China, Japan and South Korea-focused MBK raising sixth flagship fund

Manager of over $25.6bn reportedly seeks to raise as much as $7bn for new vehicle

Seoul at night. MBK Partners has an investment team of almost 100 professionals spread across the South Korean capital. Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

EUDORA WANG, DealStreetAsia

November 10, 2023 13:08 JST

HONG KONG -- Private equity firm MBK Partners, which invests in China, Japan and South Korea, is in the market raising its sixth flagship fund, according to its latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

MBK, which manages over $25.6 billion, disclosed in its Nov. 2 SEC filing that it plans to raise MBK Partners Fund VI.