PUBG’s Krafton taps ex-Apple, Samsung execs for global business

South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc. has hired former executives of not only global game developers but also tech leaders such as Apple Inc. and S...

Medytox establishes US subsidiary Luvantas

South Korean pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. announced on Wednesday that its establishment of the US subsidiary Luvantas.The goal is the global ...

Affirma Capital’s Korean MD Thomas Shim promoted to partner

Global private equity firm Affirma Capital has promoted Seoul-based Managing Director Min Hyun (Thomas) Shim to partner, investment banking sources ...

Thoma Bravo may attract $200 mn from NPS, KTCU

National Pension Service (NPS), Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and other institutional investors of South Korea are likely to contribute...

Edison CEO aspires to be Korea’s Elon Musk with Ssangyong takeover

Kang Young-kwon, chairman and chief executive of South Korea’s Edison Motors Co., was virtually unheard of in the country’s automobile i...

NPS adds APG, IFM Investors, Thoma Bravo as managers in Q4

The National Pension Service (NPS) has entrusted funds to three overseas alternative investment firms newly hired in the fourth quarter of last year...