Deals

Batteries
LG Chem to set up separator JV in Hungary with Toray of Japan
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, has agreed to set up a joint venture with Japan’s Toray Industries Inc. for the production of separators, core materials for secondary batteries, in Hungary to expand its business in Europ
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
SM Line sees light at the end of the tunnel: SM Group’s Woo
When SM Group, formerly known as Samla Midas Group, took over assets of bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Co., for 37 billion won ($32 million) at the end of...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to buy back ex-foundry unit after strong Q3 results
SK Hynix Inc. will be buying back the remaining stake in its former unit Key Foundry to double its foundry capacity, after its third-quarter operati...
Oct 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay sets IPO price at top end on heated demand
Kakao Group’s payment services unit Kakao Pay Corp. set the initial public offering price at the top end of the proposed band thanks to strong...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Edison CEO aspires to be Korea’s Elon Musk with Ssangyong takeover
Kang Young-kwon, chairman and chief executive of South Korea’s Edison Motors Co., was virtually unheard of in the country’s automobile i...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop copyright trading platform Musicow prepares for IPO
Musicow Inc., South Korea's first music copyright trading platform, has embarked on the process to go public on the back of its eye-catching growth ...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Simone drops IPO on weak institutional investor demand
South Korean Simone Acc. Collection Ltd. has withdrawn its initial public offering plan on lukewarm demand from institutional investors, investment ...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Edison-led consortium named preferred buyer of Ssangyong Motor
A consortium led by electric bus maker Edison Motors Co. has been named the preferred buyer of South Korea’s troubled sport utility vehicle ma...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery materials
SK Inc. to invest $102 million in China’s copper foil firm Lingbao Wason
SK Inc., the holding and investment company of South Korea’s SK Group, plans to invest 120 billion won ($102 million) in China’s Lingbao...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Enchem raises IPO price by a record 20% on strong investor demand
South Korea’s Enchem Co., which is working to list its shares on the Kosdaq market, has decided to raise its initial public offering price by ...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, Stellantis to build billion-dollar battery JV in US
Samsung SDI Co. has partnered with Dutch-domiciled multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. to build a multi-billion-dollar battery facility in the U...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
GIC, EQT, MBK compete for ADT Caps' $300 mn shares
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, Sweden-based EQT Partners and South Korea-based MBK Partners are among the four shortlisted bidders for share...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Simone to spend up to 40% of net profit for dividends
South Korean Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., the world’s No. 1 handbag maker, plans to spend 30-40% of net profit for dividends after a listing n...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International seeks to buy Australian gas producer Senex
POSCO International Co. is seeking to acquire Australian coal seam gas producer Senex Energy Ltd., as the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker PO...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Stellantis to launch $3.4 billion EV battery JV in US
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. are launching a 4 trillion won ($3.4 billion) joint venture ...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
DearU: A K-pop fan engagement platform success story
No company would know better than DearU Inc. that powerful fandom can turn into fast money.The South Korean startup that started as a software devel...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM in exclusive talks to acquire SM Entertainment
South Korea's entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. is in exclusive talks to acquire a 19.37% stake in SM Entertainment Co., the country's first-gener...
Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery materials
Enchem: A Samsung hive-off that turns into an electrolyte giant
When Cheil Industries, a former chemical unit of South Korea’s largest conglomerate Samsung Group, decided to hive off a business unit that ma...
Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Yanolja likely to buy $250 mn stake in Interpark spin-off
South Korea's top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Inc., backed by SoftBank, was on Thursday named as the preferred buyer of a majority sta...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Tesco ordered to return $160 mn to MBK over Homeplus deal
Tesco Plc, the UK's largest retailer, was recently ordered by an international arbitration court to return £119 million ($163 million) to MBK ...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy Solution’s IPO plan remains elusive after GM recall settlement
South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. is about to resume its initial share sale plan shelved for months due to the uncertain...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Amazon in talks to invest in SK Tel's spun-off unit
Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, is in negotiations with South Korea's SK Telecom Co. to invest in the mobile carrier's non-telecom ...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Ssangyong Motor struggles to find new owner
Ssangyong Motor Co., the troubled South Korean sport utility vehicle manufacturer, is struggling to find a new owner amid doubts as to whether the e...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics Q3 profit halves on GM recalls, sales at record-high
LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it expects its third-quarter operating profit to plunge as heavy costs for General Motors Co.’s recall of ...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Kumho Asiana assures 30-year profits to Gate Gourmet in catering deal
Kumho Asiana Group’s management assured net profits for 30 years to Gate Gourmet when the South Korean conglomerate signed a deal for Asiana A...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKR named as preferred buyer of SK E&S' $2 bn new shares
KKR & Co. has secured the exclusive negotiating rights to buy SK E&S Co.'s new preferred shares worth 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion), which t...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shares in Woori Financial draw KT, builder and PEFs
South Korea's telecom giant KT Corp., mid-sized builder Hoban Construction Co. and about 10 private equity firms have submitted letters of intent to...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hanwha to raise $503 mn to expand China PVC production
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. is set to raise $503 million to expand its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) business in China, the world&rsq...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Toss acquires Tada, taps into mobility market
South Korea-based mobile financial platform Toss, which has been expanding its operations across the financial sector, is set to foray into the mobi...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCCs rush to stock market for fund on travel recovery hopes
Cash-strapped South Korean budget airlines are rushing to raise money in the local stock market on growing hopes for a travel recovery as government...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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