MBK Partners

MBK Partners (MBKP) is a South Korean private equity firm focused on North Asia. According to Forbes, MBK Partners is one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, managing $25 billion worth of assets. In 2023, Private Equity International, ranked MBK Partners as the eighth largest private equity firm in Asia based on total fundraising over the most recent five-year period. Overview MBK Partners was founded in 2005 by Michael ByungJu Kim and several other senior Asian executives from the Carlyle Group. In January 2022, a 13% stake of the firm was sold to Dyal Capital Partners.