Woori Financial
Woori Financial Group is a South Korean bank and financial services company. It is the largest bank is South Korea.
It was formed through the merger of four commercial banks and one investment bank in 2001: Commercial Bank of Korea, Hanil Bank, and Peace Bank of Korea were three of these entities. The government have taken and recapitalized the said institutions after they all fell below the capital adequacy ratio following the Asian Financial Crisis.
South Korea’s KDIC sells stake at Woori Financial for $765m
South Korea’s KDIC sells stake at Woori Financial for $765m
The 67.9 million shares were sold to five investors, including Eugene PE.
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