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The Korea Times | 25-Nov-2025
The justice ministry has sent a letter to Lone Star requesting the private equity fund to reimburse legal costs incurred during an investor-state dispute settlement over the 2012 sale of a local bank.
ISDS impacts | 24-Nov-2025
The YPF case exposes the inconsistencies of the international investment protection system, which enables large corporations to engage in predatory practices, creating severe macroeconomic problems for Argentina.
The Korea Times | 21-Nov-2025
Lone Star said it does not accept this week’s annulment ruling by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, signaling that it could pursue a new round of arbitration against the Korean government.
Yonhap | 19-Nov-2025
An international arbitration body for investor–state dispute settlement has ruled in favor of South Korea in its challenge to the award for private equity fund Lone Star over its 2012 sale of a local bank.
Yonhap | 19-Nov-2025
Le Centre international pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements a statué en faveur de la Corée du Sud qui a contesté une décision en faveur de la société de capital-investissement américaine Lone Star concernant la vente d’une banque locale en 2012.
The Daily Star | 14-Nov-2025
The S Alam arbitration should therefore be seen not simply as a legal challenge but as a policy signal.
Chosun Biz | 13-Nov-2025
Korean court set to implement ICSID compensation order, lone star may owe roughly 316.5 billion won plus interest.
SOMO | 5-Nov-2025
SOMO and Both ENDS strongly condemn the newly revealed investor-state dispute settlement case filed by Petrogas, an Omani oil and gas company operating two shallow-water gas fields in the Dutch North Sea, against the Netherlands.
The Daily Star | 30-Oct-2025
Mohammed Saiful Alam, founder and chairman of the controversial business conglomerate S Alam Group, has filed an international arbitration claim alleging that Dhaka’s asset recovery drive has cost his family’s business "hundreds of millions" of dollar.
Romania-Insider | 29-Oct-2025
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington rejected the Romanian government’s request to terminate the arbitration case filed by the Bulgarian group Eurohold and its insurance arm Euroins Insurance Group.