MSPE Asia’s Scott Hahn takes on Korea
In the latest in a string of recent spin offs by PE professionals in the region, former CIO and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Scott Hahn, is said to be raising $500 million for a fund that will solely focus on South Korean investments.
Hahn departed the US investment bank after nearly 16 years in April 2010 to set up Hahn & Co., said to maintain a focus on South Korea due to the volume of large-size private equity transactions. In terms...
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