Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte Chemical, Bain Capital among bidders for Korea’s Iljin Materials
The much-touted sale of a controlling stake in Iljin Materials Co., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, is flagging as big spenders are ...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung's 3 nm chip narrows microchip gap with TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co. has kicked off mass production of 3-nanometer chips based on the industry’s smallest process node as a global first, a...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Samsung Eng. to invest in Vietnam for SE Asia water biz
Samsung Engineering Co. agreed to spend $41 million on Vietnam’s largest private water treatment company for the eco-friendly business in Sout...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung nears 3-nano chip mass production ahead of TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co. is close to mass producing 3-nanometer chips based on a next-generation ultramicro fabrication process as a global first and...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Military fund to raise payouts with interest rate increases
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has decided to raise the interest rates of the members’ savings products by 25 to 4...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI inks $6.6 bn deal for 60% of elecfoil needs
Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s major battery maker, inked a $6.6 billion contract to secure 60% of its needs for elecfoil, an ingredient for c...
Jun 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to fuel rivalry with Sony in mobile image sensor market
Samsung Electronics Co. is set to narrow the gap with bigger competitor Sony in the global image sensor market. The South Korean tech giant introduc...
Jun 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
S.Korean conglomerates look to paint future with NFTs
The non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem has penetrated into mainstream society. NFTs are digital assets that represent objects in the physical world,...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins record $3 billion LNG carrier order; outlook bright
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, has swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and con...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Ex-Samsung exec says Korea chip sector needs more support
South Korea’s semiconductor sector needs more support from the government not only to compete against global rivals backed by their own govern...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to boost chip substrate investment after Apple order
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will expand its manufacturing facilities for high-performance package substrates in both South Korea and Vietnam, afte...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
More LPs tap ex-Samsung Life professionals as CIOs
A number of financial experts who built their careers at Samsung Life Insurance Co. are in the spotlight as more South Korean pension funds and mutu...
Jun 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Axiom Space invites Koreans to $500 million space hotel fundraising
Axiom Space Inc., which is developing the world’s first commercial space station, is seeking to raise $500 million from South Korean investors...
Jun 20, 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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Corporate restructuring
SK Gas to sell Istanbul tunnel stake to Qatari fund for $111 mn
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, is poised to sell its stake in an operator of the Eurasia Tunnel in...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to develop cylindrical batteries for Tesla, other EV makers
Leading South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI Co. is ramping up facilities for cylindrical batteries to supply its products to Tesla Inc. and oth...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha invests $115 mn in urban air mobility firm Overair
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. have invested a combined $115 million in Series B funding for Overair Inc., a Califo...
Jun 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea webtoon startup Kenaz acquired by hedge fund
South Korea’s leading webtoon production startup Kenaz was taken over by a domestic hedge fund as it aims to reduce dependence on major platfo...
Jun 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis’ SB12 shows same clinical effects as Alexion’s Soliris
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said its SB12, a proposed biosimilar to Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s rare bl...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean bio firms flock to US as SV Invest eyes $100 million bio fund
SV Investment, a South Korean venture capital and private equity firm, is looking to launch a $100 million bio fund in the US as a growing number of...
Jun 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean LPs join Antares Capital’s $3.5 bn credit fund
A few key institutional investors in South Korea are set to commit up to $300 million to a $3.5 billion private credit fund by US private debt man...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
S.Korean trucker strike enters 3rd day, targets Samsung’s supply chain
South Korea’s unionized truckers, on day three of a large-scale strike, have moved to disrupt the supply of materials needed to manufacture se...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Startup tapped to lead S.Korea’s autonomous car security project
South Korea has embarked on a public-private project to bolster communication security for autonomous driving, for which a domestic startup will pla...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
It's time to bet on high-yield bond funds: Barings
High-yield bonds generally create greater yields than other funds, but low-quality bonds are vulnerable to economic downturns and the firms’ c...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
South Korean startups raise record-high Series A funding
South Korea's early stage startups raised a record amount of funding in the last 12 months.Even though venture capital firms at home and abroad are ...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung aims to replicate Galaxy success with Bespoke home appliances
Samsung Electronics Co. aims to replicate the success of its Galaxy series of smartphones with other home appliances sold under its premium Bespoke ...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics signs $81 mn CMO deal with Novartis
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. has inked an $81 million contract manufacturing deal with Novartis, the world’s fifth-largest pharma...
Jun 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec. executes surprise chip executive reshuffle
Samsung Electronics Co. undertook an unexpected personnel reshuffle on Thursday, involving 20 employees, to hold them accountable for a lower-than-e...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Dubai sovereign fund in talks with Global Sae-A to sell Ssangyong E&C
Dubai’s sovereign wealth fund is discussing the sale of Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. to a South Korean textile business group....
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Why Samsung didn't join race for S.Korea's air taxi project
Samsung, a name seen everywhere in South Korea from apartment complexes to home appliances, is missing on the list of bidders for the country’...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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