<p style="line-height: 18.9091px;">South Korean bankers say an acquisition finance boom will extend into 2016 as global private equity firms build up their biggest cash pile in seven years. The leading M&A loan underwriters say restructuring among Korea’s largest companies will drive deals after volumes more than doubled in 2015 to $8.2 billion. The pipeline is already healthy, with lenders eyeing potential business from at least 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) of acquisitions planned by firms including Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd.</p>