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Korea's LG Household & Health Care pays $364 million to buy 90% of TheFaceShop from Affinity Equity Partners and the cosmetic chain's chairman. After its exit from SK Corp, the fund surprises market with full Korean withdrawal. Has the world''s largest flat panel manufacturer misstimed another benchmark deal? After being postponed due to labour problems, the Korean oil refiner relaunches its bond in style. Market conditions almost flatten flotation of Korean panel producer. Korean cellular operator re-opens Asian high yield market - at a price. The mother of all glass panel producers begins its assault on the NYSE and KSE. New desk set up to push Korean equities to international funds. The electronics giant tackles its weak credit ratios with an equity-linked instrument. The CFO of one of Korea''s biggest listed companies talks about corporate governance, transparency and how many players should operate TFT-LCD. Morgan Stanley and UBS Warburg emerge as the surprise winners of a roughly $1 billion deal. The world''s largest manufacturer of TFT-LCD panels is preparing one of the largest and most interesting equity offerings from Korea this year, with plans to raise $1 billion ... Bank of America puts together $300 million deal for Korean issuer. Bank of America puts together $300 million deal for Korean issuer. Pricing on the current deal is cheaper than a $200 million three-year loan-style FRN earlier this year. General syndication for LG Chem’s $120 million loan style-FRN has closed following good demand. LG Card prices its first cross border securitization in a deal lead managed by UBS Warburg and CSFB. Korean credit card company taps market with $475 million securitization via CSFB and UBS Warburg. The Korean oil refiner has bucked the recent trend of Asian bond deals and underpinned its latest 10-year offering with US-driven demand. The Korean oil refiner is believed to have mandated its first international bond offering since July 1997.