A Homeplus Express store in Seoul MBK Partners’ planned sale of Homeplus Express, the supermarket chain of South Korean hypermarket operator Homeplus, has hit a snag as potential buyers' interest is increasingly waning over valuation differences.The South Korean private equity firm put Ho
Jeju Air's aircraft (Courtesy of Jeju Air) South Korea’s top budget carrier Jeju Air Co. is in talks with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to acquire Asiana Airlines Inc.'s cargo unit, which is estimated at 300 billion won ($222.1 million) to 500 billion won, according
Michael ByungJu Kim, co-founder and partner of MBK Partners (Courtesy of MBK) South Korea and Japan are the two most important markets for buyouts in Asia, and China is still a significant private market with potential for mid- to long-term growth, said North Asia-focused private equity firm MB
Modern House store (Courtesy of Modern House) Modern House, the top home decoration brand in South Korea, sticks to a unique rule for its store operations: one-third of the products on the shelves should be replaced by new items within a year, and all the products should be redesigned from the
Hankook Tire headquarters in Seoul Cho Hyun-bum, chairman of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s top tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said on Thursday he is confident of thwarting private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd. and his elder brother’s bid