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Pension funds
CPPIB owns one-quarter of Korea’s listed logistics REIT
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has emerged as the top shareholder in South Korea’s only listed logistics real estate inves...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS mandates Russell to invest $1 bn in listed real estate
The National Pension Service has mandated Russell Investments to invest $1 billion in listed real estate companies or real estate investment trusts ...
Dec 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Korea’s cloud management firm Bespin Global considers Nasdaq listing
Bespin Global, a South Korean cloud technology consulting and management company, is considering listing its shares on the US tech-heavy Nasdaq mark...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Naver Webtoon taps foreign investors ahead of US listing
Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
HOLD Naver Webtoon taps foreign investors ahead of US listing
Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience begins listing process; enterprise value near $3 bn
South Korea’s SK Bioscience Co., set to enter clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidates, is expected to list on the Seoul main bours...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Saudi crown prince to be top shareholder of Seoul-listed gaming firm
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has agreed to buy 240 billion won ($217 million) worth of shares in the South Korea-listed game...
Nov 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea's top craft brewer seeks junior Kosdaq listing
Jeju Beer Co., South Korea's No. 1 craft beer maker, is preparing to become the country's first craft brewery to go public, buoyed by the rapid mark...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S. Korean COVID-19 test kit maker eyes listing next year
SD Bio Sensor, Inc., a South Korea-based manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits, is pushing to go public early next year, drawing market attention as a st...
Nov 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Companies listed on tech-heavy Kosdaq score high in Q3 on pandemic
South Korean companies listed on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market posted one of their best third quarters ever thanks to strong sales related to anti-viru...
Nov 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kospi-listed companies perform well, even without Samsung
Kospi-listed companies’ operating profits have turned bullish in the third quarter compared to the year-earlier period, swinging back from the n...
Nov 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
PE secondaries top Korean LPs' global PE funds list
Secondary private equity deals were picked as the preferred global PE investment of South Korea’s top asset owners, followed by co-investments a...
Nov 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Elecfoil maker IMM Tech aims Korean listing
Iljin Materials Co., a South Korean battery materials maker, is planning to list its Malaysia-based subsidiary IMM Technology on South Korea’s b...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean 100-year-old traditional house becomes trendy destination for cafe-goers
The life of a building emulates the human experience more than we suspect -- encountering countless number of people, wearing down with age, and event...
Sep 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem says dual listing of battery subsidiary possible, rules out pre-IPO
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. may list its soon-to-be-launched battery subsidiary not just on the local bourse but also on overseas exchanges to ra...
Sep 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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League table
JPMorgan tops Korea’s H1 M&A advisor list with Prudential deal
Prudential Financial Inc.’s 2.3 trillion won ($1.9 billion) sale of its South Korean unit dominated the country’s M&A advisory market ...
Jun 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private Equity
Korean biotech fund reaps triple-digit return on two Nasdaq-listed firms
South Korea’s $25 million biotechnology-themed fund, launched by Meritz Securities Co. Ltd., has earned triple-digit returns on its 2.7 billion ...
Jan 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cosmetics firm tops list of Korea’s profitable PE deals
The 300-billion-won ($263 million) equity investment in a South Korean cosmetics firm by a consortium of Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs in 2016 was th...
Apr 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Morgan Stanley tops 2018 Korea’s M&A advisory firm list
Morgan Stanley led South Korea’s merger advisory services market in 2018, accounting for 8.6 trillion won ($7.7 billion) worth of takeover deals, ...
Dec 31, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
BB.Q ranks 7th on list of fastest-growing restaurant brands in US
South Korean fried chicken brand BB.Q, part of the Genesis BBQ Group, said on Monday that it has secured the 7th spot on the 'Fastest-Growing ...
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