IBK Capital Corporation - (주)아이비케이캐피탈

IBK Capital Corporation is the private equity and venture capital arm of the Industrial Bank of Korea. The firm specializes in venture investments, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring. It primarily invests in small and medium enterprises. For venture investment, the firm focuses on technology-focused companies operating in the following industries: energy, environment, knowledge-based services, information technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, components, and materials. It also considers investments in the following sectors: smart car, deep-sea plants, fifth-generation wireless telecommunications networks, unmanned drones, intelligent robotics, wearable smart devices, virtual reality content, smart bio-production system, virtual reality training systems, tailored-wellness care, renewable hybrids, disaster safety management system, direct current transmission and distribution systems, micro power generation system, convergence materials, intelligent semiconductors, internet of things, big data, and high-tech material processing systems. The firm typically makes growth capital investments in all stages of venture companies, including start-up, pre-IPO stages, such as early to late venture, and emerging growth, based in South Korea. It also considers making investments in start-ups established within three years, which raised capital through crowd funding. The firm also makes mezzanine and secondary investments. IBK Capital Corporation was founded in 1986 and is based in Seoul, South Korea. IBK Capital Corporation operates as an investment arm of Industrial Bank of Korea.