Bain Capital puts beauty device maker Classys on market

Bain Capital puts beauty device maker Classys on market

Bain Capital has embarked on the process to sell a majority stake in Classys Inc., a South Korean medical aesthetic device maker. The deal is estima...

Multifamily, digital infrastructure have upside potential: ASK 2023

Multifamily, digital infrastructure have upside potential: ASK 2023

Investors will spur capital injection in global residential real estate and emerging infrastructure segments such as data centers and energy transit...

SK on eve of jackpot from NYSE debut of US battery maker SES

SK on eve of jackpot from NYSE debut of US battery maker SES

SK Inc., the investment-focused holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is set to pocket a sixfold return from its investment in SES Holdin...

Kosdaq: Perennial bush league as blue chips favor Kospi

Kosdaq: Perennial bush league as blue chips favor Kospi

South Korea’s tech-heavy Kosdaq market has been underperforming the main Kospi market for a couple of decades, raising concerns that the junio...

Fried chicken chain BHC to pay $255 mn for Outback Steakhouse Korea

Fried chicken chain BHC to pay $255 mn for Outback Steakhouse Korea

South Korea’s No. 2 fried chicken brand BHC Group is set to spend $255 million to acquire the Korean operations of Outback Steakhouse, an Aust...

Fried chicken chain BHC set to acquire Outback Steakhouse Korea

Fried chicken chain BHC set to acquire Outback Steakhouse Korea

South Korea’s second-largest fried chicken brand BHC Group has been named the preferred negotiator to acquire a 100% stake in the Korean opera...

Blackstone-invested handbag maker Simone applies for IPO review

Blackstone-invested handbag maker Simone applies for IPO review

South Korea’s luxury handbag maker Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., 30% owned by US private equity firm Blackstone, has kicked off a process to li...

Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform

Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform

The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has secured returns nearly four times its $37.6 million investment in the US cloud-based platform provider El...

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