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Capital raising
Lotte E&C, Meritz Securities conclude $1.2 billion investment deal
Lotte Engineering & Construction (E&C) has secured financing of 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion).The company on Monday announced its conclusi...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Smart transportation solution provider Alt-A enlists pre-Series A funding
Alt-A, which provides a transportation system specialized in last-mile roads, said Monday that it has received pre-series A funding from Shinh...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion develops oral antibody drug with US bio company
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. on Monday said it signed an R&D contract with US-based Rani Therapeutics on RT-111, an or...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
PE firm VIG Partners takes over Korean low-cost carrier Eastar
South Korean private equity firm VIG Partners has acquired a 100% stake in low-cost carrier (LCC) Eastar Jet Co., the asset manager said on Jan. 6. ...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Muzlive showcases KiT albums of Blackpink, Jason Mraz
LAS VEGAS – South Korean media platform startup Muzlive Inc. showcased KiTs of K-pop girl group Blackpink, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz and ot...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund
Smart Study Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) affiliated with The Pinkfong Company, said on Thursday that it has created a "Baby Shark Nex...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
SFA signs display equipment deal with China's Tianma Microelectronics
SFA Engineering Corp., South Korea's largest manufacturer of display manufacturing equipment, on Wednesday said it landed an order worth 142.1 billi...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Novarex, Riman sign agreement to jointly develop health-functional food
South Korea's health functional foods company Novarex and cosmetics company Riiman Korea met to promote the health-functional foods business togethe...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia aim to outpace industry growth in 2023
The Hyundai Motor Group is aiming to boost sales by 10% this year from 2022, above an estimated single-digit growth in the global automotive market....
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korean firms head to CES 2023 to showcase innovative technologies
LAS VEGAS, NV – A growing number of South Korea’s leading companies and startups are heading to CES 2023, the world’s largest tech...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Alteogen signs $145 million tech export deal with Swiss company
South Korea's bio company Alteogen Inc. on Friday said it signed its fourth technology export contract since its 2018 development of the human recom...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hanwha Techwin showcases smart parking solution
Hanwha Techwin, a South Korean company specializing in video surveillance solutions, said on Thursday that it held a showcase event at its 63 Conven...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK signs $2 bn deal to acquire 3D dental scanner firm Medit
Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners is acquiring Medit Corp., the world’s third-largest 3D dental scanner maker, for 2.45 trillion w...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Solvay named preferred bidder to buy Solus Biotech
Belgian chemicals maker Solvay S.A. has been selected as the preferred bidder to acquire South Korean biomaterials maker Solus Biotech, according to...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
M2N to sell 52% stake in Chinese automotive parts company DKCA
M2N( DK D&I Co. ), the parent company of pharmaceutical firm Sillajen Inc., announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to sell its maj...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
BASF, ADM join race to buy Korean ceramide maker Solus Biotech
BASF SE, the world’s largest chemical producer, US food processing giant ADM Co. and two other global companies have joined the race to acquir...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to develop smart home devices responsive to users’ sleep data
An air conditioner or a TV set equipped with a timer that automatically turns power on and off based on the user's preference has been around for ye...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT signs agreement with O2 Company on smart fish farming
KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, plans to advance into the sea farming business.KT said on Sunday it had signed a business agreement with O2 ...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, aims to nurture Vietnam as a global strategic base as it opens a ne...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LegoChem Bio, Amgen sign ADC platform deal for up to $1.2 bn
South Korean pharmaceutical firm LegoChem Biosciences Inc. said on Dec. 23 it has transferred the antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) technology platform...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea’s local govts gear up to lure Tesla for Gigafactory
All of South Korea’s major municipal governments are gearing up to be considered as the site of a new Gigafactory, Tesla Inc.’s manufact...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy Industries lands $1.5 bn deal for offshore plant order
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has bagged a $1.5 billion order to build an offshore plant from an Asian shipper, the company reve...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea to introduce mandatory offer for takeover deals
South Korea is set to require a takeover bidder for a listed company to buy stakes held by small shareholders at the same price to be paid to a majo...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
GS E&C inks deal with AirFirst on industrial gas tech development
GS Engineering & Construction Co. said on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with AirFirst to work together in the areas of industrial gas ...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems to build network to share land, sea, air target info
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. will start domestic research and development of new tactical data links used by member countries of the North Atlan...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKR to buy 100% stake in SK E&S' Busan City Gas for $561 mn
Private equity giant KKR & Co. is slated to buy a 100% stake in Busan City Gas Co., wholly owned by South Korean energy company SK E&S Co., ...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KEXIM to provide $1.2 bn project financing for Indonesian refinery project
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Friday that it has signed a $1.2 billion project financing agreement with the Indonesian sta...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood to sue Baring PEA over buyout deal cancellation
South Korea’s Glenwood Private Equity is set to take legal action against Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Partner over the cancellation ...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem in $95.5 million drug out-licensing deal with China’s Innovent
LG Chem Life Sciences, the biopharmaceutical unit of LG Chem Ltd., and China’s biotech company Innovent Biologics have entered into a strategi...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
S.Korea's Bespin Global, Daewoo E&C sign smart city deal with Aussie company
South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global on Wednesday said its subsidiary Bespin Global Vietnam formed a strategic partnership with Daew...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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