Company
Our company spun off from Korea’s leading Venture Capital firm,
LB Investment Inc., and we specialize in Private Equity investments
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About LB PE
LB Private Equity spun off from Korea’s leading Venture Capital firm, LB Investment Inc.,
and based on our excellent investment performance,
we are becoming the top Private Equity company in Korea.
- Began Private Equity investment in 2012
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Our company was established in 2017, but have already started PE business with PEF 1 in 2012 within LB Investment.
Our top investment professionals have over 15 years of PE experience.
- Abundant investment experience and diversified strategy
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We are highly professional in Growth Capital investment that assists funding and management of growing companies,
and our Secondary fund established in 2017 mainly focuses on investing in existing PE and VC portfolios.
Also, we are expanding buyout investment in which provides corporate values by acquiring firm’s management.
- Wide range of investments from small-medium sized firms to conglomerates
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We have acquired the experience of investing in small and mid-sized enterprises from a parent company specialized in VC investment,
and started buyout investments in year 2015. Also, we are expanding our investment range as we invested in conglomerates with value over 1 tn. KRW.
HISTORY
Since first blind fund investment in 2012,
LB PE currently manages 3 funds
(total AUM of 292 bil. KRW)
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2012. 08
August 2012 :
PEF 1 established
(150 bil. KRW) -
2015. 09
September 2015 :
Project PEF established
(21 bil. KRW) -
2015. 11
November 2015 :
Ohjin Corp. buyout
(First buyout investment) -
2016. 07
July 2016 :
Chinese Shandong Yipintang investment
(First foreign investment) -
2017. 07
July 2017 :
PEF 2 established
(121 bil. KRW) -
2017. 09
BigHit Entertainment investment
(First Secondary investment) -
2017. 11
November 2017 :
LB Private Equity established
(spinning off from LB Investment Inc.) -
2018. 05
May 2018:
BigHit Entertainment investment exit
(IRR 385%)
MANAGEMENT
Mr. Brian Bonchun Koo is CEO of LB Private Equity. Previously,
Mr. Koo participated in KDI’s corporate policy study
and worked in McKinsey Korea
involved in various projects
including M&A and new business development.
Since then, Mr. Koo has invested for 20 years
in various corporate investments from
venture capital
to mid-large sized companies.
Mr. Koo holds a B.A. from Seoul National University
and a M.A./Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University.
Prior to joining LB Private Equity in 2013, Mr. Dong Kyu Nam
worked
at NH Investment & Securities responsible for
PE and PI investment,
and M&A consultation divisions.
He also worked at Cambridge Capital Partners advising
with The Blackstone Group
M&A Advisory Division
in corporate restructuring and M&A consultation.
Prior to that, Mr. Nam was a Senior Equity Analyst
in J Henry Schroders.
Mr. Nam graduated from Seoul National University
with B.A. in business.