Buyout of Homeplus propels MBK into big league

The north Asia-focused private equity firm is stepping up in terms of deal size with the purchase of Tesco’s Korean discount retailer.
September 02, 2015

Private equity firm MBK Partners is on the verge of sealing its largest deal yet -- the purchase of Tesco’s Korean discount retail chain.

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