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Business Organizations Law

University of Washington School of Law

Washington International Law Journal

Journal

2006

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The Current State Of Equity Investments By Foreign Funds [In South Korea] And Related Legal Issues, Hee Chul Kang, Eugene Kim Feb 2006

The Current State Of Equity Investments By Foreign Funds [In South Korea] And Related Legal Issues, Hee Chul Kang, Eugene Kim

Washington International Law Journal

On September 15, 2004, the South Korean press gave extensive news coverage to a series of private individual “Question & Answer” session meetings which the Capital Group Companies Fund (“Capital Group”) held with many of the top chief executive officers (“CEOs”) of major Korean corporations. Known worldwide as a top U.S. private equity management company, the Capital Group is currently the largest institutional investor in South Korea. As a major shareholder of large corporations such as Samsung Electronics, the Shin Han Financial Group, SK Group, and Hyundai Motors, the U.S. investment firm invited their CEOs to address questions and seek …