M&A
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hankook Tire to sell stake in Hanon Systems, eyes $900 mn gains
South Korea’s Hankook Tire & Technology Co. plans to divest of its 19.5% stake in Hanon Systems Corp., an auto parts maker, in a move that...
Apr 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE's art of the exit: Cable maker, online mall
Seoul-based IMM Private Equity has come into the spotlight with a series of lucrative exits in South Korea, including the 265 billion won ($237 mill...
Apr 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Naver invests $150 million in Indonesia’s No.1 media group Emtek
South Korea’s online platform giant Naver Corp. has invested $150 million in Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek), Indonesia’s largest techno...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Sale of Korea’s No.2 delivery app Yogiyo kicks off with May 4 prelim bid
The sale of South Korea’s second-largest food delivery app Yogiyo has kicked off with the sell-side issuing an information memorandum to poten...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Deep inside the deal: HYBE-Ithaca merger
The recent merger deal between two global entertainment powerhouses, HYBE Co. of South Korea and Ithaca Holdings of the US, will create a mega music...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
SK Group acquires 16.3% of Vietnam’s top retailer for $410 million
South Korea’s SK Group has acquired 16.3% of Vincommerce, Vietnam’s top retail business operator, for $410 million as part of a move to ...
Apr 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
BTS, Bieber, Lovato celebrate HYBE-Ithaca alliance
HYBE Co. and Ithaca Holdings, the two entertainment powerhouses that recently joined hands to create the mega music label that will house BTS, Arian...
Apr 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV batteries
SK Group eyes jackpot from investment in battery maker SES
South Korea’s SK Group is expected to pocket at least a tenfold return from its investment in electric vehicle battery startup SES as the batt...
Apr 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Digital contents
Kakao in talks to buy US fiction app in heated IP rivalry
South Korea's mobile giant Kakao Corp. is in negotiations to buy the management rights of US-based mobile fiction startup Radish Fiction for around ...
Apr 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE-Ithaca merger puts BTS, Justin Bieber under one roof
BTS, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande will be under the same music label group through a historic M&A deal between HYBE Corporation, formerly Big...
Apr 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinsegae buys Korean online fashion mall from IMM PE
Shinsegae Group has acquired South Korea's leading online fashion platform from IMM Private Equity, in a transaction estimated at between 250 billio...
Apr 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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League table
Morgan Stanley tops Korea's Q1 M&A league table
Morgan Stanley reclaimed its top position in South Korea's M&A advisor league table in the first quarter of this year for the first time in two ...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
SK acquires 70% stake in Yposkesi to jump into cell, gene CMO business
SK Inc., the holding and investment company of SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, has acquired a 70% stake in Yposkesi, a Fre...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KTB Network wins jackpot from Korean delivery app sale
KTB Network Co., a South Korean venture capital firm, has pocketed a double-digit return, or 62.5 billion won ($55 million) from the sale of its sta...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM PE exits S.Korea's No.2 electric wire manufacturer
Seoul-based IMM Private Equity has fully exited its 300 billion won ($265 million) investment in the country's No. 2 electric wire manufacturer by s...
Mar 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hanwha seeks to acquire Overair; invest in satellite, drone companies
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and information technology service unit of Hanwha Group, is seeking to purchase the entire stake of US air taxi star...
Mar 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Tel, Shinsegae, Lotte, MBK make the cut in eBay Korea deal
Four out of the five preliminary bidders for eBay Korea, including SK Telecom Co. and MBK Partners, have made the cut in the deal estimated at aroun...
Mar 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese PE firm pays $1.4 bn to take over Magnachip Semiconductor
South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. announced on Mar. 27 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by China-ba...
Mar 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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MBK girds for eBay Korea deal as competition heats up
MBK Partners is the only financial bidder for eBay Korea, the wholly-owned unit of the US online retailer, which has drawn top Korean retailers, the...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte buys S.Korea’s top secondhand e-commerce platform
South Korea’s retail giant Lotte is expanding its presence in the e-commerce sector with the acquisition of Joonggonara, the country’s l...
Mar 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio business
Lotte advances into bio business, to acquire stake in Enzychem
South Korea’s Lotte Group is entering the bio business for the first time in its history by acquiring a significant stake in Enzychem Lifescie...
Mar 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. to put Korean auto parts maker up for sale
South Korea's private equity firm Hahn & Co. is seeking to sell a majority stake in Hanon Systems, a Korean automotive supplier, which is expect...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Lawyers on move
Global law firms in Korea hunt for talent amid growing outbound M&As
Leading international law firms with offices in South Korea are gearing up for growing legal service demand from local companies in their push for m...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BofA replaces Korea IB head, country manager
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) has named managing director Cho Chanhee as its South Korean investment banking head to replace Park SeungGu who...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor invests in Clearpath Robotics in push for future mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. has invested $5 million in Clearpath Robotics Inc., a Canada-based robotics startup, in a stepped-up push to transform into a comp...
Mar 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
eBay Korea draws SK Tel, Shinsegae and MBK
The sale of eBay Korea Inc., the country's third-largest online shopping platform, has attracted preliminary bids from leading Korean companies incl...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero kicks off sale of S.Korea's No.2 delivery app Yogiyo
Germany-based online food delivery service Delivery Hero SE has kicked off the sale process of South Korea's second-largest food delivery app, Yogiy...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Lubricants draws Japan's refiner Enoes, three PEFs
Japan's biggest refiner Enoes Corp. is one of the four final bidders for a minority stake in South Korea's SK Lubricants Co., wholly owned by SK Inn...
Mar 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Hynix's Intel NAND chip deal wins US regulatory approval
The US antitrust regulators have approved of SK Hynix Inc.'s $9 billion acquisition of Intel Corp.'s NAND memory chip business, also under review by...
Mar 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affirma, EastBridge to invest $350 mn in SK's mobility venture
Affirma Capital and South Korea-based EastBridge Partners will invest a combined 400 billion won ($350 million) in SK Telecom Co.'s mobility...
Mar 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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