STIC Investments, Inc. (026890.KS)

STIC Investments, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializes in series A, series B, buyouts, secondary direct investments, corporate restructurings, mid-cap, and growth capital. STIC seeks to invest in mid-market companies operating in technology-based manufacturing industries, such as automotive, shipbuilding, healthcare, medical devices, and TMT sectors. For growth capital, the firm primarily makes investments in late-stage mid-market firms with investment size between $20 million and $50 million. For secondary investments, it focuses on acquiring the entire portfolio of a partnership at the time of dissolution or selected deals by acquiring old shares from major shareholders. For buyouts, It prefers to make non-leveraged management buyout investments in the sectors that are strategic to Korean economic development as defined by the government policy. The firm typically invests between $70 million and $200 million per investment for buyouts. It also considers cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in South Korea and selectively in the Greater China region. It also considers investments in the Asia Pacific region. The firm prefers to make minimum equity investments of $0.2 million. The firm seeks to exit its investments through an initial public offering or a trade sale. STIC Investments, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Seoul, South Korea with additional offices in Asia and North America.