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Top 17 Private equity firms based in South Korea

RevenueBase identified 51 company matches for private equity firms associated with South Korea as of October 2026 and tracks 574 professional contacts across them, including 59 with verified work emails. Seoul is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for private equity firms associated with South Korea, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed October 1, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Oct 1, 2026 How this list was built
51Companies
574Contacts tracked
59Verified emails
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The 17 largest private equity firms based in South Korea

Ranked by team size
Top 17 of 51 company matches for private equity firms based in South Korea, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Oct 1, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5042 contacts →

Exact match

“SV Investment is a venture capital & private equity firm headquartered in Seoul, Korea, with offices located in Boston, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Jakarta.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchGangnam-gu, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5030 contacts →

Exact match

“Atinum Investment is a top-notch Venture Capital firm established in 1988.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Forest Partners is a leading alternative investment firm based in Korea focused on investing in high growth companies to deliver exceptional value to founders and investors.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5020 contacts →

Exact match

“Since its foundation in 1996 as a venture capital firm, LB Investment has always been known as one the best and most active fund managers in Korea.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5018 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2005, Premier Partners was established as Korea's first fund management firm operating under a Limited Liability Company (LLC) structure.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5016 contacts →

Exact match

“Regent Partners (formerly CTK Investment) is a premier alternative investment firm specializing in venture capital and private equity.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact match강남구, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5012 contacts →

Exact match

“Praxis Capital Partners, founded in 2013, is an independent private equity firm mainly focusing on Korea middle-market buyouts and growth capital investments.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5011 contacts →

Exact match

“ACE Equity Partners is focusing on buyout and growth capital investments in industrial technology and advanced manufacturing companies.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9Exact match서울, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5011 contacts →

Exact match

“Pavilion Industries Co, Ltd.("PND") is an FSC registered Seoul based investment firm established as a subsidiary of Pavilion Global Holdings Corp.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5011 contacts →

Exact match

“Korea Investment Private Equity (KIPE) is a private equity firm wholly owned by Korea Investment Holdings (KIH), one of the largest financial holding companies in Korea.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-1010 contacts →

Exact match

“Private Equity / Venture Capital”

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12Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5010 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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13Exact matchYeongdeungpo-gu, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-506 contacts →

Exact match

“AFW Partners is a global investment firm based in Seoul, dedicated to driving sustainable growth through strategic partnerships.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
14Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“Credian Partners is a private equity firm specializing in strategic acquisitions, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations and growth equity investments.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15Exact matchSouth KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-503 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in September IMM Investment Corp.”

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16Exact match서울특별시, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“Venture Capital”

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17Exact match서울, South KoreaHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261-102 contacts →

Exact match

“Crest & Partners is a team of professionals with direct experience in growth equity investment as well as investment banking.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

Showing 17 of 51 private equity firms based in South Korea

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Private equity firms based in South Korea at a glance

As of Oct 1, 2026
10.3%Verified-email coverage
11.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
74.5%Largest-city concentration · Seoul
Oct 1, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
19
11-50
28
51-200
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Korea, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Korea, over 51 companies.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with South Korea whose business descriptions match “private equity firms” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 59 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on October 1, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Private equity firms by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “private equity firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many private equity firms are there based in South Korea?

RevenueBase identified 51 company matches for private equity firms associated with South Korea as of October 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

SV Investment tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most private equity firms?

Seoul leads with 38 company records, followed by Seoul Seoul (2) and Busan Busan (1).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 59 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 51 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on October 1, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.