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Naver, Mirae Asset ramp up investment in India’s promising startups

South Korea’s top online platform operator Naver Corp. and brokerage giant Mirae Asset Securities Co. are aggressively investing in promi...

KIC to expand long-term investment in Asia

Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) focused on strengthening venture capital (VC) strategies and expanding co-investments with general partners (GPs) this ...

What to do with office buildings is biggest concern: POBA CIO

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association CIO Jang Dong-hun said on Wednesday that in the pandemic situation, POBA's real estate investment...

Korea scientists fund sees US-China conflict create infra investments

The Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association's (SEMA) Chief Investment Officer Huh Sung-moo said on Wednesday that climate change and g...

LG Chem to set up separator JV in Hungary with Toray of Japan

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, has agreed to set up a joint venture with Japan’s Toray Industries Inc. for the producti...

Goldman picks three key factors for alternative investment

A number of clear trends will play out for alternatives in the future, notably digitization, customization, and values-based investing, Goldman Sach...

KIC to raise alternative investments to 25% by 2027

Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) plans to increase alternative investments to a quarter of its portfolio by 2027 from the current 16%, its CEO Jin Seoun...

Office investment falls 15% in Q3 2021, CBRE says

The real estate investment market size in South Korea during the third quarter of this year reached 3.7 trillion won ($3.2 billion), showing a small...

Hyundai Motor swings to profit in Q3 on Genesis, SUVs

Hyundai Motor Co. South Korea’s top automaker, turned to an operating profit in the third quarter on strong sales of the premium Genesis model...

KTCU to be Korea’s first pension fund to invest in cryptocurrency ETF

South Korea’s second largest institutional investor Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU), with $40.2 billion under management, is eyeing its f...

Sweden's EQT staffs up in Asia with focus on Korea

EQT Partners, Europe's largest private equity firm, is staffing up its Asia Pacific team with a focus on South Korea, the investment firm said on Mo...

AgTech attracts global billionaires’ investment

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Softbank Group founder Masayoshi Son have recently shown a common interest in a surpr...

Masayoshi Son to bet $170 mn on Naver metaverse platform

Softbank Group founder Masayoshi Son is slated to bet $170 million on Naver Corp.’s metaverse platform. The investment is expected to help Nav...

POSCO reaps rewards from Australia’s Roy Hill investment

POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, has reaped the rewards of a $1.1 billion investment it made in Australia’s Roy Hi...

STIC raises $25 mn to co-invest in US oil terminal

South Korea's STIC Alternative Co. has raised $25 million to invest in a special purpose company of the Carlyle Group, which owns 50% of an oil expo...

SK Inc. to invest $102 million in China’s copper foil firm Lingbao Wason

SK Inc., the holding and investment company of South Korea’s SK Group, plans to invest 120 billion won ($102 million) in China’s Lingbao...

EQT to open Seoul office by yr-end to source Korean deals

EQT Partners will be opening its Seoul office this year for the first time, as the Swedish private equity firm is preparing to source deals in South...

Korean VC firms expand investment in Southeast Asia

South Korean venture capital firms are expanding their investment in Southeast Asia, where startups grow rapidly based on a large population.K...

Hanwha-invested OneWeb’s internet satellites launched into orbit

A Soyuz rocket has launched 36 new internet satellites operated by London-based OneWeb, in which South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. has a stake,...

CalSTRS, POBA co-invest $317 mn in US debts in 2021

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) have invested a combi...

Amazon in talks to invest in SK Tel's spun-off unit

Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, is in negotiations with South Korea's SK Telecom Co. to invest in the mobile carrier's non-telecom ...

M&G picks logistics, residential property for 2022

London-based M&G Investments expects the logistics and residential real estate markets in most parts of Europe to continue to offer attractive r...

Korea Post's savings arm earns 8.45% return in H1

Korea Post's savings arm earned an 8.45% return on investments in the first half of this year, broadly in line with the average rate of return repor...

Hyundai Mobis breaks ground on $1.1 bn hydrogen fuel cell plants

Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, on Thursday broke ground on a hydrogen fuel cell plant, part of its 1.32 trillion won...

SK E&S' $2 bn share deal draws slew of funding providers

KKR & Co. and three other private equity firms, shortlisted for SK E&S Co.'s new preferred shares worth 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion), are n...

Samsung's cash reserves dwindle on increased R&D, other investments

Samsung Electronics Co. is well known for its ample cash reserves close to $100 billion, ready to spend where it deems necessary for growth.But the ...

Morgan Stanley remains top advisor for S.Korea Q3 M&As

Morgan Stanley remained the top M&A advisor in South Korea in the third quarter of this year, according to data compiled by market tracker FnGui...

Ardian wins $25 mn mandate from construction workers' fund

South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) will commit $25 million to Paris-based private equity firm Ardian for infrast...

SK Inc, STIC invest $55 million in US alternative dairy maker Perfect Day

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, and private equity firm STIC Investment Inc., have invested a combined 65 billion...