Korean IPOs
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IPOs
SK Bioscience IPO draws record-high demand from retail investors
South Korean vaccine maker SK Bioscience Co. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, raising around 63.6 trillion won ($56 billio...
Mar 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle ends negotiations to buy Korean bakery chain
The Carlyle Group has terminated three-month talks with South Korea’s CJ Group to buy the country’s No. 2 bakery chain Tous Les Jours, a...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Naver, E-Mart in share swap talks ahead of Coupang's US IPO
South Korea’s largest online platform Naver Corp. has tentatively agreed to swap its shares with E-Mart Inc., Shinsegae's supermarket chain, a...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean startups' combined valuation tops $150 billion
South Korean startups' combined valuation has topped 170 trillion won ($150 billion), accounting for nearly half of the country's junior bourse Kosd...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience’s $1.3 bn IPO generates $10 mn in underwriting fees
The initial public offering of SK Bioscience Co. was priced at the upper end of its price band of 65,000 won ($57.3) per share on Monday to raise 1....
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air raises $2.9 bn in largest-ever share issue by Korean firm
Korean Air Lines Co. has raised 3.32 trillion won ($2.9 billion) from a new share sale as planned in the the largest-ever rights offering by a domes...
Mar 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae to enter Korean beer market with Lets Fresh Today brand
South Korea’s Shinsegae Group is entering the local beer market under the Lets Fresh Today brand as the retail giant is expanding its presence...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
SK Group eyes IPO of headquarter-backed REIT in 2021
South Korea’s SK Group has begun the process to list a real estate investment trust (REIT) backed by its head office building and some 100 pet...
Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
China logistics firms yield decent returns for Korean investors
MBK Partners and two leading South Korean conglomerates – SK and CJ groups – have chalked up hefty returns from investments in Chinese l...
Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Upward IPO price band revisions at all-time high this year
This year, South Korean companies preparing for trading debuts have set their offering prices on average about 27% higher than the proposed price ba...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy hires Korea Investment, 4 others as IPO managers
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., which plans to list its shares on the local bourse this year, has mandated Korea Investment &...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS may shed extra $21 bn in Korean stocks to cut exposure
The National Pension Service remains overexposed to South Korean stocks even after its 42-day consecutive net selling, and the world's third-largest...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Top travel platform Yanolja eyes Q2 IPO review, listing by year-end
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja is looking to have its initial public offering plans reviewed by regulators in the second quarte...
Mar 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone-backed handbag maker Simone readies for IPO
South Korea-based luxury handbag maker Simone Acc. Collection Ltd. is pushing for an initial public offering this year, paving the way for the globa...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean firms rush to tap bond market ahead of rate hikes
New corporate bond issuance in South Korea is on course to hit 9.2 trillion won ($8.3 billion) in February of this year, the highest amount issued f...
Feb 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean insurers may write down $1.1 bn in global alternatives
South Korea’s 36 insurance companies have invested a combined 70 trillion won ($63 billion) in overseas alternative investments as of the end ...
Feb 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Korean Air kicks off biggest-ever rights offer to finance Asiana takeover
Korean Air Lines Co. has kicked off its 3.3 trillion won ($3 billion) rights offering, the biggest amount ever by any South Korean company, to help ...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Former Korean Wall Street sheriff joins US PEF board
New York-based EMP Belstar, of which about half of the top managers are of Korean origin, has recently hired as a non-executive director a former se...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Energy
Crude oil price rebound yet to spill over to Korean refiners
Crude oil prices have rebounded by more than 20% since the start of the year, but their recovering prices have not yet translated into margin improv...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
S.Korean internet-only bank seeks to raise $540 mn; attracts global PE firms
South Korea’s internet-only bank, K bank, is seeking to raise up to 600 billion won ($540 million) through a rights offering, attracting glo...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean govt pushes dual-class share structure amid Coupang US listing
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is set to pass a bill that will allow a dual-class share structure for unlisted companies next month amid grow...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firm to reap hefty returns from US bio investment
Medivate Partners, South Korea’s life science-focused private equity firm, is set to secure more than 2.5 times its investment of around 60 bi...
Feb 18, 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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Korean games
Korean game firms target global market with IP portfolio
The growth of South Korea's game industry this year is likely to be led by new titles created by cashing in on the intellectual property of popular ...
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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Retail
Korean fried chicken brand reports all-time high earnings in 2020
South Korea's No. 1 fried chicken brand Kyochon F&B reported all-time high earnings last year, with its franchise restaurant outlets pulling in ...
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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Market Trend
Survival of the fittest for Korean firms in COVID-19 era
The global COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up South Korea's industry landscape, whereby in each of the country's core industries, such as airline, smar...
Feb 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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