Investment Summary

The Carlyle Group Invests In KB

On June 18, 2020, private equity firm The Carlyle Group invested in financial services company KB

Investment Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 47th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 15th transaction in South Korea.
Investment Fate
  • KB was sold to a financial buyer in 2024.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-06-18
Target KB
Sector Financial Services
Investor(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

KB

Seoul, South Korea
KB engaged in banking business, investment & securities, equity and derivatives brokerage services , life insurance and asset management. KB was founded in 2008 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 668 of 749
Sector: Financial Services M&A 47 of 48
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 65 of 73
Country: South Korea M&A 15 of 17
Year: 2020 M&A 5 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-16 Proteus Digital Health

Redwood City, California, United States

Proteus Digital Health is a developer of digital products that collect and aggregate various behavioral, physiological and therapeutic metrics. Proteus Digital Health is based in Redwood City, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-19 Jencap

New York, New York, United States

Jencap is a specialty insurance distribution and program management business, including managing general agencies, specialty program underwriters, transactional wholesale brokers, and captive managers. JenCap Holdings has assembled a management team with the sector insight and experience to drive organic growth and strategic acquisition strategies leveraging technology and advanced data analytics. Jencap was founded in 2016 and is based in New York City.

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