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In one of the biggest private equity exits out of Korea, Carlyle is selling the security solutions provider to SK Telecom and Macquarie for a relatively weak return on investment.

A potential trillion-dollar deal to create Korea’s largest telecommunications company was rejected by the country's Fair Trade Commission.

Investors continue to clamour for Asian investment-grade credits, as SK Telecom prints a tightly priced deal.

The Korean steelmaker trims its holdings in SK Telecom, KB Financial and Hana Financial as it seeks to raise funds without tapping the debt or equity markets.

Companies have announced a spate of M&A deals this month, leading Dealogic to estimate that up to $1.2 billion in M&A fees could have been banked this year, with the lion's share in Goldman's account.

SK Telecom will buy 49% of Hana Financial Group's credit card subsidiary, Hana Card, for $343 million.

LG Telecom, Korea's third biggest mobile phone operator, follows the trend and absorbs its fixed-line and broadband siblings.

Weeks after China Unicom announces a share swap with SpainÆs Telefonica, ChinaÆs second largest telecommunications operator cuts its ties with SK Telecom.

As well as the leased-line assets, the Korean telecom company will also take on $503 million worth of SK Networks' debt.