CJ ENM buys stake in US metaverse firm Hyperreal
South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. has acquired a minority stake in US metaverse entertainment and media firm Hyperreal Digital Inc., ...
Baring PEA to refinance two Korean lenders to recoup investment
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia is planning to raise a total of 674 billion won ($532 million) in loans for South Korea's Acuon Capital a...
Hyundai Motor, battery firms strive to limit China lockdown disruptions
The growing fears of a Beijing lockdown are prompting South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and battery makers, already suffering from...
NPS to step back from management of Hanjin KAL
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea has decided to shift its objective in holding shares of Hanjin KAL Corp., the parent company of Korean...
IGIS, KKR to found JV for real estate investment in Korea
US private equity investment giant KKR & Co. and IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate fund manager in South Korea, will set up a j...
Korea consumption, facility investment down in March
South Korea’s consumption and capital expenditures fell last month although production rebounded, government data showed, indicating the momen...
Samsung Asset to list blockchain ETF on Hong Kong Exchange
Samsung Asset Management Co. is slated to list a blockchain exchange-traded fund on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) in the first half of this year, th...
Koreans' fractional investing craze spreads to cows
Investment rights for dozens of Korean calves, worth a combined 10 million won ($7,900), sold out within one minute after each of the three investme...
Retail investment amount in startups triples on-year in Q1
South Korea’s retail investors are increasingly more bullish in startups than in manufacturing or retail firms. The Ministry of SMEs an...
NH Investment opens London affiliate to ramp up global IB business
NH Investment & Securities Co. has set up its affiliate incorporated in London, the South Korean major brokerage house announced on April 27. ...
Startup accelerator Klim Ventures secures $4 mn in bridge capital
South Korea’s startup accelerator Klim Ventures announced Tuesday it has secured 5.5 billion won ($4 million) worth of bridge capital. ...
73% of LPs to ramp up global warehouse investment
Key asset owners of South Korea are eyeing logistics centers and multifamily housing for real estate investing while planning to reduce exposure to ho...
Carlyle visits Hyundai Glovis seeking measures to boost value
The Carlyle Group, a US private equity giant, visited South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. last week to discuss steps to boost the value of the Hy...
Hana Fin. boosts Vietnam presence with BIDV Securities stake
South Korea's Hana Financial Investment Co. has become the second-largest shareholder in Vietnam's BIDV Securities after buying a 35% stake in the V...
Golfzon County IPO poised to be another MBK success story
Golfzon County Co. is gearing up for an initial public offering, which will offer MBK Partners a chance to exit from its investment in South Korea&r...
Affinity Equity to refinance Serveone to recoup investment
Affinity Equity Partners is in the process of raising 700 billion won ($565 million) to recapitalize South Korea's Serveone Co. in an attempt to rec...
COVID test kit maker SD Biosensor buys Italian medical device firm
SD Biosensor Inc., South Korea’s top manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits, said on Friday that it has signed a deal to purchase a 100% stake i...
Kakao Games invests $15 mn in Playable Worlds for global expansion
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of Korea’s web service giant Kakao Corp., has invested $15 million in US game studio Playable Worlds...
Samsung to supply chip substrate for Apple’s next-gen M2 processor
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will supply its semiconductor package substrate to Apple Inc. for the US tech giant’s next-generation M2 process...
KDB resumes global venture IR event in Singapore
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said on Thursday that KDB NextRound, the bank’s venture investment platform, will h...
Fractional copyright ownerships are securities: Seoul
Musicow Inc., South Korea's first music copyright trading platform, will come under regulatory scrutiny, after the country's top financial regulator...
South Korean conglomerates race to establish CVCs
One after another, South Korea’s household name conglomerates are establishing corporate venture capital (CVC) firms under their holding compa...
Direct lending remains the top PD strategy for Korean LPs
Around 70% of South Korean key asset owners will expand their exposure to global private debt, expecting steady streams of cash flow, according to a r...
One Store refiles IPO application, changing peer group list
One Store Co., investment firm SK Square Co.'s homegrown app store, is gearing up for an initial public offering to be held in May. The local app st...
LG Energy-led group to set up $9 bn Indonesia battery value chain
A consortium led by LG Energy Solution Ltd., the global No. 2 electric vehicle battery maker, will invest $9 billion in a battery value chain in Ind...
US and German startups funded by Mirae Asset join ranks of unicorns
Mirae Asset Venture Investment Co. is forecast to rake in more than 400 billion won ($325 million) for its investment in Moloco Inc. Mirae As...
Warehouses pile financial burden on investment firms
South Korea’s logistics centers are ramping up the financial pressure on real estate investment firms. Previously a favored property type, i...
Shinhan Card makes strategic investment in car sales platform
South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group is intensifying its online car sales business through partnerships with online platforms. The group&rs...
US hedge fund urges SK to focus on share buybacks
US hedge fund Dalton Investments LLC has urged SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, to focus more on share buybacks and can...
S.Korea’s top securities firms enjoy high returns on fintech investment
South Korea’s startups raked in a record amount of investment last year, thanks to the number of unicorns reaching an all-time high.This was n...
