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PEF to buy IS Dongseo ceramics operation for W217bFeb 26, 2020E&F Private Equity has inked a deal to acquire the ceramics operation of concrete-to-construction business group IS Dongseo for 217 billion won ($178 million), according to a filing on Wednesday. Th... -
Banks initiate emergency response plans against coronavirusFeb 25, 2020As the number of coronavirus cases continued to surge in Korea on Tuesday, all major banks here launched emergency response plans to protect their core networks. Commercial banks -- including Woori,... -
BTS’ management agency gears up for IPOFeb 25, 2020Big Hit Entertainment, the South Korean entertainment management agency behind K-pop sensation BTS, has selected underwriters for its initial public offering in the country’s stock market. Lead unde... -
KCGI opposes Delta Air Lines' Hanjin stake purchaseFeb 25, 2020Activist private equity firm Korea Corporate Governance Improvement on Tuesday objected to Delta Air Lines decision to hike its stake in Hanjin KAL -- holding firm of Korean Air -- amid the escalatin... -
Company K Partners launches W124b later-stage venture fundFeb 24, 2020South Korean venture capital firm Company K Partners said Monday it has launched a 124 billion won ($101.7 million) vehicle that targets startups at the later stage of growth, bringing its assets und... -
LH plans projects worth W20.5tr to stimulate economyFeb 24, 2020State-run Korea Land & Housing said Monday it plans to place a series of housing and land development project orders worth 20.5 trillion won ($16.8 billion) across the peninsula this year, in order t... -
Investors in troubled Lime Asset lose over W634bFeb 24, 2020Troubled hedge fund Lime Asset Management on Monday confirmed total investor losses of 634.1 billion won ($520.3 million) from 173 feeder funds, which were injected in two of its master funds, Pluto ... -
JR AMC gets green light for Korea’s 1st cross-border REIT listingFeb 24, 2020South Korean real estate investment firm JR Asset Management (JR AMC) said Monday that it had obtained government approval for the initial public offering of its real estate investment trust, which i... -
Homeplus unionists, MBK lock horns over asset disposal, dividend payoutFeb 23, 2020The labor-management feud at South Korea’s hypermarket chain operator Homeplus escalated Sunday, with union members accusing its majority shareholder MBK Partners of profiteering at the expense of th... -
Hyundai Capital Bank Europe inks deal to control German lenderFeb 23, 2020Hyundai Capital said Sunday that its German subsidiary has become the largest shareholder in a local lender, in an extended move to enhance the group’s mobility strategy. Hyundai Capital Bank Europe... -
Early-stage VC Bass Investment closes new W37.7b vehicleFeb 23, 2020South Korea’s early-stage venture capital house Bass Investment said it had closed its second fund worth 37.7 billion won ($31.1 million) last week, in the latest addition to its initial 28.6 billion... -
KCGI slams KAL owner family for losses, rules out heiress' return to managementFeb 20, 2020Hanjin KAL refutes, alliance’s scheme of taking boardroom is arrangement for her return -
IMM PE in talks to buy Kolmar Korea’s pharma operations, CMOFeb 20, 2020IMM Private Equity is conducting due diligence as it looks to buy some of the operations of cosmetics-to-pharmaceutical business group Kolmar Korea, according to Kolmar Korea on Thursday. The South ... -
Fiscal chief seeks to boost spending amid COVID-19 falloutFeb 19, 2020Minister urges people ‘eat out more’ to help struggling restaurants -
Prosecutors raid Lime, Shinhan Investment in misselling probeFeb 19, 2020FSS says nearly half of troubled funds sold through commercial banks
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