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Mergers & Acquisitions
SD Biosensor seeks more M&As, to build diagnostic kit plant in US
SD Biosensor Inc., the world's largest COVID-19 test kit seller, is seeking additional merger and acquisition targets in the US following its recent...
Jul 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carve-out, bolt-on key themes driving M&As: BDA Partners
Amid escalating market uncertainties, M&As are not just a growth tactic but survival tools for businesses, Euan Rellie, co-founder and managing ...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung holds emergency CEO meeting on technology, risk
Chief executives of Samsung Group’s technology units, led by Samsung Electronics Co., held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss new techn...
Jun 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Temasek VC unit CEO sees recent downturn as investment opportunity
Vertex Venture Holdings, a venture capital unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, expects the recent global downturn to offer investment...
Jun 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK Partners in talks to buy Kakao Mobility
MBK Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, is in talks with the country’s top mobile platform Kakao Corp. to acquire share...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK to invest $30 mn in ammonia-based power solutions developer Amogy
SK Innovation Co. announced Tuesday it will inject $30 million into Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc. The intermediate holding company of SK Group and ...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
McDonald’s to sell Korea operation, heating up burger M&As
McDonald’s Corp., the world’s top fast-food restaurant operator, is seeking to sell its South Korean business, heating up the mergers an...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LG Group to invest $119 million into 300 startups through 2025
LG Group announced Thursday it will invest 150 billion won ($119 million) into 300 startups through 2025.The conglomerate hosted Superstart Brand ...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
F&B giant SPC Group acquires Lina’s to ramp up global expansion
South Korea’s food and beverage conglomerate SPC Group announced Tuesday it has acquired French casual coffee chain Lina’s Déve...
Jun 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sharehoder value
KT Cloud targets $792 million with new stock issuance
KT Cloud is working to raise 1 trillion won ($792 million) by issuing new shares. The cloud arm of telecom juggernaut KT Corp. plans to use the...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Winia Electronics sharpens marketing efforts in Mexico
Winia Electronics Co., a medium-sized South Korean consumer electronics company, is the top microwave brand in Mexico. It is a little-known fact tha...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK On bolsters M&A team with new executive hires
SK On Co., an electric vehicle battery maker of SK Innovation Co., is bolstering its M&A team by hiring M&A experts from a leading law firm ...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korea's key movie firm to push content production M&As
In recent years, the content creation industry in South Korea has been a key investment sector for local investment banks. Some major content produc...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea President Yoon to hold emergency meeting over won
South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol called an emergency meeting as the won currency tumbled to its weakest level since the 2008-09 globa...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korean CEOs chase M&A targets in same industry
Some 72% of South Korea's chief executives surveyed by consulting firm EY intend to carry out M&As within the next 12 months to increase their m...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS’ shareholder meeting vetoes cast pall on its profitability
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world's third-largest pension fund with 948.7 trillion won ($768.9 billion) in assets under man...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung Elec's ex-M&A head to extend clout in Samsung Group
Ahn Joonghyun, who led Samsung Electronics Co.'s high-profile M&A deals for nearly nine years, was promoted to a president-level position to hea...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
South Korean conglomerates race to establish CVCs
One after another, South Korea’s household name conglomerates are establishing corporate venture capital (CVC) firms under their holding compa...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Networks on hunt for one billion-dollar M&A target
South Korea's SK Networks Co. is looking for an acquisition worth over 1 trillion won ($816 million) to accelerate its shift away from trading and r...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment sets up content ecosystem with M&As
Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messenger app operator, has established its own content ecosystem including crea...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver aims to attract 1 bn users via active M&As by 2027
Naver Corp. vows to attract 1 billion users around the world and generate 15 trillion won ($12.2 billion) in five years. Only FAANG companies...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble, NCSoft, Kakao, DoubleUGames on top publisher list
South Korea’s major tech companies such as Netmarble Corp., NCSoft Corp., Kakao Corp. and DoubleUGames were selected among the world’s m...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Dongwon Industries becomes new holding firm of seafood conglomerate
Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, will undergo corporate restructuring with Dongwon Industries Co. emer...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM sets up production studio focused on OTT content
South Korea’s entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. established a studio specializing in content for over-the-top (OTT) platforms at home and abroad ...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreigners sell net $4 bn of shares in March, second only to Aug. 2021
Foreign investors in March sold a net 4.84 trillion won ($3.97 billion) worth of shares on South Korea's main bourse Kospi, their highest-ever mon...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Telecom giant KT considers turning into holding company structure
KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, is considering changing into a holding company structure in an effort to boost the compan...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience seeks multi-billion-dollar M&As, eyes gene therapy sector
SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is seeking multi-billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions to expand it...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Daewoo E&C jointly creates $400 mn fund for overseas M&As
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. of South Korea and IMM Investment Global, the Hong Kong-based affiliate of Korean equity firm IMM Investme...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Samsung, Hyundai amass record-high levels of cash
Major South Korean companies such as Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. have accumulated more cash than ever before amid growing uncertai...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Acqui-hire practices increase in S.Korea’s startup ecosystem
Jobis & Villains, the operator of artificial intelligence-powered accounting platform 3.3, announced that it recently acquired video messenger s...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)