Korea's SK Inc to sell $1.86b stake in gas unit to PE firm Hahn & Co

Korea's SK Inc to sell $1.86b stake in gas unit to PE firm Hahn & Co

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK is seen in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

SK Inc, the holding company of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, plans to sell a stake worth 2.7 trillion won ($1.86 billion) in specialty gas manufacturing unit SK Specialty to local private equity firm Hahn & Company, it said in a filing on Monday.

Hahn & Co will acquire 85% of SK Specialty, while SK Group will retain a 15% stake in the unit, the private equity firm said.

Earlier this year, Reuters reported that SK Inc had picked Hahn & Co as its preferred bidder to acquire the unit.

SK Specialty, a gas and chemical company, supplies key materials used in semiconductors, display panels and solar cells.

Reuters

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