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Alternative investments
GEPS earmarks $135 mn for first global infra investment
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is planning to commit a combined 150 billion won ($135 million) to three global infrastr...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Carlyle seals $200 mn investment in Kakao Mobility
The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy $200 million worth of new shares in Kakao Mobility Corp. as a pre-IPO investment in the transportation arm of So...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS makes first investment in timberland via UK fund
The National Pension Service has committed $150 million to London-based Stafford Capital Partners in its first investment in timberland, land availa...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firm to reap hefty returns from US bio investment
Medivate Partners, South Korea’s life science-focused private equity firm, is set to secure more than 2.5 times its investment of around 60 bi...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Daesang marks Indonesia as hub for Middle East expansion
South Korea-based Daesang Corp. plans to beef up investment in Indonesia as part of its strategy to foster future growth drivers and to tap into the...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Shinsegae VC firm invests in ride-sharing giant Grab
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group's corporate venture capital (CVC) fund Signite Partners has invested in Grab Holdings Inc., a Southeast As...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to invest $750 million in Vietnam OLED module plant
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, will invest $750 million in its display plant in Vietnam to meet rising demand from electr...
Feb 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Pre-IPOs
Google to invest $270 mn in Kakao Mobility with Carlyle
Google Inc. is planning to invest around $270 million in Kakao Mobility Corp., the transportation arm of South Korea's No. 1 messaging operator Kaka...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment Fund
SK, China’s Geely eye investment fund for hydrogen, eco-friendly business
South Korea’s SK Holdings Co. and China’s Geely Auto Group are looking to set up a joint fund designed to invest in hydrogen and other e...
Jan 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
NPS to invest in Silver Lake’s $20 bn tech fund
The National Pension Service has decided to invest in a $20 billion technology fund that Silicon Valley-based Silver Lake Partners recently closed, ...
Jan 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Naver-invested startups line up for IPOs; market seems welcome
South Korean startups invested in by top online portal Naver Corp. are gearing up for debuts on the local bourse amid expectations of a welcome mark...
Jan 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
GM Korea to curb production as global chip shortages worsen
GM Korea Co., a subsidiary of US auto giant General Motors Co., is slashing production rates due to a component supply disruption, the latest sign t...
Jan 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's online fashion platform eyes global expansion
Online fashion platform Musinsa Co., a familiar name among Gen Zers and millennials in South Korea, is ready to go global. This month, the Korean co...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
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...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean game behemoth invests $16 mn in Elon Musk's SpaceX
The founder of South Korea's leading game company Nexon Co. has invested $16 million in SpaceX, the aerospace company headed by Elon Musk, chief e...
Jan 14, 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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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC replaces alternative investment strategy, PE heads
Korea Investment Corporation has appointed new heads of alternative investment strategy and private equity in a senior management reshuffle carried ...
Dec 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
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...
Dec 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS mandates Russell to invest $1 bn in listed real estate
The National Pension Service has mandated Russell Investments to invest $1 billion in listed real estate companies or real estate investment trusts ...
Dec 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Satellite communications
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...
Dec 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
D.CAMP eyes tech startups for global expansion
D.CAMP, South Korea's largest non-profit foundation for startups, is on the lookout for domestic tech startups with the potential to go big in glo...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS set to post 7% return on investment for 2020 amid pandemic
South Korea’s state pension fund is expected to post a 7% return on investment this year on the back of rebounding stock markets amid the COVI...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Ontario Teachers invests in Korean fried chicken brand valued at $1.7 bn
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has agreed to invest 300 billion won ($275 million) in South Korea’s leading fried chicken brand B...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture Capital
KB Investment, RM Global to form $100 mn bio VC fund
KB Investment Co. will join forces with US-based RM Global Partners to launch a $100 million life science fund to invest in early stage startups in ...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to raise image sensor output to overtake Sony
Samsung Electronics Co. is switching one of its DRAM chip fabrication lines to boost production of image sensors used in smartphones and other gadge...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics buys land in Austin, eyes foundry expansion
Samsung Electronics Co. has purchased a giant lot of land in Austin, Texas, where its US chip plant is located, raising expectations that the compan...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Drug development
SK injects $200 mn into Roivant partnership for new drug development
SK Holdings Co., the holding company of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, has become the first Korean company to foray into the targeted protein d...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Venture capital investments hit all-time high in S.Korea
Venture capital investments in South Korea are seeing a speedy recovery after facing a setback earlier this year due to the COVID-19 crisis. Over th...
Dec 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK buys $228 mn stake in China’s No. 1 car rental firm
MBK Partners has now become the second-largest shareholder in both of China’s two biggest rental car companies after purchasing a 20.86% stake...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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