SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Community Chest of Korea (CCK) has announced that, as of January 14, 2025, it has collected ₩454.7 billion in donations nationwide, surpassing its target of ₩449.7 billion ahead of schedule. This achievement is symbolized by the “Love Thermometer Tower,” which has reached 101.1 degrees; each 1-degree increase represents [...]
SINGAPORE, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Singapore-based Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. (DEA), a leading GameFi company operating in the play-to-earn (P2E) gaming arena, has officially finalized a $12 million seed fundraising round. The round was underwritten by JAFCO Investment Ltd., corporate participants, seven publicly-listed companies, Spartan Group, LLC, and several individual investors. To realize [...]
TORONTO, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Penfund announced today that it has recently completed the final close of its sixth fund, Penfund Capital Fund VI, with committed capital of $1.15 billion (CDN). This amount materially exceeds the $724 million committed to Penfund Capital Fund V in 2016 and Fund VI’s original fundraising target of $900 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Fundraising for exporting Korea’s medical institutions and services is planned to be boosted. The Ministry of Health & Welfare announced that it would receive applicants which want to support Korean hospitals to expand in the global market as an operator from September 30 through October 20. This is the third [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Private equity firms around the world are adapting to a “new fundraising road map”, according to the latest Global Private Equity Report from Grant Thornton LLP. Now in its third year, the report is the result of 156 in-depth interviews with senior private equity practitioners in Canada and [...]