According to banking sources reported by KED Global, US private equity firm TPG agreed to buy a 100% stake in South Korean cosmetic packaging supplier Samhwa at a price in the mid-300 billion won range, about $236.9 million, with CEO Cho Seong-hwan buying a minority stake back.

PiovanGroup finalized the acquisition of ToBaPNC, a South Korean company that automates industrial processes for plastics, especially plastic powder transport. The deal expands Piovan's presence in South Korea.

BGF, through subsidiary BGF Eco Bio, signed an agreement to acquire a 77.01% stake in KBF, a Korean maker of biodegradable foam plastics based in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. The deal marks BGF's entry into the eco and bio materials market.