Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korean CEOs chase M&A targets in same industry
A greater percentage of S.Korean CEOs than those of global companies say they have M&A plans within the next 12 months
By May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Some 72% of South Korea's chief executives surveyed by consulting firm EY intend to carry out M&As within the next 12 months to increase their market share, according to its South Korean unit EY Hanyoung on Monday.
That percentage marked the highest-ever figure in 10 years for Korean CEOs, who expressed their willingness to chase M&As and was up 23 percentage points from the previous year's 49%.
The figure is also higher than the average 59% for CEOs of 2,200 global companies, who are inclined to conduct M&As, according to the EY's survey.
When asked for the motivation in pursuing an M&A, 43% of the Korean respondents chose a bigger market share through a bolt-on acquisition of a company in the same industry.
Strengthening capabilities came second with 36%. Securing technology, talent and new capacity or buying startups ranked third with 9%. Bolstering environmental, social and governance (ESG) capabilities scored 5%.
Regarding the country of a target company, Korean CEOs preferred domestic rivals the most with 32%, followed by those in China with 25%.
In 2021, M&A transactions in South Korea soared to a record $47.7 billion in value, up 21% on-year.
Write to Ji-hye Min at spop@hankyung.com
Yeonhee Kim edited this article.
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