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Number Crunch: South Korea K-popsThe country has taken a larger share of Asia-Pacific's stilted private equity market over recent years.
South Korea to launch $7bn special-sits fundThe country’s financial regulator plans to mandate private equity financing for troubled companies.
- South Korea govt bets $100m on life sciences
Local government ministries in the country are setting up a fund that will back start-ups focused on the biotechnology sector.
- NPS, Korea Development Bank back $270m Lindeman fund
The Seoul-based mid-market private equity firm’s latest vehicle has received close to KRW 300bn of commitments after six months of fundraising.
- LP Radar - September 2016
See the latest PE LP updates, including allocation changes and people moves.
- Chart of the Week: Funds in market snapshot
Snapshot comparing the funds in market in December 2013 and 2014.
- PE circles Korea carveouts
Korea's chaebols are rightsizing, resulting in some carveout deals.
- Korea to liberalise bank ownership rules
Private equity firms and pension funds are to be allowed to own a larger share of voting rights in Korea's banks as the government seeks ways to boost their capital base.
- KDB PE fund to take control of Kumho Asiana engineering unit for W3trn
The state lender is also establishing another private equity fund to acquire Kumho Life Insurance, another Kumho Asiana unit.
- The market that never closes
Despite the global financial crisis, private equity activity in South Korea remained buoyant throughout 2009 and is set to keep up the pace into 2010. Siddharth Poddar looks at the market that gave Asia its largest buyout last year.