Acquisitions in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

South Korea’s online travel and leisure platforms Yanolja Platform and Interpark Triple merged to create a new integrated corporation, Nol Universe. The combined company will offer a broad B2C platform spanning travel (flights, accommodations, package tours) and leisure/entertainment offerings, and is headquartered in Pangyo 2nd Techno Valley, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Macquarie Asset Management, via the listed Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF), has agreed to acquire the Hanam Data Centre (Hanam IDC) in the Greater Seoul Area. The agreed sale price is KRW734 billion (≈US$530m), with a total transaction size of KRW918 billion (≈US$663m) including transaction costs and remaining MEP works; LG CNS has pre-leased the entire facility and committed to ~99% of the target IT load.

EQT Value-Add Infrastructure (EQT Infrastructure VI) has agreed to acquire a 68% stake in SK Shieldus from SK Square and Macquarie Asset Management's infrastructure business, with SK Square retaining a 32% minority holding. The investment marks EQT's first infrastructure investment in South Korea and aims to accelerate SK Shieldus's digitalization, expand its physical and cyber security offerings, and support fleet decarbonization and operational improvements.