South Korean private equity
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Food & Beverage
Pokémon stickers are back for nostalgic Koreans
SEOUL—Jeong Bo-ram’s new fascination has him chasing mass-produced pastries, delivery trucks—and his childhood memories.His targets ...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korean refiners: Lubricating the future of electric vehicles
With the rise of electric vehicles globally, South Korea’s major oil refiners are jockeying to become leading suppliers of lubricants and cool...
Apr 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean firms tapped to buy shoe parts supplier Texon
Southeast Asia-focused Navis Capital Partners is tapping South Korean companies and private equity firms to sell Texon, a Hong Kong-based footwear c...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea firms’ Shanghai plants to remain disrupted long on lockdown
South Korean companies’ production in Shanghai is expected to remain disrupted long on the lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, raising co...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air’s stock lags US peers' on slow demand recovery
Korean Air Lines Co.’s stock is underperforming those of its US rivals on concerns that South Korea’s top carrier is unlikely to immedia...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LS Group may raise stake in LS-Nikko Copper to 90%
South Korea's LS Group is considering buying an additional stake in LS-Nikko Copper Inc. to boost its stake in the world’s second-largest elec...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE to develop game biz further to cut reliance on BTS
South Korea’s HYBE Co. plans to accelerate the development of its game business by separating the unit as the entertainment giant aims to cut ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
High conviction in private credit for a global portfolio
It seems as though the list of risks to investors is rising. Supply chain imbalances, higher raw material costs, rising interest rates, labor shortage...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. buys Korean food startup in bolt-on deal
Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. has acquired a South Korean meal kit provider for 75 billion won ($61 million), a deal expected to bo...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korean game developers scurry to launch P2E versions in 2022
South Korean game developers are scurrying to release their versions of play-to-earn (P2E) games, which have been growing at a rapid pace despite be...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
South Korean comics platforms dominate global top 10
Six manhwa platforms operated by South Korea’s tech juggernauts rank among the top 10 paid digital comics platforms worldwide. Manhwa is ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China’s tighter grip on minerals boosts costs for Korean battery makers
South Korea’s major battery makers and materials suppliers are suffering from soaring battery raw materials prices as China is tightening its ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Group hires governance expert for unprecedented reorganization
Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a 20-year governance veteran for its much-awaited corporate governance restructuring, according to those familia...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi stands out with own drugs as Korean rivals sell imports
South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. generated sales of more than 1 trillion won ($812.3 million) from its own medicines last year on strong...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Energy
S.Korea to scrap plans to sell Ambatovy mine stake
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will scrap the outgoing government’s plan to sell off its stakes in loss-making overseas mines, including the Am...
Apr 07, 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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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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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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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK seeks to exit Korea’s Lotte Card for over $2.5 bn
MBK Partners is in the early stages of talks with telecom operator KT Corp. and other potential bidders to sell its majority stake in South Korea's ...
Mar 31, 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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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Hynix considers joint acquisition of UK chip designer Arm
South Korea's SK Hynix Inc. is considering forming a consortium with other strategic investors to buy Arm Ltd., a British semiconductor design compa...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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