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BNY hires Phillip Suh as Korea country manager

Phillip Suh, previously CEO at Samsung Asset Management, will replace the retiring Hyon Joo Park.

January 06, 2026

Societe Generale names Korea DCM head and director

Gyungmin Kim is replacing Jeyhyung Rhee who is leaving the bank, while Minjib Kim will support him as a director.

October 28, 2025

KKR buys Korea's Samwha for $520m

Private equity firm TPG is selling the luxury cosmetics packaging firm after purchasing it in July 2023 for around $230m.

September 07, 2025

Air Liquide buys Korea's DIG Airgas from Macquarie

The €2.85bn deal will expand the French gas giant's presence in Asia; the acquisition is being financed by a bridge loan and will be (re)financed by bond issues.

August 22, 2025

South Korea rocked by political turmoil as impeachment vote fails

South Korea's president has lifted martial law after parliament voted to defy the shock move on Tuesday; Bank of Korea held an emergency meeting on December 4.

December 03, 2024

ESR Group raises $325m for South Korea real estate private credit fund

The group's first Korean real estate credit fund will target logistics, data centres, infrastructure and the energy transition.

October 28, 2024

BNP Paribas appoints Dorothée Regazzoni as head of South Korea

Regazzoni was previously the bank's global head of multinational corporate coverage, Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB), based at its Paris headquarters.

March 07, 2024

FinanceAsia Country Awards 2020: why they won, part 4

The rationale for the winners in Singapore, South Korea and Sri Lanka.

July 08, 2020

Asian green finance marches on despite imperfect standards

Even though there are no unified standards in Asia, companies like ICBC and Korea Electric Power Corporation are issuing green debt.

June 25, 2019