UBS tops Korea’s buyout deal advisory in Q1 thanks to Lotte

UBS led the $1.1 billion Lotte Rental deal; KB Securities ruled the country’s capital markets - both the ECm and DCM markets

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UBS Group AG, the frontrunner in South Korea's M&A market last year, retained the top position in the country's buyout advisory market in the first quarter of this year after leading a 1.78 trillion won ($1.2 billion) deal to sell the country’s No. 1 car rental and leasing company Lotte Rental Co.

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