POBA targets PE in tech, bio, healthcare in long term, CIO says

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...

NH-Amundi sells Yuanta's Seoul office to Capstone for $242 bn

South Korea’s NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. said on Monday that it completed selling Yuanta Securities Co.’s Korean headquarters to C...

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...

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...

Jay Y. Lee absence raises risks for Samsung chip biz

Samsung Electronics Co. is losing its hegemony in the global semiconductor market as a sustained leadership vacuum has kept the world’s top me...

Korea Post to tap two GPs for global ESG bond ETFs

Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 21 that its insurance arm will select a maximum of two asset managers for...

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 ...

Naver emerges as Hanjin KAL’s white knight with stake purchase

South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp. has emerged as one of Hanjin KAL Co.'s key friendly shareholders, throwing its clout behind Chai...

Korean firms tapped to buy shoe parts supplier Texon

Southeast Asia-focused Navis Capital Partners is tapping South Korean companies and private equity firms to sell Texon, a Hong Kong-based footwear c...

Kakao Entertainment sets up content ecosystem with M&As

Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messenger app operator, has established its own content ecosystem including crea...

Hyundai Motor unveils new EV charging platform to take on Tesla

Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday unveiled a new electric vehicle charging service platform as the top South Korean automaker takes on global rival Tesla ...

SM Entertainment to find Saudi idols with Princess Haifa

South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. will develop Saudi idols with Princess Haifa bint Mohammed Al-Saud as the kingdom ai...

Carlyle, Solvay show interest in Korea's PI Advanced

PI Advanced Materials Co., the world’s largest polyimide (PI) film manufacturer, has drawn about 10 preliminary bidders, including The Carlyle...

KTCU, CalSTRS to launch $505 mn JV for US warehouses

Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, and The California State Teachers' Retireme...

SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm

SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solutions provider for da...

Nexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release

South Korea’s online game developers are intensifying their efforts to build and incorporate their own payment systems to wipe out hefty commi...

Kiturami Boiler bets on chip, battery facility systems

Choi Jin-min, founder and chairman of Kiturami Boiler Co., is one of the few living witnesses in South Korea's boiler history. At the age of 21, he ...

Kakao hits snag in $815 mn SM Entertainment takeover plan

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...

Hyundai to adopt multiple car assembly system at local plant from August

Hyundai Motor Co. is introducing a multiple vehicle assembly system at its main plant in South Korea to better respond to rising market demand for d...

Chung Ki-sun joins KSOE boardroom, to take helm at Hyundai Heavy

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s heir apparent Chung Ki-sun has been appointed as a co-chief executive and a registered director of Korea Ship...

Korea's new asset managers survive with competitive edge

  Most new asset management firms in South Korea end up lagging the competition due to their smaller sizes. They suffer from operating losses ...

Hanwha invests another $11 mn in US communications firm Kymeta

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...

Korean shipbuilders see material impact from sanctions on Russia

International sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are set to have a material impact on South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, ...

S.Korea's president-elect Yoon vows deregulation, tax cuts

Former prosecutor general Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday was elected South Korea's next president, pledging drastic deregulation and investor-friendly m...

Actis names Scott Choi as its first Korean partner

Private equity firm Actis LLP has promoted its Seoul office Chief Executive Scott Choi as a partner, the company said on March 7. Choi is the first ...

Korea defense firms in spotlight amid Russia-Ukraine war

South Korea’s defense makers are in the spotlight as nations are expected to boost their military power amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Industry ...

Hyundai, Iveco to cooperate on commercial vehicles

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, and Iveco Group NV, Italia's truck maker, have agreed to join hands on their commercial vehicl...

Cloud management provider Cloocus receives $41 mn in Series B funding

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

Korean LPs name their 36 favorite alternative asset managers

KKR was chosen as the best private equity firm by South Korean institutional investors, a survey shows. Blackstone, Macquarie Asset Management and Are...