앞서 이동걸 산업은행 회장은 한국경제신문과의 인터뷰를 통해 "KCGI가 전략적 투자자(SI)를 구하지 못해 현재로서는 쇼트리스트에 포함될 가능성이 낮다"고 했으나 KCGI 측에서 함께할 SI가 있다고 설명해 최종적으로 리스트에 들어간 것으로 전해졌다.
In an interview with the Korea Economic Daily earlier, Lee Dong-gul, Chairman of the Korea Development Bank, said, "KCGI is unlikely to be included in the shortlist at the moment because it failed to find a strategic investor (SI)," but it was reported that he finally entered the list as KCGI explained that they have an SI to join.