Private markets embrace wider swath of economy: Partners Group CEO

Private markets embrace wider swath of economy: Partners Group CEO

Private equity is regarded as an alternative asset class while shares of listed companies are known as traditional assets. This classification may n...

BTS' Army, Blackpink's Blink power Korea fandom platforms

BTS' Army, Blackpink's Blink power Korea fandom platforms

Army of BTS, Blink of Blackpink and other global fan clubs of the world’s K-pop stars are strengthening the fan engagement platform business o...

Korean firms increase share in domestic office market

Korean firms increase share in domestic office market

The International Finance Center in Seoul (IFC Seoul) drew interest from only six bidders at the end of last year, and Singapore-based ARA Korea was...

Hugel accelerates European botox sales with Poland's approval

Hugel accelerates European botox sales with Poland's approval

Hugel Inc., South Korea’s largest maker of botulinum toxin products used to treat overactive muscles and facial wrinkles, has won sales approv...

Kids animation creator SAMG eyes IPO in H2

Kids animation creator SAMG eyes IPO in H2

South Korea’s SAMG Entertainment Co., a media production firm well known for animation Mini Force, is aiming for listing on the secondary bour...

Korea Investment completes Indonesian fishing firm's IPO

Korea Investment completes Indonesian fishing firm's IPO

South Korea’s Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) said on Thursday it has completed the listing of PT Cilacap Samudera Fishing Industr...

SK Gas, Lotte Chemical to launch JV for hydrogen power generation

SK Gas, Lotte Chemical to launch JV for hydrogen power generation

SK Gas Co., a South Korean major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) provider, and Korean chemicals firm Lotte Chemical Corp. are slated to set up a joint...

SKC to sell plastic film business to Hahn & Co. for $1.3 billion

SKC to sell plastic film business to Hahn & Co. for $1.3 billion

SKC Ltd., the chemical materials unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is selling its plastic film business to private equity firm Hahn & Co. fo...

Kakao Mobility to launch car transport service in June

Kakao Mobility to launch car transport service in June

South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. will begin providing drivers for door-to-door auto transport from as early as mid-June, according to tech i...

Medipost acquires Canada’s OmniaBio for CDMO business

Medipost acquires Canada’s OmniaBio for CDMO business

Medipost Co., a South Korean biotechnology company, has acquired a 39.6% stake in OmniaBio Inc., a Canada-based cell and gene therapy contract devel...

Iljin Materials aims to complete stake sale in August

Iljin Materials aims to complete stake sale in August

Iljin Materials Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials maker, accelerated the process of the sale of a majority stake in a deal esti...

NongHyup to gain toehold in southwest Asia with India branch

NongHyup to gain toehold in southwest Asia with India branch

NongHyup Bank, a major arm of South Korea's National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, got the nod from India last week to open its first branch ...

UK satellite firm OneWeb to provide services in Korea

UK satellite firm OneWeb to provide services in Korea

UK’s satellite company OneWeb plans to provide services for airlines and ships in South Korea where its geographic conditions kept the existin...

SK On to bolster US business with Ford's EV pickup truck sales

SK On to bolster US business with Ford's EV pickup truck sales

SK On Co., South Korea’s leading electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is expected to improve production capacity as its client Ford Motor Co...

PI Advanced, NexFlex draw bids from foreign rivals, PE firms

PI Advanced, NexFlex draw bids from foreign rivals, PE firms

Two leading South Korean materials companies PI Advanced Materials Co. and NexFlex Co. have drawn final bids mainly from foreign rivals and private ...

Kakao Entertainment’s fundraising plan hits roadblock

Kakao Entertainment’s fundraising plan hits roadblock

Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea’s mobile platform giant Kakao Corp., is struggling to raise money as surging inflation and ri...

Market Kurly's sales surge 49% on-year in Q1

Market Kurly's sales surge 49% on-year in Q1

South Korea’s Kurly Inc., the operator of grocery delivery platform Market Kurly, achieved 641.7 billion won ($511.6 million) in gross merch...

KIC, PE firm WWG to invest $450 mn in equipment maker Duravant

KIC, PE firm WWG to invest $450 mn in equipment maker Duravant

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, and private equity firm White Whale Group (WWG) are slated to jointly in...

KKR closes Asia's largest credit fund at $1.1 bn

KKR closes Asia's largest credit fund at $1.1 bn

KKR & Co. on Wednesday announced the final close of its first Asia credit fund at $1.1 billion, the largest such fund focused on Asia.The privat...

Why Iljin Materials' CEO has put a majority stake up for sale

Why Iljin Materials' CEO has put a majority stake up for sale

Iljin Materials Co., a South Korean supplier of electric vehicle battery materials, has put a majority stake up for sale, which is estimated at arou...

Hanmi Semiconductor among top 10 chip machine makers: TechInsights

Hanmi Semiconductor among top 10 chip machine makers: TechInsights

Hanmi Semiconductor Co., a South Korean chip equipment manufacturer, has been chosen as one of the world’s top 10 chip fabrication machine mak...

Winia Electronics sharpens marketing efforts in Mexico

Winia Electronics sharpens marketing efforts in Mexico

Winia Electronics Co., a medium-sized South Korean consumer electronics company, is the top microwave brand in Mexico. It is a little-known fact tha...

Korean companies rapidly embrace ESG in management standards

Korean companies rapidly embrace ESG in management standards

South Korea’s big companies are rapidly embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards by launching a dedicated ESG team to me...

SK invests in US digital healthcare firm Cala Health

SK invests in US digital healthcare firm Cala Health

South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has dipped its toes into the rapidly growing digital healthcare market by investing in Cala Health, a US-bas...

Daewoong's Nabota approved for sale in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine

Daewoong's Nabota approved for sale in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine

South Korea’s Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. has obtained approval for the sale of its botulinum toxin product, Nabota, in Saudi Arabia and Ukrai...

MBK puts home decor firm Modern House on market

MBK puts home decor firm Modern House on market

MBK Partners has added South Korea's top home decor company Modern House to the list of assets it plans to exit this year, as domestic retail giants...

Korea's key movie firm to push content production M&As

Korea's key movie firm to push content production M&As

In recent years, the content creation industry in South Korea has been a key investment sector for local investment banks. Some major content produc...

Korea's top patient monitoring device maker targets pet sector

Korea's top patient monitoring device maker targets pet sector

South Korea’s leading patient monitoring device maker Mediana Co. is targeting the pet medical industry while seeking an artificial intelligen...

KB Asset buys Belgian office towers for $654 million

KB Asset buys Belgian office towers for $654 million

KB Asset Management Co., the investment arm of KB Financial Group in South Korea, said on Friday it has completed a 100% acquisition of North Galaxy...

NCSOFT profit beats forecasts as Lineage W drives sales to record

NCSOFT profit beats forecasts as Lineage W drives sales to record

NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer, surprised investors with stronger-than-expected profit in the first quarter as Lineage W, ...

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