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Private equity
E-commerce platform TMON raises $276 mn in pre-IPO share sale
South Korea’s e-commerce platform TMON Inc., majority-owned by KKR & Co. and Anchor Equity Partners, has completed its pre-IPO share sale ...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Coupang likely to get $1 bn credit line from IPO managers
South Korea’s online retailer Coupang Corp. is looking to secure a credit line of up to $1 billion from the underwriters of its US initial pub...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean VC firm KTB Network aims for 2021 IPO
KTB Network Co., a South Korean venture capital firm, will renew its plans to go public this year, after its aggressive investments in both domestic...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean stock markets set for record-high IPOs in 2021
Initial public offerings in South Korea are expected to top 20 trillion won ($18 billion) in value this year, the largest amount for a single year i...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean REIT backed by Amazon’s Japan warehouse eyes $280 mn IPO
A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT) backed by Amazon’s largest logistics center in Japan and an office complex in Seoul is plan...
Feb 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang applies for IPO on New York Stock Exchange
Coupang Corp., 37% owned by SoftBank Group, is set to become the first Korean company to list directly on the New York Stock Exchange, with its valu...
Feb 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Controversy surrounds SK Bioscience’s $1 bn IPO valuation
SK Bioscience Co., a spin-off of SK Chemicals Co.'s vaccine division, is set to list on the South Korean stock exchange on March 18 to raise up to $...
Feb 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Telecom creates dedicated IPO team to boost valuation
South Korea’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has set up an exclusive team to oversee the initial public offering process for its affili...
Feb 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
US data centers-backed REIT seeks $90 mn Korean IPO in 2021
A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT), backed by data centers in North America, is preparing an initial public offering worth 100 billi...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy Solution hires Morgan Stanley, KB Securities as lead IPO managers
South Korea-based LG Energy Solution has hired KB Securities and Morgan Stanley as the lead managers for its initial public offering, which is antic...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy plans IPO this year; valuation to approach $4.5 bn
South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is planning a trading debut this year, with the proceeds marked for future growth engines to power th...
Jan 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
SM Line eyes H2 IPO on Korean bourse, aims to expand US trade
South Korea’s SM Group, formerly known as Samla Midas Group, is pushing for an initial public offering of its merchant liner, SM Line Corp., o...
Jan 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Naver-invested startups line up for IPOs; market seems welcome
South Korean startups invested in by top online portal Naver Corp. are gearing up for debuts on the local bourse amid expectations of a welcome mark...
Jan 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental resumes IPO process; seeks $1.8 bn valuation
South Korea’s leading rental car company Lotte Rental Co. has resumed its initial public offering process, despite having earlier postponed ...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to begin IPO process, eyes H2 listing on local bourse
LG Chem Ltd.’s battery unit, LG Energy Solution, is set to become this year’s initial public offering blockbuster with its plan to list ...
Jan 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean unicorn companies line up for IPOs
Huge sums of money have been flowing into growth sectors globally, prompting South Korean unicorn companies, or non-listed companies with an enterpr...
Jan 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
CJ wraps up $366 mn pre-IPO for top beauty chain
CJ Group has completed its pre-IPO placement for CJ Olive Young, the group’s health and beauty brand, with Glenwood Private Equity securin...
Dec 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s liquidity-driven IPO market sets slew of fresh records in 2020
As the stock markets around the globe took a wild ride amid the pandemic in 2020, ample liquidity led to plenty of fresh records in the initial publ...
Dec 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Seoul stock markets brimming with startup IPOs in Jan
Singapore-based biosimilar maker Prestige BioPharma and nine startups are set to make initial public offerings in Seoul to raise at least 640 billio...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao Page to merge with Kakao M ahead of 2021 IPO
South Korea's largest mobile app operator Kakao Corp. is working to merge its content platform affiliates, a strategic move that should boost the en...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience begins listing process; enterprise value near $3 bn
South Korea’s SK Bioscience Co., set to enter clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidates, is expected to list on the Seoul main bours...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Top Korean travel startup Yanolja taps 2021 IPO managers
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja has mandated Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. and Samsung Securities Co. to handle its initial public offe...
Nov 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Chicken stock Kyochon debuts at upper limit, allays IPO concerns
South Korea’s No. 1 fried chicken franchise operator Kyochon F&B debuted on the main bourse with its shares rising to the upper daily limit,...
Nov 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Multiplex chains
Korean cinema chain foregoes IPO plans due to COVID-19
Megabox JoongAng Co., the third-largest cinema chain in South Korea, will forego plans to go public owing to the global coronavirus crisis that has de...
Nov 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental shelves share sale plan as IPO market cools
Lotte Group has indefinitely postponed its plan to list Lotte Rental Co., in the latest sign of a cooldown in the local initial public offering market...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
IMM, four other local PEFs shortlisted for CJ Olive Young pre-IPO
IMM Private Equity and four other South Korean private equity firms have been shortlisted for health and beauty franchise CJ Olive Young’s pre-i...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean fried chicken brand eyes global expansion post-IPO
Kyochon F&B, South Korea’s No.1 fried chicken franchise operator, will increase its number of overseas outlets by more than tenfold by 2025 ...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hydrogen tank supplier to Hyundai prepares for 2021 IPO
Iljin Composites Corp., the only South Korean manufacturer of composite fuel tanks, is set to mandate Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. and Samsung Securities Co...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Firms vie to become Krafton's $883 mn IPO manager
A competitive lineup of securities firms gathered at game developer Krafton Inc.'s office building in Pangyo, Gyeonggi province on Oct. 21 to pitch fo...
Oct 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chinese startups
SK, KTCU see gains from Chinese startup’s Nasdaq IPO
SK Group and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) may walk away with handsome gains from their joint investment of 360 billion won ($314 mil...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)