public debt

Real estate debt has gained recognition as a viable investment vehicle for several reasons. Firstly, investors may benefit from the security provide...

Some South Korean institutional investors may see significant losses on their investment in a hotel in the heart of New York as the developer has de...

South Korea’s major banks expect their earnings in the second half to fall on the soaring distressed debts of households and companies due to ...

South Korean drug giant Celltrion Group will consider listing its holding company if necessary, after it completes the merger of three affiliates &n...

South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday vowed to reduce household debt without causing a severe economic downturn as the Bank of Korea he...

A group of six South Korean companies dubbed "Team Korea," which comprises private companies such as SK Ecoplant, public companies and a government ...

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has divested all shares it owns in Chinese joint venture Lotte Sanjiang Chemical Co., according to people f...

South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has shortlisted four global investment firms, Blackstone, KKR & Co., Goldman Sac...

South Korea's Kolon Global Corp. announced on Friday that it has won a public housing construction project in Mongolia worth 295.7 billion won ($226...

FADU Technology, the first unicorn in South Korea’s semiconductor sector, has embarked on a process to raise up to 193.8 billion won ($151 mil...

Global top ultracapacitor player LS Materials Co. is expected to go public in South Korea this year, which would mark the first LS Group company IPO...

South Koreans are maintaining their love for premium fashion items with purchases of used luxury items and "quiet luxury" goods amid a slowdown in A...

South Korea’s central bank warned that household lending in the country has leaped to the world’s third highest and could hurt long-term...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) saw the net value of its traditional assets rise 8.25% in the first half of this year, backed by the strong perfo...

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday kept the door open for another interest rate hike after leaving the policy borrowing cost unchanged for...

South Korean AI-powered edtech firm Riiid will enter the Brazilian public education market. The company announced on Wednesday that it has signed a ...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has logged an 8.63% profit in fund management in January-April this year thanks to strong equity ...

More global investors are turning to the private debt market as bank loans are getting tougher under stricter lending regulations. Among a range of ...

South Korea's energy service, petrochemical and real estate development company Hanwha Solutions Corp. will build H-Techno Valley, an industrial com...

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. has temporarily opened a staff-only space to BTS fans.  The company’s Seoul h...

South Korea’s Woori Global Asset Management Co. and ABL Life Insurance Co. have committed a sizeable amount of capital to a first closing of a...

The IONIQ 5 robotaxi, based on Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-electric crossover, will launch its first fully driverless service for public passengers late...

Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) that was established in 2017 and started flight operations last July, is gearing for fast gro...

South Korea's anemic initial public offering market has forced the country’s startups to become more creative in raising funds as they shift t...

Asia’s private equity giant MBK Partners Ltd. is set to accelerate fundraising for its new fund, which is expected to become the firm’s ...

Musicow Inc. has garnered an additional 60 billion won ($45.8 million) from Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm STIC Investments Inc...

Global real estate investors will see the funding gap continue for a while, which creates opportunities for private debt in the sector. The office s...

South Korean institutional investors find secondaries and private debt attractive amid the darkening economic outlook, chief investment officers (CI...

Global investors will find opportunities to increase positions in private debt markets amid high interest rates this year and need to strengthen their...

Direct lending, which has topped South Korean institutional investors’ private debt strategies for years, has become even more popular amid risi...