Actium Group

Actium was founded in April 2009 to become the leading private equity firm in Korea . Actium is led by Moonsoo Pyo, the former CEO of SK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile operator, and Jun Il Kwun, the former Country Head and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group. Our mission is to generate high, consistent, industry-leading absolute returns for our Limited Partners. We firmly believe that success of private equity requires world-class investment skills and business operation skills, working in tandem to create enduring value. Actium is the General Partner of Actium Korea Partners, a private equity fund that makes control investments in Korean companies where we can significantly increase value through tailored, innovative operational improvements. We are highly disciplined in our value orientation. We do not overpay for assets, we protect against downside and our investment returns come predominantly from making our portfolio companies more valuable through growth in operating cash flow