Hana Looks to PE Firms to Fund KEB Acquisition

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group will look to private equity firms to fund its $4 billion acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank, Reuters reported. Hana is in early talks with firms including The Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Reuters said, adding that Hana will tap private equity firms for roughly half the cost of the buyout.

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