SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has secured a decisive victory in its protracted legal war with Lone Star Funds, closing a contentious chapter that has shaped the country’s financial and political landscape for more than two decades. The U.S. private equity firm—long criticized in Korea as a predatory “vulture fund”—first entered the market [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An international tribunal’s order for South Korea to pay compensation to the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds is seen as not too bad of a decision, but is nevertheless expected to spark criticism over waste of taxpayer money. The Washington D.C.-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An international tribunal ordered South Korea to pay the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds US$216.5 million plus interest, officials said Wednesday, bringing an end to a decadelong legal battle surrounding its sell-off of a local bank. South Korea said it cannot accept the decision and will actively [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — An international tribunal declared an end to all proceedings in a multi-billion dollar suit the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star filed against South Korea’s government 10 years ago over disputes surrounding its asset sell-off, according to the justice ministry Wednesday. The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hana Financial Group Inc., a major South Korean banking group, said Wednesday it has won an international arbitration suit against U.S. buyout group Lone Star over its purchase of KEB Hana Bank, formerly known as Korea Exchange Bank. Lone Star filed the suit at the International Court of Arbitration [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The former head of Lone Star Korea Steven Lee has been arrested in Italy after twelve years on the run. The 48-year old American citizen was apprehended by police earlier this month, according to the Ministry of Justice. His wanted status stems from questions over his role at the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Ending a decade-long legal battle. South Korea’s top court on Thursday confirmed the validity of the tax the government imposed on U.S. private equity firm Lone Star’s profits from its sale of a Seoul building, The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision which approved the 64.8 billion won [...]
“The lawsuit is very important, partly because of the amount of money. And mainly because it can be a barometer of Korea’s financial openness. The Korean government will show that it is taking transparent and legal action in dealing with the issue. We are doing so under the principle of due process without procedural problems. [...]