South Korea’s SK On has raised about 2 trillion won ($1.51 billion) from private equity firms, pushing the electric vehicle (EV) battery maker’s valuation to around 20 trillion won as it works to expand production abroad, local media reported.
The battery unit of energy group SK Innovation Co Ltd has been in talks with a local private equity consortium which includes EastBridge Partners, Korea Investment Partners and Stella Investment, the Korea Economic Daily Newspaper said, citing unidentified investment banking sources.
SK On has been talking to global private equity firms, including Carlyle Group Inc and BlackRock Inc, but talks have stalled due to the market impact of war in Ukraine and interest rate hikes, the newspaper said.
