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Chemport to receive up to $8.8 mn from US biopharma
According to the Korea Herald, Samho Green Investment has arranged a mutually beneficial contract between Chemport, a Korean bio-venture firm, and Amarin, a U.S. biopharmaceutical company. Under the agreement, Chemport is to supply polyunsaturated fatty acids to Amarin, which will …
New regulation temporarily lowers capital requirements for Big 5 securities firms
Korea's financial authorities have set a provisional equity minimum of 3 trillion won to allow securities firms to conduct investment banking business such as corporate lending and prime
KIC to invest up to $900 mn using new strategies
Asian Investor has reported that the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the nation’s sovereign wealth fund, has announced plans to invest up to $900 mn in public markets investments
Korea to launch $92.6 mn fund for foreign investors
Furthering their support for foreign investors, the Korean government will launch a 100 bn won ($92.6 mn) FDI c0-investment fund in September of this year. The fund is named "Global
Goldman predicts Korean takeovers to increase
According to Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has predicted that takeovers involving South Korean companies could increase by as much as 27 percent due to government stake sales
KT and Softbank announce joint venture in cloud computing
In a joint press release on May 30, Korea’s second largest mobile operator KT Corp. and Japan’s Softbank Telecom Corp. announced their plan to set up a $65
Toshiba invests in Korean wind company
MK Business News reported that Japanese firm Toshiba announced on May 23 that they will be investing $36.46 mn in convertible bonds of Korean wind power firm Unison. Toshiba
EU companies charge Korean alternative energy with $510 mn in investments
MK Business News has reported that five European corporations have announced their plans to make large investments in Korea. Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) revealed on May 10
KOTRA & KRX to cooperate in advancing financial market
On April 20, The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) signed an agreement to cooperatively advance into overseas securities markets and attract foreign companies
KoFC selects GPs for Korea-Japan Co-Investment Fund
The consortiums of KT Capital - Orix PE and KTB Securities - SBI have been designated as GPs for the Korea-Japan Co-Investment Fund. According to the Korea Finance
