[ASK 2021] The Investment Case for Asia Real Estate

[ASK 2021] The Investment Case for Asia Real Estate

Actis is a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure. Actis has raised US $24bn since inception and operates with sustain...

[ASK2021] Middle Market Direct Lending & Market Outlook

[ASK2021] Middle Market Direct Lending & Market Outlook

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across v...

[ASK 2021] Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022

[ASK 2021] Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022

Real Estate Debt Investing in 2022 Lessons Learnt, Opportunities and Key Risk Considerations M&G Investments is a globa...

AI human developer MINDs Lab aims for November IPO

AI human developer MINDs Lab aims for November IPO

South Korea’s top artificial intelligence (AI) developer MINDs Lab Inc. is aiming to list on the Kosdaq market within this month. While the ...

Supergene looks well beyond smash hit instant game OMG

Supergene looks well beyond smash hit instant game OMG

Commanding more than 100 million users for a South Korean Internet social service or a mobile game is uncommon even among industry leaders.Naver Cor...

[ASK 2021] CLO Market Insights - Resilience and Growth across Credit Cycles

[ASK 2021] CLO Market Insights - Resilience and Growth across Credit Cycles

Founded in 2006, Vibrant Capital Partners is a leading alternative credit investment manager. The firm is majority owned by active partners and ...

NPS posts near 10% IRR as of end-Aug, riding exit market boom

NPS posts near 10% IRR as of end-Aug, riding exit market boom

The National Pension Service (NPS) has achieved an average 9.65% return on investments as of the end of August, driven by overseas equity divestment...

Kurly, SSG.COM, Oasis plan for fast-track 2022 IPOs

Kurly, SSG.COM, Oasis plan for fast-track 2022 IPOs

Competition among South Korean e-commerce companies for initial public offerings is expected to get even fiercer next year. Kurly Inc., the oper...

Korea mulls allowing banks to adopt Toss' super-app strategy

Korea mulls allowing banks to adopt Toss' super-app strategy

South Korea's top financial regulator is considering allowing banks to provide basically all financial services in single apps, emulating fintech pl...

NPS makes new commitments worth $17 bn in private sector every year

NPS makes new commitments worth $17 bn in private sector every year

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) plans to keep increasing private equity investment for mid- to-long term asset allocation, Choe Hyung D...

What to do with office buildings is biggest concern: POBA CIO

What to do with office buildings is biggest concern: POBA CIO

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association CIO Jang Dong-hun said on Wednesday that in the pandemic situation, POBA's real estate investment...

Top Korean LPs to discuss post-pandemic investments

Top Korean LPs to discuss post-pandemic investments

The Korea Economic Daily is hosting Asia's biggest alternative investment forum in Seoul on Oct. 27, where chief executives of the National Pension ...

Hyundai to target Southeast Asia EV market from Indonesia

Hyundai to target Southeast Asia EV market from Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Euisun has declared that the world’s fifth-largest carmaker will target the electric vehicle market in Sout...

BTS drops Sony for Universal

BTS drops Sony for Universal

The world’s biggest boy band is joining forces with the world’s largest music company.South Korea’s BTS has agreed to a ...

Masayoshi Son to bet $170 mn on Naver metaverse platform

Masayoshi Son to bet $170 mn on Naver metaverse platform

Softbank Group founder Masayoshi Son is slated to bet $170 million on Naver Corp.’s metaverse platform. The investment is expected to help Nav...

Ares Management sees rental demand-led growth in US properties

Ares Management sees rental demand-led growth in US properties

Industrial properties in the US will likely continue to outperform other types of real estate, driven by significant rental growth in the e-commerce...

Enchem raises IPO price by a record 20% on strong investor demand

Enchem raises IPO price by a record 20% on strong investor demand

South Korea’s Enchem Co., which is working to list its shares on the Kosdaq market, has decided to raise its initial public offering price by ...

Are Korean battery materials stocks too expensive?

Are Korean battery materials stocks too expensive?

South Korean battery materials shares have rallied with their market capitalization nearly doubling since early January thanks to strong growth in t...

Hyundai Motor, Kia winners in sagging European car market in September

Hyundai Motor, Kia winners in sagging European car market in September

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their market share in Europe rise to a level never seen before...

SK to form 'turquoise' hydrogen JV in Korea with Monolith

SK to form 'turquoise' hydrogen JV in Korea with Monolith

SK Inc., the holding and investment company of South Korea’s SK Group, agreed to establish a 'turquoise' hydrogen joint venture in the country...

Korean auto shares shine in gloomy stock market

Korean auto shares shine in gloomy stock market

South Korean car shares overcame slides in the country’s stock markets as the automotive chip shortage is showing some signs of easing.Global ...

SK Group to reform governance structure with stronger board of directors

SK Group to reform governance structure with stronger board of directors

SK Group will undergo a major governance reform with significant empowerment of the board of directors in making key management decisions. The group...

M&G picks logistics, residential property for 2022

M&G picks logistics, residential property for 2022

London-based M&G Investments expects the logistics and residential real estate markets in most parts of Europe to continue to offer attractive r...

SoftBank-backed Riiid acquires Langoo, eyes Japan's edtech market

SoftBank-backed Riiid acquires Langoo, eyes Japan's edtech market

South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup Riiid is looking to boost its presence in Japan following the acquisition of its Japan-based distr...

Hanwha to raise $503 mn to expand China PVC production

Hanwha to raise $503 mn to expand China PVC production

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. is set to raise $503 million to expand its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) business in China, the world&rsq...

Toss acquires Tada, taps into mobility market

Toss acquires Tada, taps into mobility market

South Korea-based mobile financial platform Toss, which has been expanding its operations across the financial sector, is set to foray into the mobi...

Korean LCCs rush to stock market for fund on travel recovery hopes

Korean LCCs rush to stock market for fund on travel recovery hopes

Cash-strapped South Korean budget airlines are rushing to raise money in the local stock market on growing hopes for a travel recovery as government...

Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins orders for 62 excavators in Philippines

Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins orders for 62 excavators in Philippines

South Korea-based heavy machinery and construction equipment maker Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. has secured orders for 62 excavators in the Philippi...

Samsung to make 2-nanometer GAA chips by 2025 to overtake TSMC

Samsung to make 2-nanometer GAA chips by 2025 to overtake TSMC

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it will be able to commercialize a 2-nanometer transistor process technology by 2025 to take on bigger foun...

Yanolja, HanaTour team up to take lead in travel market

Yanolja, HanaTour team up to take lead in travel market

South Korea’s No. 1 accommodation booking platform Yanolja has joined forces with the country's leading travel agency HanaTour Service Inc. to...

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