SEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hana Financial Group Inc <086790.KS> has shortlisted bidders in a $1 billion share sale to help finance its planned acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) <004940.KS>, local media reported.
Carlyle Group [CYL.UL], MBK Partners, Affinity Equity Partners, Corsair Capital and two local brokerages had made the list of bidders, Online media outlet MoneyToday said on Wednesday.
A Hana spokesman said he was checking the report.
The country's fourth-largest finance services firm by assets plans to fund about one-fourth of its $4.1 billion purchase of KEB via the share offering. (Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by Chris Lewis)