2016 was a slow year for private equity firms
Published: 09 May. 2017, 20:21
Transactions by Korean private equity firms slipped 30.4 percent in 2016 amid a lack of mega buyout deals, government data showed Tuesday.
Local private equity groups invested a total of 8.9 trillion won ($7.8 billion) last year, compared with deals worth 12.8 trillion won in 2016, according to the data from the Financial Supervisory Service.
In a statement, the financial regulator attributed the sharp decline to a lack of big merger deals last year.
In 2015, local private equity firm MBK Partners clinched an over $6 billion deal for Tesco’s Homeplus stores in Korea.
Last year’s investment by private equity funds was at a similar level of a three-year average investment with 9 trillion won, it said.
The financial regulator said the local private equity groups have played a leading role in the nation’s buyout markets. The firms are “expected to grow further as alternative investment by institutional investors will increase and the merger and acquisition market has been expanding,” it said.
At the end of last year, there were 383 private equity groups with assets under management of 62.2 trillion won, according to the regulator.
Korea’s private equity funds have shown rapid growth since the government eased regulations to promote local buyout funds in 2004.
Still, private equity investment by local funds has largely centered on Korean firms.
Yonhap
Local private equity groups invested a total of 8.9 trillion won ($7.8 billion) last year, compared with deals worth 12.8 trillion won in 2016, according to the data from the Financial Supervisory Service.
In a statement, the financial regulator attributed the sharp decline to a lack of big merger deals last year.
In 2015, local private equity firm MBK Partners clinched an over $6 billion deal for Tesco’s Homeplus stores in Korea.
Last year’s investment by private equity funds was at a similar level of a three-year average investment with 9 trillion won, it said.
The financial regulator said the local private equity groups have played a leading role in the nation’s buyout markets. The firms are “expected to grow further as alternative investment by institutional investors will increase and the merger and acquisition market has been expanding,” it said.
At the end of last year, there were 383 private equity groups with assets under management of 62.2 trillion won, according to the regulator.
Korea’s private equity funds have shown rapid growth since the government eased regulations to promote local buyout funds in 2004.
Still, private equity investment by local funds has largely centered on Korean firms.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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