VIG Partners overview
Stories about VIG Partners
Korean buyout shop VIG ponders dedicated growth capital team
VIG Fund IV is 69% invested and expected to complete one more deal this year, managing partner Chulmin Lee tells PEI.
Side Letter: European fund rush, Hollyport and VIG closes, Thoma Bravo's new niche
Europe is braced for a bunch of mega closes, while Hollyport and VIG are celebrating their own fundraising achievements. Plus: predictions from Blackstone and Thoma Bravo's new offering. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Korea’s VIG eyes global exit routes after closing fourth fund
Economic concerns have prompted strategic buyers to become more frugal, paving the way for a greater number of secondary buyouts, according to managing partner Chulmin Lee.
VIG Partners raises $530m
The Seoul-based investment firm holds a first close on its fourth buyout fund.
VIG seeks up to $800m for fourth fund
The Seoul-based manager will be investing the capital raised in mid-market and control buyout deals in Korean consumer companies.
VIG Partners contact information
Offices
3rd Fl, Signature Tower West, 100 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung gu, Seoul, 04542, South KoreaContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. Yoonggi Han | Job titlePartner | LocationSeoul, South Korea | Email  --------- |
| Ms. Kayun Chung | Job titleExecutive Director and Deputy Chief Financial Officer | LocationSeoul, South Korea | Email ----- |
| Ms. Sunhee Ha | Job titleSenior Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer | LocationSeoul, South Korea | Email ----- |
| Mr. Chulmin Lee | Job titleManaging Partner and Founding member | LocationSeoul, South Korea | Email ----- |
VIG Partners funds managed
Funds in market: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size ----- | Open dateOct 2023 | Strategy ---------- | |
Closed funds: 11
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size -------- | Close dateMay 2025 | Strategy ----- | |
Fund size ----- | Close dateNov 2024 | Strategy ------ | |
Fund size ------- | Close dateFeb 2024 | Strategy ----------- | |
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