Funds mull sale of stake in S.Korea auto parts firm

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SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Two buyout funds, JP Morgan Partners and Affinity Equity Partners, are considering selling a majority stake in South Korean auto parts maker, Mando Corp., which they bought for $446 million, a Mando spokesman said on Tuesday.

The pair bought a 72.3 percent stake in the unlisted Korean firm in 2000, joining other overseas funds snapping up distressed Korean assets after the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s.

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