Korean growth equity
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Mergers & Acquisitions
E-Mart to join buyout of Korean meat importer
E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc.’s supermarket chain, is slated to participate in IGIS Investment Partner’s ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Brokerages reap big gains as investor-cum-underwriters
South Korean brokerage companies have been criticized for inflating corporate value and IPO prices to boost their underwriting fees. Now they are un...
Apr 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to release three DC comics series from May
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the digital comics platform of South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp., is slated to intensify its partnership with ...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
FTC pushes to monitor foreign conglomerate owners
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is one step closer to including foreign nationals to its list of owner-cum-heads of conglomerates ...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
SM Entertainment to find Saudi idols with Princess Haifa
South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. will develop Saudi idols with Princess Haifa bint Mohammed Al-Saud as the kingdom ai...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Morgan Stanley PE closes first Korean buyout in 8 yrs
Morgan Stanley Private Equity has acquired a South Korean dietary supplements maker Life & Bio Co., in its first Korean buyout deal in eight yea...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Healthcare, tech top Korean LPs' favorite PE sectors
Healthcare and technology are the preferred sectors for global private equity investment, a survey of South Korea's major asset owners has shown. Co-i...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Healthcare, tech top Korean LPs' favorite PE sectors
Healthcare and technology are the preferred sectors for global private equity investment, a survey of South Korea's major asset owners has shown. Co-i...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean PE firm in exclusive talks to buy golf grip brand SuperStroke
South Korea's Daol Private Equity, formerly known as KTB Private Equity, is in exclusive talks to buy the entirety of SuperStroke, a US golf grips m...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kospi posts record-high performances in 2021
South Korean companies listed on the main bourse Kospi broke records in terms of annual sales, operating profit and net profit last year. Some eco...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Korean manufacturers brace for higher emission costs
The increase in the price of carbon emission rights is dealing another blow to South Korean companies reeling from soaring raw materials and logisti...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s battery trio cornered by Chinese rivals’ overseas advance
China’s leading battery makers are actively advancing into overseas markets with plans to build manufacturing factories close to their clients...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to raise $822.5 mn from Korean PEF consortium
South Korea’s SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, is set to raise up to 1 trillion won ($822.5 million)...
Apr 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
How Glenwood made twofold return from HanGlas without dividends
Seoul based-Glenwood Private Equity, founded in 2014, has been quietly building its presence in the South Korean M&A market, chasing assets deem...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai E&C, Holtec sign nuclear power plant decommissioning deal
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. is tapping into the US nuclear power plant dismantlement market by expanding its partnership with Holtec ...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea shipbuilders to win mega tanker deals on rising LNG demand
Orders for mega liquefied natural gas carriers have reemerged as demand for the gas has increased alongside the global push to cut carbon emissions....
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release
South Korea’s online game developers are intensifying their efforts to build and incorporate their own payment systems to wipe out hefty commi...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Market Trend
Koreans return to foreign stock funds for bargain hunting
South Korean funds for overseas stock investments enjoyed the return of money to buy growth shares in the US on dips this year, while local investor...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korean exporters fret over tumbling yen
South Korean exporters such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are jittery as the country’s won currency hit its strongest level versus the Ja...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
One in five S.Koreans use AI-powered tax filing platform 3.3
Jobis & Villains, the operator of artificial intelligence-powered accounting platform 3.3, is resolute about its mission to help gig economy wor...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Koreans boost Japanese yen savings to record high
The sliding yen has prompted South Korean importers and households to go bargain-hunting for the Japanese currency, which they believe is near its t...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Daesang’s first Korean kimchi plant in US up and running
South Korean food maker Daesang Corp. has completed the construction of a kimchi plant in the US, its first factory outside Asia, which the company ...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean activist fund KCIG to sell Hanjin KAL stake to local builder
South Korea’s activist fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI) has decided to sell its stake in Hanjin KAL, the holding compan...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Bulk of Korean firms to face losses if oil price soars to $150
Seven out of 10 South Korean companies predict they will swing to operating losses if global oil prices soar to $150 a barrel, a survey showed on Su...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG Household to lower reliance on Chinese market as shares slump
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. was one of the most coveted shares on the Korean bouse in the past couple of years as the company basked in the ...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK governor nominee stokes slower rate hike expectations
South Korea’s nominee for its new central bank governor stoked expectations that the Bank of Korea may raise interest rates less than predicte...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Insurers rush to bolster equity capital to boost solvency
South Korea's key insurers are rushing to increase their equity capital ahead of two new solvency regulations set to take effect from Jan. 1, 2023. ...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Entertainment shares shine as BTS, Twice return to stage
South Korean entertainment stocks rallied as K-pop stars such as BTS and Twice return to the stage amid global economic reopening with growing hopes...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Krafton signs MOU with Solana for blockchain-based games and services
South Korea’s leading game developer Krafton Inc. announced Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with San Francisco-based Solana ...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Korean ad agencies vying for bigger slice of virtual space
South Korean advertisement agencies, led by Innocean Worldwide Inc. and Cheil Worldwide Inc., are stepping up efforts to acquire digital technology ...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)