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About LB PE
As a pioneer in Korean middle market private equity,
LB Private Equity has maintained a focus on investing in
and building market-leading enterprises.
We provide capital, connections, expertise and experience to help middle-market companies grow to the next level.
Our investment strategy ranges from growth capital and mezzanine to buyout across a broad range of industries.
- TENURED AND COHESIVE TEAM
- The senior management of LB Private Equity constitute of a deeply experienced team, having worked together for over 20 years. Our investment professionals possess diverse and complementary backgrounds that combine valuable experience in private equity, restructuring, corporate finance, and capital markets. This breadth and depth of experience enables the team to efficiently evaluate and execute acquisition opportunities across a wide range of industries.
- TRUSTED AND RELIABLE PARTNER
- LB Private Equity is committed to partnering with and aligning incentives among our investors, managers, and investment teams to produce long-term, sustainable value. We have earned the reputation as a trusted, reliable partner and are often the preferred partner to portfolio company’s senior management team. Throughout trusted and reliable partnership, we pursue to establish strong track records by unlocking underlying value and new growth opportunities through strategic initiatives.
- EXPANSION OF BUYOUT INVESTMENTS
- We are currently expanding our range of buyout investments to small-medium sized companies. To support the growth of these firms, we assist them firms in various management facets such as providing excellent executive talents and continuously supplying the necessary funds for the firms to succeed.
HISTORY
Since the conception of our first blind fund in 2012,
LB PE currently manage 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
(spin off from LB Investment Inc.) -
2018. 05
May 2018:
BigHit Entertainment investment exit
(IRR 385%) -
2020. 01
January 2020 :
PEF 3 established (122 bil, KRW) -
2020. 03
March 2020 :
Ecopro BM investment exit Missing space(IRR 51.5%) -
2020. 07
July 2020 :
PEF 3-1 established (31 bil, KRW) -
2021. 06
June 2021 :
Acquisition of Klean-Korea (Buyout) -
2021. 09
September 2021 :
KOC Electric (Buyout) -
2022. 09
Sep 2022 :
Dissolution of PEF2 (Gross IRR 65.2%)
MANAGEMENT
Mr. Pil Kyu Jeon is is the representative fund manager of PEF 3 and PEF 3-1.
He is responsible for overseeing the overall investment process at LB Private Equity.
Prior to LB Private Equity, Mr. Jeon worked at NH Investment & Securities, responsible for PE and PI investments, and M&A advisory.
Mr. Jeon received a B.A. in Business from Yonsei University.
Mr. Ji Hong Kim is one of the key investment professionals of PEF 3 and PEF3-1.
Prior to LB Private Equity, Mr. Kim worked at UBS Securities.
Mr. Kim received a B.A. in Business from Seoul University.
Our partners
We have built our excellent reputation based on our deep investment and fund management experience and differentiated investment strategies. In return, leading Korean Limited Partners including leading pension funds, government-owned financial institutions, major securities firms as well as banks have entrusted with the operation of their funds.
- Government-owned financial institutions
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- Banks/Securities
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- Credit Specialty Companies
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- Pension/Mutual Aid Association
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- Other
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