanwha Life commits $400 mn to KKR’s new Asia buyout fund

Hanwha Life commits $400 mn to KKR’s new Asia buyout fund

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., South Korea’s second-biggest life insurer, has committed around $400 million to KKR & Co.’s new Asia b...

South Korea moves in on overseas coal project financing ban

South Korea moves in on overseas coal project financing ban

South Korea's parliament looks set to pass new legislation to ban financing on foreign coal power projects, putting all overseas coal-fired plant deal...

South Korean govt likely to extend short-selling ban on resurging coronavirus concerns

South Korean govt likely to extend short-selling ban on resurging coronavirus concerns

The South Korean government is leaning toward extending the six-month ban on short selling amid a climate of economic uncertainty, said Finance Minist...

South Korea’s inflation rate turns higher for first time in 3 months in July

South Korea's headline inflation edged up for the first time in three months in July amid signs of a recovery in consumer sentiment, but still remaine...

Ardian looking to expand Asia private equity investment

Ardian looking to expand Asia private equity investment

Paris-based Ardian is looking to increase private equity investments in Asia, setting its sight on technology, media, online service and healthcare se...

Baring PE Asia poised to sell Korean parcel delivery firm for $250 mn

Baring PE Asia poised to sell Korean parcel delivery firm for $250 mn

Baring Private Equity Asia is in the final stages of talks with a South Korean private equity firm to sell the country’s No. 4 parcel delivery c...

South Korean investors to put $580 mn in TALF fund

South Korean investors to put $580 mn in TALF fund

Hyundai Investments Co. Ltd. has collected $580 million from South Korean institutional investors to invest in a fund that buys securities with borrow...

KKR eyeing South Korean waste disposal firm valued at $645 mn

KKR eyeing South Korean waste disposal firm valued at $645 mn

KKR & Co. is preparing to join the race for a South Korean industrial and medical waste treatment company valued at about 800 billion won ($645 mi...

MBK closes Asia's 3rd biggest buyout fund at $6.5 bn

MBK closes Asia's 3rd biggest buyout fund at $6.5 bn

MBK Partners held the final close of its fifth buyout fund at $6.5 billion on May 20, which marked the third-biggest fundraising for an Asia-focused p...

Foreign investors’ holding of South Korean bonds at record high of $115 bn

Foreign investors’ holding of South Korean bonds at record high of $115 bn

Foreign investors continued to buy South Korean bonds such as treasuries and monetary stabilization bonds for a fourth consecutive month in April, wit...

Bain Capital to invest $123 mn in South Korean online education startup

Bain Capital to invest $123 mn in South Korean online education startup

ST Unitas, known for English test and civil service exam preparation classes in South Korea, will receive around 150 billion won ($123 million) in inv...

eBay puts South Korean unit up for sale in $4 bn deal

eBay puts South Korean unit up for sale in $4 bn deal

eBay Inc. has decided to sell 100% of its South Korean operations which it valued at about 5 trillion won ($4 billion), the latest in a series of reor...

KKR secures $1.2 bn exits in Korea for two Asia funds

KKR secures $1.2 bn exits in Korea for two Asia funds

KKR & Co. has sold a modern logistics facility it had developed in a South Korean port in a transaction estimated to be worth more than 200 billio...

[RFP] POBA to commit $250 mn to US, Asia-focused private debt funds

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) plans to commit $250 million to five private debt funds focusing on mid-cap companies in North America...

Corsair Infrastructure funds raise $231 mn from South Korea

Corsair Infrastructure funds raise $231 mn from South Korea

Corsair Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has raised a total of 263 billion won ($231 million) from South Korean institutional investors in new funds laun...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korea teachers funds to boost Asia portfolios

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korea teachers funds to boost Asia portfolios

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and the Korea Teachers’ Pension will step up real estate and infrastructure investments in Asia and other eme...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eying Asia and secondaries PE deals

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eying Asia and secondaries PE deals

The Teachers’ Pension and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are turning to the Asian private equity market with focus on growth sectors such ...

Woori PE plans to launch $280 mn Southeast Asia-focused PDF

Woori PE plans to launch $280 mn Southeast Asia-focused PDF

Woori Private Equity Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Woori PE) plans to raise 300 billion won ($280 million) in a global private debt fund jointly with a H...

Mirae Asset seeks to launch $940 mn Asia start-up fund with Korea’s Naver

Mirae Asset seeks to launch $940 mn Asia start-up fund with Korea’s Naver

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and South Korea’s top internet portal Naver Corp. are looking to invest as much as 1 trillion won ($940 million) in Asia...

South Korea seen to spend $1.4 tn on infrastructure by 2040: report

South Korea seen to spend $1.4 tn on infrastructure by 2040: report

South Korea is expected to largely meet its infrastructure investment needs by 2040, spending $1.4 trillion on infrastructure by the year, according t...

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC eyes Asia, small firms for undervalued assets

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC eyes Asia, small firms for undervalued assets

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking to diversify its portfolio into emerging markets, in particular Asia, and will chase smaller-sized firms...

Baring Asia’s Korean parcel delivery firm fails to draw final bidder; UPS walks away

The planned sale of a South Korean parcel delivery firm by Baring Private Equity Asia to a strategic buyer has fallen through, after the last shortlis...

US to send Its biggest sub to Korean Peninsula in message to North and South

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