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Upcoming IPOs
Referral-based job portal Wantedlab applies for H2 IPO
Wantedlab Inc., South Korea's first referral-based recruiting platform, is aiming to list on the country's junior Kosdaq market in the second half o...
Apr 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Bank applies for preliminary review of 2021 IPO
Kakao Bank, South Korea's No.1 mobile banking app., has kicked off the process to go public by applying for a preliminary review of its stock market...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
PUBG publisher applies for South Korean 2021 IPO
South Korea-based game developer Krafton Inc., touted as one of this year's hottest initial public offerings, has filed a preliminary listing applic...
Apr 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
LG shareholders approve spin-off plan amid activist opposition
Shareholders of LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, on Friday gave the nod to the company's p...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Hynix's Intel NAND chip deal wins US regulatory approval
The US antitrust regulators have approved of SK Hynix Inc.'s $9 billion acquisition of Intel Corp.'s NAND memory chip business, also under review by...
Mar 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang applies for IPO on New York Stock Exchange
Coupang Corp., 37% owned by SoftBank Group, is set to become the first Korean company to list directly on the New York Stock Exchange, with its valu...
Feb 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Uber, T Map Mobility JV wins antitrust approval; set to launch in April
South Korea's antitrust regulator has approved the proposed joint venture between the US-based ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. and T M...
Feb 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air wins shareholders' approval for Asiana deal
Korean Air Lines Co. will proceed with its planned $1.6 billion acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. after winning approval from a majority of its sh...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding merger wins China approval, awaiting EU
China has granted unconditional approval of the world’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s acquisition of hometown riv...
Dec 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery spin-off
LG Chem shareholders approve plan to split off battery business
LG Chem Ltd. shareholders have approved the South Korean chemical maker’s plan to hive off its battery business, paving the way for the standalo...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Proxy adviser
Top proxy adviser ISS approves of LG Chem’s battery spin-off
LG Chem Ltd.’s plan to spin off its promising battery business has won support from the world’s top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholde...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Proxy adviser
Glass Lewis recommends LG Chem investors approve battery spin-off
Leading proxy adviser Glass Lewis has recommended that LG Chem Ltd. investors vote to approve the company’s plan to split off its battery busine...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korea's first neurosurgery robot to debut; to seek FDA approval
Koh Young Technology Inc., a 3D inspection device maker in South Korea, has commercialized a neurosurgical robotics system for the second time in the ...
Jun 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)