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South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund

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Hahn & Co, a South Korean private equity firm founded by former Morgan Stanley banker Scott Sang-Won Hahn, has raised $3.4bn for a new buyout fund, making it the largest single-country focused vehicle in Asia this year, according to a report by Bloomberg. The firm’s previous $2.7bn fund from 2019 has already returned 30% of its capital.

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Would a Macy's Buyout Be a Miracle on 34th Street?

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Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey and contributor Matt Frankel dive into Boston Omaha , a company that could be poised to be the next great conglomerate. Matt Frankel and Ricky Mulvey they explore the potential of this conglomerate in the making. What could change the regulatory climate for big deals. Has the company earned that swagger?

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Japan Chipmaker Rohm to Invest $722M in Toshiba Buyout Fund Backed by Japan Industrial Partners

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There is no agreement to participate in the management of Toshiba but Rohm would be open to partnership with the conglomerate in the future, it said. Read more Apollo To Target Top Family Offices Global buyout firm Apollo Global Management is building out a new team to target family offices as. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund

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Hahn & Co, a South Korean private equity firm founded by former Morgan Stanley banker Scott Sang-Won Hahn, has raised $3.4bn for a new buyout fund, making it the largest single-country focused vehicle in Asia this year, according to a report by Bloomberg. The firm’s previous $2.7bn fund from 2019 has already returned 30% of its capital.

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None of these projects are natural fits for the Google brand, which is why Alphabet chief financial officer Ruth Porat converted the monolithic Google business into the conglomerate we know as Alphabet today. Today, Porat has the power to direct Alphabet's AI research and development strategy through targeted budgets and buyouts.

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KKR to Sell about $1.6bn worth of its Stake in Kokusai Electric

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Kokusai, which was originally part of Hitachi has been a test case for private equity in Japan as conglomerates shed non-core assets and companies go private. Read more South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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Blackstone makes $1.7bn bid for Japan e-comics platform Infocom

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billion yen in a share buyback after the buyout is completed. Teijin, a conglomerate with chemical, healthcare and internet businesses, said it will book a 105 billion yen profit on a consolidated basis from the sale of Infocom in the current financial year ending in March 2025. The tender offer will amount to 141.4

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