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Private equity and venture capital news from Korea

South Korean PE firm to raise smartphone fund PDF Print E-mail
21 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets
Woongjin Capital, a South Korean private equity firm, is planning a KRW1tr ($829.6m) fund to invest in the smartphone industry, according to reports.
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Blackstone in talks to take South Korea Woori bank stake PDF Print E-mail
24 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets
US private equity firm Blackstone is in discussions with state-owned South Korean bank Woori Finance Holdings over a potential stake sale, according to reports.
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South Korea’s MBK Partners to sell cable company for $2bn PDF Print E-mail
23 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets
South Korean private equity firm MBK Partners has put its China Network Systems up for sale and could raise as much as $2bn from the exit, according to a Reuters report.
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Lone Star prepares for KEB sale with teaser letters PDF Print E-mail
06 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets
Dallas-based buy-out house Lone Star Funds has sent potential investors teaser letters over the sale of its $4bn controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank, according to reports.
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Carlyle invests $140m in four Asian deals PDF Print E-mail
08 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets
New York private equity firm Carlyle has continued its push into Asia with four growth deals across the continent.
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Korea Investment Corporation gears up for increased private equity investments PDF Print E-mail
06 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets
Korea Investment Corporation is set to increase its allocation to alternative investments to 20 per cent over the next three years, according to the Financial Times, meaning the $30bn South Korean sovereign wealth fund will have $6bn in private equity and hedge funds if it meets its target.
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Lone Star to offload Korea Exchange Bank in next six months PDF Print E-mail
11 Feb 2010. Source: AltAssets

Dallas-based buy-out house Lone Star Funds intends to sell its majority stake in Korea Exchange Bank in the next six months, Reuters reports, following a high court ruling that the bank's sale price was not unlawfully manipulated when the private equity firm took ownership.

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