aiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)
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IPOs
Samsung-backed semiconductor parts maker eyes IPO
MiCo Ceramics Ltd., a semiconductor equipment parts subsidiary of the industrial ceramics maker MiCo Co., is pushing forward with IPO preparations. ...
Apr 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM PE exits S.Korea's No.2 electric wire manufacturer
Seoul-based IMM Private Equity has fully exited its 300 billion won ($265 million) investment in the country's No. 2 electric wire manufacturer by s...
Mar 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese PE firm pays $1.4 bn to take over Magnachip Semiconductor
South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. announced on Mar. 27 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by China-ba...
Mar 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Intel’s jump into foundry sets off alarm bells for Samsung, TSMC
Intel Corp.’s announcement on Tuesday that it will significantly expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity and jump into the foundry bus...
Mar 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC, Hyundai Heavy to co-invest $900 mn in growth firms
The sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will make co-investments worth up to 1 trillion won ($900 million) alongside the Hyunda...
Mar 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Stronger carbon stance puts cost pressure on manufacturers
South Korea’s carbon emission regulations – strengthened again this year – are projected to exert financial pressure on the countr...
Mar 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. to put Korean auto parts maker up for sale
South Korea's private equity firm Hahn & Co. is seeking to sell a majority stake in Hanon Systems, a Korean automotive supplier, which is expect...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung says to overtake TSMC with efficient, right-time investment
Samsung Electronics Co. will make efficient and right-time investments to achieve economies of scale so that the world's largest memory chipmaker wi...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to ramp up EUV scanners to take on foundry leader TSMC
In the semiconductor industry, having cutting-edge equipment to produce advanced chips is crucial to chipmakers' survival, particularly foundries th...
Mar 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung wins Intel foundry order; TSMC takes GPU deal
Samsung Electronics Co. has clinched its first order from Intel Corp. to manufacture Intel-designed chips, as the world’s top memory chipmaker...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean PE firm acquires Achronix Semiconductor via SPAC merger
South Korea-based private equity firm Ace Equity Partners has acquired Achronix Semiconductor Corp., a US-based fabless company, through a special p...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung overtakes TSMC as top chipmaker by market cap
Samsung Electronics Co. has reclaimed its throne as the world's largest semiconductor company, overtaking global foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor ...
Dec 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Hahn & Co finances $700 mn Korean Air deal with about $400 mn debt
Hahn & Co., a South Korean private equity firm, has completed the payment for the 790 billion won ($722 million) purchase of Korean Air Lines' i...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK in talks to buy French biologics contract manufacturer
SK Holdings is in the early stages of negotiations to acquire France’s biologic contract manufacturing organization (CMO) Yposkesi, in a move ...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry ramps up chip packaging to compete against TSMC
The battleground for global foundry leaders – Samsung Electronics Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) – is shifting fr...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
NongHyup looks to expand KIC co-investment beyond PE
South Korea’s National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF), or NongHyup Bank, is willing to expand its co-investment partnership with Kor...
Nov 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hamilton Lane
[ASK2020] Why is co-investment an attractive tool for investors?
Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) is a leading alternative investment management firm providing innovative private markets solutions to sophisticated...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS forms co-investment partnership with Dutch pension
The National Pension Service has formed a strategic alliance with Dutch pension fund manager APG, through which they recently made co-investments in A...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foundry business
Samsung’s Lee hastens to Netherlands in intense rivalry with TSMC
On Oct. 8, the same day Samsung Electronics Co. surprised markets with forecast-beating quarterly earnings estimates, its Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee fle...
Oct 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung beats TSMC to win new Qualcomm order to make mobile chips
Samsung Electronics Co. has clinched a deal with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to manufacture 5G-capable mobile application processors designed for mid-r...
Oct 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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electric vehicle battery
Korean manufacturers tangled in EV battery feud; Korean court rules in favor of LG Chem
The Seoul Central District Court has upheld the validity of LG Chem Ltd.'s patent infringement case in the US against SK Innovation Co. in its fi...
Aug 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Auto parts maker Mando to co-develop COVID-19 ventilators with NASA
Mando Corp, a South Korean auto parts manufacturer, has been picked by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a ventilator co-...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
Celltrion to co-develop pill-type autoimmune disease drug with UK startup
Biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. has agreed to develop a tablet-type treatment for autoimmune diseases jointly with the UK biotech startup Intract Phar...
Aug 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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foundry industry
Samsung ramps up foundry business as manufacturer of IBM's 7nm CPU
Global electronics giant Samsung Electronics' foundry plant is set to manufacture IBM's POWER10 Processor -- the company's first 7-nanometer...
Aug 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
SK Bioscience wins COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing order from US firm
SK Bioscience Co. Ltd. has secured a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) order for a new coronavirus vaccine candidate under development by the ...
Aug 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chips
Korea’s reliance on semiconductor chips increases economic vulnerability: FKI
South Korea’s heavy dependence on semiconductor chips and its concentration on the US and China for exports pose a greater risk to the export-or...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle names co-CEO Kew Lee as sole CEO
Kewsong Lee, co-chief executive officer of the Carlyle Group, has been appointed as the US private equity group’s chief executive officer after ...
Jul 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KIC forms $400 mn joint venture with NongHyup for private equity co-investment
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has announced a $400 million joint venture with NongHyup, or the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, to...
Jul 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup
Mirae Asset co-leads $100 mn financing for China’s biotech startup
Mirae Asset Financial Group has invested $28 million in Shanghai-based biotechnology startup JW Therapeutics, about a quarter of $100 million financin...
Jun 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
IMM Investment buys stake in Texas Express Pipeline in $1 bn co-investment
South Korea’s IMM Investment Corp. has agreed to buy a 35% stake in Texas Express Pipeline, a joint venture for natural gas liquids transportati...
Dec 23, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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