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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to invest $25 mn in UK vehicle smart display firm
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, said on Oct. 7 it will invest $25 million in a UK automotive smart display company in...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai exports hydrogen vehicles to world’s No. 1 oil producer Saudi Aramco
Hyundai Motor Co. has shipped four hydrogen-powered vehicles to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest oil producer, at a time when even the...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor hires two AI experts to strengthen foothold in future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group has hired two artificial intelligence experts as the company aims to secure its position in the future mobility sector, including ...
Sep 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to launch battery affiliate Dec. 1; IPO under review
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemicals maker, has endorsed a company plan to spin off its battery business as a standalone entity to stre...
Sep 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Electronics
LG launches world's first rotatable T-shaped smartphone
LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its new smartphone LG Wing on Sept. 14 in an online event, the first product rolled out under the company’s Explore...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kakao Games
Kakao Games shares hit upper limit for two consecutive days, further fueling IPO hype
Kakao Games Corp. shares reached the daily upper limit for the second consecutive day on Sept. 11, pushing the company to the third place on KOSDAQ wi...
Sep 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Mirae Asset to launch $252 mn Europe infrastructure fund
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is preparing to launch a 300 billion won ($252 million) vehicle to invest in a European infrastructure fund.Accordi...
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPO
Korea's largest H&B franchise launches pre-IPO targeting PEFs
South Korean health and beauty franchise CJ Olive Young has sent teaser letters to potential buyers, including domestic and overseas private equity fu...
Sep 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy world's first in LNG-powered container launch
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has launched the world’s first Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) powered by liquefie...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFP
[RFP] POBA seeks two global fixed-income managers for $350 mn mandate
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) plans to allocate a combined $350 million to two global fixed-income investment companies, i...
Aug 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor aims to launch world’s first commercial robotaxi
Hyundai Motor Co. is aiming to launch the world’s first commercial robotaxi, or Level 4 autonomous driving with no humans involved, as global au...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Defense
Global partnership pushes Hanwha into final round of Aussie armored vehicle deal
Hanwha Defense Co. has reached the final stretch in a race to win Australia’s 5-trillion won (US$4.2 billion) project to buy new infantry fighti...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches IONIQ as standalone EV brand
The Hyundai Motor Group is launching IONIQ as a standalone brand to exclusively make electric cars as part of its efforts to gain share in the r...
Aug 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFP
[Updated RFP] Korea Post seeks two global debt fund houses for $170 mn mandate
(On August 25, Korea Post extended the deadline for submitting proposals for its global debt investment mandate to August 31, 2020 from August 19, 202...
Aug 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK Partners sees 2nd special situations fund launch in H2
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners is looking to launch its second special situations fund in the second half of this year to capital...
May 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Canada and Dutch pension funds to launch $1 bn Korean logistics JV with ESR
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), the Netherlands’ APG and China’s logistics property developer ESR have agreed to s...
Apr 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Two Europe-focused REITs seek $600 mn IPOs in Seoul
Two real estate investment trusts (REITs) backed by office buildings in Belgium and France are planning to raise a combined $600 million through initi...
Mar 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR secures $1.2 bn exits in Korea for two Asia funds
KKR & Co. has sold a modern logistics facility it had developed in a South Korean port in a transaction estimated to be worth more than 200 billio...
Feb 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Elliott sells off over $1 bn shares in Hyundai Motor, two affiliates in two yrs
Elliott Management Corp. has disposed of all its shares in three key units of the Hyundai Motor Group, currently worth $1.5 billion, after its nearly ...
Jan 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private Equity
Korean biotech fund reaps triple-digit return on two Nasdaq-listed firms
South Korea’s $25 million biotechnology-themed fund, launched by Meritz Securities Co. Ltd., has earned triple-digit returns on its 2.7 billion ...
Jan 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU, SK Holdings to launch $1 bn fund for global co-investment
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will set up a $1 billion joint fund with South Korea’s SK Holdings Co. Ltd. to make cross-border investme...
Sep 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unison Capital in final stages of talks to sell Gong Cha to US PEF
Unison Capital Inc. is in the final stages of negotiations to sell Taiwan-style milk tea brand Gong Cha to US private equity firm TA Associates for ar...
Jul 31, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Public fund of $118 mn launched for Luxemburg building
Korea Investment Management Co. plans to raise 104 million euros ($118 million) from individual investors in June to fund its 275-million-euro purchas...
Jun 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset to exit from German building in two years for strong gain
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. is set to exit from an office building in Frankfurt with handsome gains, just two years after acquiring the 17...
May 23, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea scientists fund appoints new CIO for two-year term
The Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) has appointed Sungmoo Huh, a former alternative investment and strategy head of Seoul...
May 03, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kookmin Bank commits $20 mn to two aircraft junior debt funds
Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s biggest lender, has committed $20 million to two aviation funds to provide junior and mezzanine loans for Airbus and Boein...
Mar 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Two French offices draw Korean bidders in $1.2 bn deals
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is nearing a 370 billion won ($330 million) deal to buy an office complex near Paris, while a South Korean ...
Feb 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post plans to commit $200 mn to two distressed debt funds
Korea Post plans to allocate $200 million to two distressed commingled funds for target returns of 8% or above, according to its request for proposal ...
Feb 20, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Investment launches $50 mn retail fund for Milan office purchase
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is seeking to raise 55 billion won ($49 million) from individual investors to fund its 124 billion won ($11...
Feb 20, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS launches stewardship responsible division
The National Pension Service has set up a division to fulfill its stewardship responsibilities as South Korea’s largest institutional investor after i...
Jan 08, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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