BofA Korean IPO
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Metaverse
Simulation training developer Naviworks eyes 2022 IPO
Naviworks Co., a South Korean developer of virtual reality-based military training software, looks set to join a growing pool of metaverse-themed st...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders win record LNG carrier orders; 2022 outlook bright
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and container ships, amid s...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Year-end inflow to Korean main bourse sign of foreigner comeback?
Foreign investors are poised to extend their buying spree in South Korea’s main stock market to a sixth straight session, spurring hopes for t...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy unveils IPO price band for Korea’s largest listing
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set an initial public offering price band for the largest-ever initial listing in the country next...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Moody's sees low risk of burst in S.Korean property bubble
South Korea's real estate prices have risen at a rapid pace over the past two years, but that would not indicate an increased risk of loan defaults ...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean wage growth increases inflationary pressure
South Korea’s wage growth in the third quarter hit its highest point in three and half years, adding to inflationary pressure in Asia’s ...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Partners Group attracts Korea Post and local insurers to PE funds
Some major South Korean institutional investors have committed to Switzerland-headquartered global asset manager Partners Group's Secondary 2020 Fun...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Oilbank to start IPO process this month
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. plans to begin the process for a stock market listing in the first half of 2022 as early as this month with...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KTB Network to list at bottom of price range
KTB Network Co., South Korea's first-generation venture capital firm, priced its public offering price at the bottom of the guidance range as the re...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean inflation nears 10-year peak in November, fanning rate hike views
South Korea’s consumer inflation hit a near-decade peak in November, fanning expectations that the central bank will raise interest rates agai...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Market Kurly raises $200 mn at over $3 bn valuation
Kurly Inc., an operator of South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has raised 250 billion won ($212 million) in pre-IPO funding ...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS adds Warburg Pincus as real estate asset manager in Q3
The National Pension Service added New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC to its pool of 58 global real estate investment manager...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK in talks to buy S.Korea's top shoe fabric maker
MBK Partners is in exclusive talks to buy Dongjin Textile Co., a South Korean family-owned business that supplies footwear textiles to companies inc...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
KRX approves preliminary review of LG Energy IPO
The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Nov. 30 approved a preliminary review of LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s listing, paving the way for one of the largest-...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
HealthQuest-backed Lunit applies for 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Lunit Inc., a South Korean developer of AI-based diagnostic tools for cancer screening, has surpassed 1 trillion won ($841 million) in value in over...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
STIC invests $843 mn in Korean copper foil maker Iljin
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. said on Nov. 30 it will invest 1.1 trillion won ($843.1 million) to expand Korean elecfoil ...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai offers first peek of redesigned premium Genesis sedan G90
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled exterior images of the new G90, a full model change version of the flagship sedan under its standalone premium...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to build solar power plants in Chile for $130 mn
South Korea is planning to build solar photovoltaic power plants in Chile, investing $130 million, in a move to help local companies expand their re...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Mental health app Spring Health emerges amid pandemic
Spring Health, a US-based mental health care provider, has emerged stronger in the prolonged pandemic era, with the five-year-old startup valued at ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Koo Ja-eun takes helm of Korea’s cable, machinery conglomerate LS Group
Koo Ja-eun, chairman of South Korea’s LS Mtron Co., a machinery and components maker, will lead the country’s 14th-largest conglomerate ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea homegrown app begins process for H1 2022 listing
One store Co., the South Korean homegrown app store developed by the country’s top online platform Naver Corp. and three telecom carriers, is ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CVC, Goldman among shortlisted investors in TVing
CVC Capital and Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) are among the shortlisted investors in South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) streaming serv...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
KoreaCenter acquires Danawa, paving way for MBK’s bolt-on deal
KoreaCenter Co. has been named the new owner of Danawa Co., one of South Korea’s first-generation e-commerce platforms – a move that is ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Proptech platform Olim Planet eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Olim Planet, a South Korean property technology startup, has begun the process to go public on the junior Kosdaq market as early as the second half ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
BTS may have to serve in South Korean army
It appears the world’s top boy band BTS will have to serve in the South Korean military as lawmakers in the country have so far failed to agre...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Homegrown VCs turn to Korean American startups in search of unicorns
Korean venture capital firms are ramping up their investments in Korean American-owned startups in the United States, mostly in Silicon Valley.The aim...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate rebranding
Korean oil refiners keen to change company names
Hyundai Oilbank Co. and S-Oil Corp. are discussing changing their names to join other South Korean oil refiners, which recently underwent corporate ...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing retirement pension fund in South Korea, will increase inf...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Costa Rican president: His family K-drama fans, seeks joint production
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada has praised South Korean movies such as the Oscar-winning Parasite and drama series such as Squid Game...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS beats Blackstone, Brookfield in Asian real estate AUM
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, was ranked as the world’s second-largest asset management ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)