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M&As
Affinity, GS Retail likely to acquire Korean delivery platform Yogiyo
A consortium led by global investment firm Affinity Equity Partners is the most likely candidate to acquire South Korea’s second-largest food delivery platform Yogiyo, up for sale by Germany’s Delivery Hero SE.According to investment ba
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KT to raise $300 mn in dollar bond at record-low rates
KT Corp., a South Korea's telecom company, is set to raise $300 million in a dollar corporate bond at the lowest interest rate for its foreign curre...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
7brau becomes Korea's second craft brewery en route to IPO
South Korea-based Seven Brau Co., or 7brau, is poised to become the country's second craft brewery to make a trading debut, following the footsteps ...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG Chem to invest $8.7 bn in battery material, renewable, bio sectors
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Wednesday it will invest 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) in the battery material, renew...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
IMM PE to buy $1.3 bn stake in Korea’s top furniture brand Hanssem
Hanssem Co., South Korea’s largest furniture and home furnishing company, said on Wednesday its honorary chairman and other key shareholders h...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea Investment raises $600 mn in first foreign currency bond issue
Korea Investment & Securities Co. raised $600 million in its first foreign currency bonds at lower-than-planned interest rates on strong demand....
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero seeks more time to sell Korea's Yogiyo
Delivery Hero SE has requested up to another six months to sell South Korea's No. 2 food delivery platform Yogiyo, the estimated value of which was ...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SM Line files for IPO review, aims for Kosdaq listing in second-half
South Korean merchant liner SM Line Corp. has filed for a preliminary review by the Korea Exchange of its plan to go public on the junior Kosdaq mar...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RBW, label behind Mamamoo girl group, seeks Kosdaq listing
RBW Inc., the label behind K-pop star Mamamoo, is looking to go public after HYBE Co., the music and entertainment agency behind BTS, made a big h...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental IPO to produce hefty return for NPS
The initial public offering of South Korea's Lotte Rental Co., set for next month, will likely produce high double-digit to low triple-digit returns...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea's first-generation retail platform Interpark up for sale
South Korea-based Interpark Corp., one of the country’s first-generation online retail platforms, is up for sale. According to the invest...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock in talks to acquire Korea’s ESG-focused IGIS Private Equity
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, is in talks to acquire IGIS Private Equity, a South Korea-based firm specialized in eco-fri...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Baring PEA exits from Korean delivery firm in eight years
Baring Private Equity Asia has finally cashed out of South Korea's No. 5 parcel delivery company with a double-digit return, in eight years since it...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Indonesia's HappyFresh draws half of new funding from Korea
Indonesia's online grocery platform HappyFresh will receive another $33 million from South Korean investors, including the Asian startup fund of Nav...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Market Kurly makes U-turn to Korea Exchange IPO
Kurly Inc., the operator of South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has canceled a US listing plan to resume its domestic IPO pr...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery SMEs rush for money to expand capacity
South Korean rechargeable battery-related companies are jumping into capital markets to raise money for capacity expansion as the fast-growing ele...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEF-owned Korean firms jumping off IPO bandwagon
South Korea's initial public offering market is gaining fresh momentum from high-profile listings such as mobile banking app KakaoBank and game deve...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Cash-strapped Korean LCCs to bolster capital: Jeju Air to raise $175 mn
Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC), seeks to raise some $175 million in new shares to boost its capital base, raising ...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
STIC to cash in on Aug IPOs following HYBE block sale
South Korea's private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. is tipped to be one of the main beneficiaries of upcoming initial public offerings in the co...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KOGAS, Hyundai Motor Turkish unit issue foreign currency bonds at narrower spreads
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) and Hyundai Motor Co.’s Turkish unit sold foreign currency corporate bonds at narrower spreads than their initial targ...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Innovation turns to PEFs to sell stake in SK Global
South Korea's SK Innovation Co. is tapping private equity firms to sell up to a 49% stake in SK Global Chemical Co. after the chemical raw materials...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinsegae Group goes asset-light in e-commerce push
South Korea's Shinsegae Group is looking to sell the headquarters building of its supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. for about 1 trillion won ($883 milli...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG invests $88 mn in Kakao Mobility as both seek new growth opportunities
LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, is investing 100 billion won ($88 million) in Kakao Mobil...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS buys Australian building for $900 mn to diversify investment
South Korea’s national pension fund bought an office building in Australia for almost $900 million, which would be its largest investment in t...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay eyes August listing, seeks to raise near $2 bn
South Korea-based Kakao Pay Corp. is set to make a trading debut on the country's main bourse next month -- just a week after its sister company Kak...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
COVID-19 blues? Pandemic makes SD Biosensor Korea’s top-grossing bio firm
Multinational biopharmaceutical companies have dominated the world’s diagnostics market for years. However, the coronavirus pandemic, which st...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Online players head S.Korea's biggest month for IPOs
South Korea's initial public offering market in July is expected to see its largest-ever amount of share issues for a single month, worth over 8 tri...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation to split battery unit, eyes Nasdaq debut as it goes greener
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. said on Thursday it is considering a spin-off of its battery business and listing the separated entity on the ...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean corporate bonds suffer from cooling investor sentiment
South Korean corporate bond markets are set to suffer from shrinking liquidity as institutional investors are turning cautious and refraining from m...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Naver expands ties with CJ Group into OTT platform
South Korea's Naver Corp. has agreed to buy 40 billion won ($35 million) worth of new shares in the domestic over-the-top (OTT) services provider TV...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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