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Tikehau Capital Korea wins GP license to boost Asian operations

Tikehau Capital Korea wins GP license to boost Asian operations

Tikehau Capital, a Paris-headquartered global alternative asset management group, is working hard to expand growth and its operating capacity in Asi...

South Korean government slashes fund of funds budget by 40% on-year

South Korean government slashes fund of funds budget by 40% on-year

The South Korean government is facing a backlash from the startup and venture capital sectors after slashing next year’s fund of funds budget....

Korea’s Iljin sticks to higher stake sale price than bid

Korea’s Iljin sticks to higher stake sale price than bid

Iljin Materials Co.’s sale process has reached a deadlock as its Chief Executive Heo Jae-Myeong is holding to its price to sell a controlling ...

Kurly, Golfzon get preliminary nod for 2022 IPOs

Kurly, Golfzon get preliminary nod for 2022 IPOs

Gourmet food delivery platform Kurly and Golfzon County have won preliminary approval for their initial public offerings set for this year.The Korea...

DigitalBridge names Korean Tae Ahn as Asia capital formation head

DigitalBridge names Korean Tae Ahn as Asia capital formation head

DigitalBridge Group Inc., a US digital infrastructure investment firm, announced on July 19 it has appointed South Korean Tae E. Ahn as managing d...

Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment

Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment

Geekble, operator of the YouTube science channel of the same name, has raised 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in bridge investment, the company said on...

Bain Capital, Lotte Chem. among shortlisted bidders for Iljin

Bain Capital, Lotte Chem. among shortlisted bidders for Iljin

A US private equity firm Bain Capital and South Korea’s major petrochemical manufacturer Lotte Chemical Corp. were among the shortlisted candi...

Korea hydrogen council launches $382 mn fund

Korea hydrogen council launches $382 mn fund

The Korea H2 Business Summit, a business council established by South Korea’s leading conglomerates to invest in the hydrogen industry, launch...

Unison Capital puts Korea dental scanner maker up for sale

Unison Capital puts Korea dental scanner maker up for sale

Unison Capital Inc., a middle-market focused private equity firm, put the world’s third-largest 3D dental scanner maker on the market. The dea...

Lotte Chemical, Bain Capital among bidders for Korea’s Iljin Materials

Lotte Chemical, Bain Capital among bidders for Korea’s Iljin Materials

The much-touted sale of a controlling stake in Iljin Materials Co., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, is flagging as big spenders are ...

Online lender K Bank revs up for IPO in Nov on surging net profit

Online lender K Bank revs up for IPO in Nov on surging net profit

K Bank submitted a preliminary assessment request to the Korea Stock Exchange on Thursday, the first step to an initial public offering. The on...

Korean biotech L&C Bio issues convertible bonds worth $46 mn

Korean biotech L&C Bio issues convertible bonds worth $46 mn

South Korean biotech company L&C Bio, which specializes in tissue regeneration treatment, is poised to ramp up its expansion into the Chinese ma...

Washington D.C. recognizes Korea as origin of kimchi

Washington D.C. recognizes Korea as origin of kimchi

Washington D.C. has joined the three US states of California, Virginia and New York to designate Nov. 22 “Kimchi Day,” and has acknowled...

Pharma companies jump into $3 bn pet care market

Pharma companies jump into $3 bn pet care market

South Korean pharmaceutical companies are jumping into the animal medicine and diagnostics market to target the rapidly growing pet care market, whi...

Seoul poised to paint over Hong Kong in fine arts

Seoul poised to paint over Hong Kong in fine arts

Back in 2013, Hong Kong painted itself as the uncontested leader in Asia’s art scene – over Singapore, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Art Bas...

Korean LPs join Antares Capital’s $3.5 bn credit fund

Korean LPs join Antares Capital’s $3.5 bn credit fund

A few key institutional investors in South Korea are set to commit up to $300 million to a $3.5 billion private credit fund by US private debt man...

Private markets embrace wider swath of economy: Partners Group CEO

Private markets embrace wider swath of economy: Partners Group CEO

Private equity is regarded as an alternative asset class while shares of listed companies are known as traditional assets. This classification may n...

[ASK 2022] Infrastructure benefits from inflation and population growth: Sera Global

[ASK 2022] Infrastructure benefits from inflation and population growth: Sera Global

 Infrastructure is stronger than ever amid the current macroeconomic risks, and investors will see greater opportunities in the ...

Venture capital heavyweights tighten belts after 13-year spending spree

Venture capital heavyweights tighten belts after 13-year spending spree

Venture capital firms at home and abroad are tightening their belts, following growing concerns over inflation and continued interest hikes by maj...

KT Cloud targets $792 million with new stock issuance

KT Cloud targets $792 million with new stock issuance

KT Cloud is working to raise 1 trillion won ($792 million) by issuing new shares. The cloud arm of telecom juggernaut KT Corp. plans to use the...

Humbling experience leads to VC success ⁠– LG Tech Ventures CEO

Humbling experience leads to VC success ⁠– LG Tech Ventures CEO

Kim Dong-su, CEO of Silicon Valley-based LG Technology Ventures said that the failures he experienced while working at a boutique investment firm ha...

Former NPS real estate chief named Allianz RE's Asia head

Former NPS real estate chief named Allianz RE's Asia head

Kim Hyun-soo, a former real estate investment head of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), has been named Asia head of Allianz Real Estate,...

Foreign ownership of Korean shares hits lowest level since 2010

Foreign ownership of Korean shares hits lowest level since 2010

Foreign investors’ holding rate in South Korea’s main bourse Kospi has plunged to the lowest level since 2010. The investors have dispos...

Startup accelerator Klim Ventures secures $4 mn in bridge capital

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. ...

Korea, Lone Star brace for ruling on decade-long dispute

Korea, Lone Star brace for ruling on decade-long dispute

An international arbitrator is set to rule on a decade-long legal tussle between South Korea and Lone Star Funds as early as next month over the US ...

CJ, Samsung to launch $600 million e-commerce logistics fund

CJ, Samsung to launch $600 million e-commerce logistics fund

CJ Logistics and an affiliate of Samsung Life Insurance have joined forces to launch a real estate investment fund worth 740 billion won ($600 milli...

Korea Post to hire two GPs for global infrastructure debt

Korea Post to hire two GPs for global infrastructure debt

  Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 14 that its insurance arm will select two asset managers for a maxi...

Shinhan Card makes strategic investment in car sales platform

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...

Creator tech startup Awake Corp. attracts over $892,000 in seed funding 

Creator tech startup Awake Corp. attracts over $892,000 in seed funding 

Awake Corp., a startup that operates platforms to assist online creators, recently attracted 1.1 billion won ($892,473) in seed capital. The total a...

Samsung Biologics to raise $2.6 bn in rights issue

Samsung Biologics to raise $2.6 bn in rights issue

Samsung Biologics Co., a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and a biotech division under the Samsung Group, is set ...

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