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LIG Nex1 and Carl Zeiss Optronics form JV
Asian Military Review has reported that South Korea’s leading provider of defense and security technology, LIG Nex1, and Germany’s Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH have founded a joint venture that will begin operations in Seoul by the end of 2011.
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KKR to launch new $6 billion pan-Asia fund
Reuters has reported that private equity fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) & Co. plans to launch a new $6 billion pan-Asia fund for startups in the region within
KT joins JV to launch Ustream Korea
Ustream, a provider of live video streaming services, has announced that KT Corporation has joined the former’s joint venture with Japanese telecom provider Softbank Corporation. According to TechCrunch,
Hyundai Oilbank prepares for 2012 IPO
According to Reuters, Hyundai Oilbank, South Korea's smallest crude oil refiner, has narrowed down a group of banks to handle its up to $2 billion IPO planned for
Korea Teachers Pension Fund invests 54 bn won into 5 VC/PEs
The Korea Teachers Pension Fund (KTPF) has selected 5 companies, out of an original pool of 11, to manage 54 bn won. Two private equity firms were selected; IMM
KT Capital, Orix PE complete second Korea-Japan Win-Win Fund
According to industry followers, the Korea Finance Corporation (KoFC), KT Capital (KTC), and Orix PE have registered their 102 billion won Korea-Japan Win-Win Fund with the Financial Supervisory
SBS and Viacom to form JV for international television programming
Asia Media Journal has reported that Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc., and SBS Media Holdings have announced an agreement to form a joint venture
KORAIL to be privatized by 2014
Maeil Business News has reported that an official from the South Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) has announced that the privatization of the Korea
Corstone Capital to create more funds
It has been two years since U.S. private equity firm Corstone Capital has entered the Korean market, and the PEF has already closed two funds and plans to
Five GPs selected for second round of Semiconductor Fund
Five of the nine shortlisted Korean VC firms have been selected for the latest round of the Korean government’s 90 billion won Semiconductor Fund. The five VCs include
