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Platform investment
Naver plans over $1 bn bond issue in H1 to finance platform investment
Naver Corp., South Korea’s top online portal, plans a bond issue worth as much as 1.26 trillion won ($1.13 billion) in local and ove...
Jan 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Hana Bank issues $600 mn euro-currency bonds with negative yield
Hana Bank has become South Korea’s first commercial bank to issue foreign currency bonds at a negative yield, raising 500 million euros ($606 ...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Hyundai Steel receives $1.9 bn in orders for green bonds
South Korea-based Hyundai Steel Co. received around 2 trillion won ($1.9 billion) worth of orders in Monday's bookbuilding for its green bond issue,...
Jan 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Internet portal Naver in negotiations to buy Korea’s Jeju Bank
Naver Corp., South Korea’s top online portal, is interested in buying Jeju Bank, named for and based on the country's largest island, to secur...
Jan 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Kia to issue green notes as part of $500 mn global bonds for future mobility
Kia Corp., a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, plans to issue green bonds in overseas markets to raise money for future mobility investments, including e...
Jan 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean banks' household, company loans near $1.8 trn
South Korean households and companies have taken out fresh loans worth 208 trillion won ($189 billion) from banks last year, pushing the outstanding...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
SK Hynix to issue $2.5 bn worth of global bonds; largest amount ever
SK Hynix Inc. is planning to issue $2.5 billion worth of global bonds, the largest amount to be raised in a bond issue by a South Korean company, dr...
Jan 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Hyundai, Kia to raise $921 mn in green bonds for future mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. plan to issue green bonds worth a combined 1 trillion won ($912 million) as they gear up to raise money for...
Jan 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Yellow Umbrella Mutual seeks Korea's bond managers for $550 mn mandate
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $12 billion savings arm for South Korea’s small business owners, is looking to mandate four domestic fi...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
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...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
S.Korea's ESG bond issues could top $920 mn in Jan
South Korea's environmental, social and governance (ESG) bond market is seeing strong growth as companies are driven by institutional investors' inc...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Kakao Bank wraps up $921 mn rights offering
South Korea's mobile-only bank has wrapped up its $920.5 million rights offering, placing the enterprise value at around 9.3 trillion won ($8.6 ...
Dec 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s treasury yields climb on hopes of vaccines, more bond issues
South Korea’s treasury yields are heading higher as advances in vaccine development and concerns over increased government bond sales prompt f...
Dec 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Patrizia
Shinhan Alternative commits $245 mn to residential fund in Europe
Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. has committed 200 million euros ($245 million) to a multifamily housing fund in Europe managed by Pat...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KDB seeks up to $1 bn global bond issue in mid-Jan
Korea Development Bank (KDB) is planning to raise between $500 million and $1 billion in a dollar bond sale in mid-January, set to become the first ...
Dec 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Project financing
KEXIM to finance Korean firms' Mozambique LNG plant project
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) will provide $500 million in project financing to South Korean companies for their $550 million construction...
Dec 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Survey
Bank CEOs in Korea pick big tech as top 2021 challenge
Chief executives of banks operating in South Korea have picked the emergence of big technology companies and fintech startups in the credit market a...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Korea’s KIP eyes Europe, China VC fund launches in 2021
Korea Investment Partners Co. (KIP), South Korea’s largest venture capital firm, is aiming to launch two overseas investment funds next year &...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinhan, Hana fund KKR’s $5.6 bn UK deal with $63 mn in loans
Two leading South Korean banks – Shinhan and Hana – have provided a combined 47 million pounds ($63 million) in senior loans to finance ...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Vestas Investment launches $272 mn Europe logistics fund
South Korea’s boutique asset manager Vestas Investment Management Co. has pooled 300 billion won ($272 million) from four pension and retireme...
Nov 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
KRW bonds favored amid rekindled interest in riskier assets
SINGAPORE -- Global investors are returning to emerging market debt, including Korean won bonds, as they hunt for higher yields amid stronger local ...
Nov 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Anchor Equity, TPG invest $500 mn in Korean mobile banking app
Hong Kong-based Anchor Equity Partners has agreed to invest 250 billion won ($226 million) to buy new shares in South Korea’s KakaoBank, shortly...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Kyobo Life looks to invest in ESG bonds; calls for easing rules
South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is planning to invest several hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental, social and governance (ES...
Nov 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Nov 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Nuveen
[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...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Subordinated bond issues
Kookmin Bank sells $500 mn in subordinated bonds to fund ESG projects
South Korea’s Kookmin Bank has issued $500 million in subordinated bonds as part of its efforts to expand loans for environmental, social and go...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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CORDET
[ASK2020] Direct Lending in Northern Europe through the credit cycle
CORDET is an alternative credit specialist focused on direct lending to smaller mid-market companies across Northern Europe. We seek to lend &eu...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business expansion
Shinhan closing in on HSBC to be top foreign bank in Vietnam
Shinhan Bank Vietnam Ltd., the Vietnamese subsidiary of Shinhan Bank, is close to becoming the top foreign bank in Vietnam thanks to its solid perform...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
TPG to invest $222 mn in mobile banking app KakaoBank
TPG will acquire a 2.7% stake in South Korea’s mobile banking app KakaoBank for 250 billion won ($222 million) ahead of an initial public offeri...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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