Kumho Asiana Group has selected four potential buyers from in and out of the country for the sale of Daewoo Engineering and Construction , the company said in an e - mailed statement . "( The company ) has selected four investors coming from in and out of the country and those who submitted letters of intent on the 29 th last month , " the group said . " Due to confidentiality , ( the company ) cannot reveal names of prospective buyers and their suggested price , " it added . The group is seeking to sell a 50 percent stake plus one share of the country ` s third - largest builder , in a way to solve its liquidity crisis . Kumho Asian has been suffering from the burden of a put - back option contract it signed with financial investors in the takeover of the builder in 2006 . ( christory @ heraldm . com )