SK's US battery arm sells $1 bn green bonds at lower rates

The $1 billion green bond sale by SK Battery America Inc., a US unit of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., was nine times oversubscribed at $9 b...

Meritz Alternative commits $150 mn to US multifamily fund

South Korea’s Meritz Alternative Investment Management Co. has committed $150 million to a new US multifamily residential fund managed by Fair...

Total, Hanwha to set up JV for $1.8 bn US solar expansion

French refiner Total SE and South Korea’s Hanwha Energy Corp. have agreed to set up a joint venture to build solar power plants and storage ce...

LG takes over controlling stake in US TV data analysis firm Alphonso

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has acquired a controlling stake in US-based TV data analysis startup Alphonso Inc. to strengthen its softwa...

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...

SK Innovation to raise $920 mn for US battery plant expansion

South Korea-based SK Innovation Co. is ramping up investment for its US-based electric vehicle battery business, with plans to raise up to 1 tri...

SUVs drive up Hyundai, Kia in US market; G80 named safest car of year

A slate of new sport utility vehicles are driving up Hyundai Motor Group's market share in the US, where its two automaking units have relied on sed...

Hanwha Solutions acquires US hydrogen tank maker Cimarron, to invest $100 mn

Hanwha Solutions Corp. has acquired a 100% stake in Cimarron Composites LLC, a US hydrogen storage tank manufacturer, as the South Korean energy sol...

Two US firms win $200 mn Korea Post infrastructure mandate

Argo Infrastructure Partners and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners were chosen as Korea Post’s new overseas infrastructure investment managers...

Hanwha Systems to invest $30 mn in US communications firm Kymeta

Hanwha Systems Co., the defense industry arm of Hanwha Group, has decided to invest 33.2 billion won ($30 million) in Kymeta Corp., a US satellite c...

Hanwha looks to buy US hydrogen storage tank maker

Hanwha Solutions Corp. is seeking to acquire 100% of a US hydrogen storage tank manufacturer worth tens of millions of dollars, a local newspaper re...

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...

Hyundai Motor JV to launch robotaxi services in US by 2023

Hyundai Motor Group's autonomous driving joint venture Motional and US-based ride-hailing company Lyft have joined forces to offer robotaxi servic...

Naver Webtoon taps foreign investors ahead of US listing

Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...

HOLD Naver Webtoon taps foreign investors ahead of US listing

Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...

US hedge fund Whitebox Advisors opposes LG’s planned spin-off

Whitebox Advisors LLC, a US-based hedge fund, opposes a planned spin-off by South Korea’s LG Corp., saying the plan sacrifices minority shareh...

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 ...

BTS rewrites pop history as it goes mainstream in US

“One day the world stopped, without any notice … people say that the world has changed ... but thankfully our relationship is still t...

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...

Fadu, Mobilint emerge as S.Korea's system chip startup dark horses

South Korea's two semiconductor startups, Fadu Inc. and Mobilint, have emerged as the country's system chip industry dark horses as their competitiv...

Hanwha Systems unveils Butterfly, personal air vehicle mockup

Hanwha Systems Co., a defense and information technology service unit of Hanwha Group, on Wednesday unveiled the mockup of its personal air vehicle (P...

Hyundai Motor to install Nvidia’s in-vehicle system in entire fleet from 2022

Hyundai Motor Group will use US chipmaker Nvidia Corp.’s in-vehicle information and entertainment system for its entire fleet of Hyundai Motor C...

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...

South Korean investors ramp up US stock purchases

South Korean investors ramped up overseas stock purchases amid looming uncertainty surrounding the US Presidential Election during the first week of N...

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...

Korea’s EV battery stocks surge on Europe sales, US vote

Shares of South Korea’s three leading electric vehicle battery makers surged Tuesday, on strong electric car sales in Europe and expectations th...

NPS, KTCU commit $200 mn to US tech-focused PEF

The National Pension Service and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) have committed a combined $200 million to technology-focused Thoma Bra...

Samyang joins bid to acquire US-based chemical maker Emerald Kalama

Samyang Holdings Corporation, a South Korean manufacturer of food and chemical products, has joined the bid to acquire US-based Emerald Kalama Chemica...

[ASK2020] Private Debt: Playing Offense or Defense?

StepStone is a leading private markets firm that oversees over US$296 billion of private capital allocations, including approximately US$67 bill...

[ASK2020] The US middle market private credit opportunity

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 Ju...