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South Korean funds for overseas stock investments enjoyed the return of money to buy growth shares in the US on dips this year, while local investor...

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. of South Korea and IMM Investment Global, the Hong Kong-based affiliate of Korean equity firm IMM Investme...

South Korea’s activist fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI) has decided to sell its stake in Hanjin KAL, the holding compan...

Kakao Entertainment Corp. has hit a snag in its talks to buy a controlling stake in SM Entertainment Co., according to those familiar with the neg...

The planned sale of Ssangyong Motor Co. to Edison Motors Co., a small South Korean electric bus maker, has broken down as Edison failed to make full...

Samsung Group family is set to sell a 3.9% stake in Samsung SDS Co. worth 390 billion won ($319.5 million) through a block deal. The seller is one o...

South Korea’s tech behemoths Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. are intensifying competition over who will dominate the global webtoon market. ...

Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea posted a 8.61% rate of return in 2021, the pension fund announced on March 15. It has ear...

South Korea’s robotics startup Bear Robotics Inc. announced Wednesday it raised $81 million in Series B funding from venture capital heavywe...

Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, made another investment of $11 million in Kymeta Corp., a...

LIG Nex1 Co., South Korea’s major defense exporter, plans to set up a $80.5 million venture investment fund with Eugene Investment & Secur...

Kakao Corp. founder and chairman Brian Kim said on Monday that he will step down from the tech giant’s board of directors, following a series ...

Kakao Corp. founder and chairman Brian Kim said on Monday that he will step down from the board of directors, following a series of scandals that ro...

South Korea’s venture capital firm Translink Investment and non-profit organization Banks Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs agreed to launch ...

Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea's top mobile messenger app, is in the final stages of talks to buy a controlling stake in SM Entert...

Cloud management service provider Cloocus Co. has received 50 billion won ($40.8 million) from SK Inc. C&C, those familiar with the investment...

SK Group stands out from other South Korean conglomerates in making good use of private equity funds to raise money for business expansion.The count...

Kakao Corp., the No. 1 digital comics platform in Japan, will expand deeper into the neighboring country's comics market by launching a platform whe...

South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it selected Millennium Management LLC, Starboard Value LP and Systematica Investment...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced on Feb. 28 it selected Adams Street Partners LLC, Benefit Street Partners LLC and Clearlak...

Ridi Corp., often referred to as South Korea's Kindle, has received funding of 120 billion won ($100 million) from Singapore's GIC and three domesti...

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. has raised a total of 1 trillion won ($830 million) from four domestic private equity firms, including 390 billion won...

‘Beyond Korea’ is South Korean tech juggernaut Kakao Corp.’s new vision for the future. Kakao’s new CEO nominee Namkoon...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) signed an agreement on Feb. 24 with Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGI) to co-invest in overseas hedge fund...

TVing Co. is poised to sell 382,513 new shares to South Korean private equity fund JC Partner Co.’s affiliate to raise 250 billion won ($209 m...

Europe’s largest pension fund manager APG has urged Samsung Electronics Co. and nine other major South Korean companies to drastically cut the...

National Pension Service (NPS), Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and other institutional investors of South Korea are likely to contribute...

BlackRock, Blackstone, Singapore's GIC and Saudi's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are among the preliminary bidders for shares worth up to $4.2 billio...

South Korea's NCSoft Corp., the publisher of the popular mobile game Lineage series, on Tuesday reported a worse-than-expected operating profit in 2...