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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean activist fund KCGI joins in consortium to buy Ssangyong
A South Korean electric bus maker Edison Motors Co. added the activist fund Korea Corporate Government Improvement Fund (KCGI) as a financial invest...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Mirae Asset step closer to full-fledged investment bank
Mirae Asset Securities Co. has become South Korea's first brokerage company to boost its equity capital to 10 trillion won ($9 billion), taking a st...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to make equity investment in Germany’s H2 Mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. is investing in H2 Mobility Deutschland GmbH & Co., a German operator of hydrogen fueling stations, as the top South Korean au...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Krafton locks up two-thirds of IPO shares amid price concerns
Krafton Inc. has locked up more than 80% of its IPO shares allocated to institutional investors, in a move to prevent mass selling of its shares imm...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Canada’s CPPIB promotes Suyi Kim to global head of private equity
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has named Suyi Kim, its Asia head, as the global chief of its private equity business, effective Se...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fashion app Queenit raises $9 mn from VC firms
Queenit, a South Korea-based fashion mobile platform targeting women in their 40s and 50s, has raised 10 billion won ($9 million) from venture capit...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
LG expands VC portfolio to industrial cyber security
LG Technology Ventures, a venture capital arm of South Korea's LG Group, has diversified its portfolio into the industrial cybersecurity market with...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PEFs' 2020 investments, exits at record highs
Private equity firms registered in South Korea posted their largest-ever amount of both investments and divestments in 2020 which were almost balanc...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Heavy to invest $60 mn more in US NuScale Power
South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. will further invest in NuScale Power LLC, a US small mo...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Construction workers' fund invites bids for $25 mn infra mandate
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association issued a request for proposals to commit $25 million to a global infrastructure fund...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate Bonds
Korea’s cash-rich firms issue more bonds amid low interest environment
Some of the most cash-abundant firms across different industries in South Korea are issuing large amounts of bonds to raise even more funds amid a l...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to raise exposure to Kosdaq-listed blue chips
The National Pension Service (NPS) will raise exposure to up-and-coming biopharmaceutical, electric vehicle parts, entertainment and gaming companie...
Jul 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai Oilbank set to sell oil storage arm ahead of IPO
Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean refiner, is selling a majority stake in its wholly owned Hyundai Oil Terminal Co. to a Seoul-based private equit...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock in talks to acquire Korea’s ESG-focused IGIS Private Equity
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, is in talks to acquire IGIS Private Equity, a South Korea-based firm specialized in eco-fri...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEF-owned Korean firms jumping off IPO bandwagon
South Korea's initial public offering market is gaining fresh momentum from high-profile listings such as mobile banking app KakaoBank and game deve...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Cash-strapped Korean LCCs to bolster capital: Jeju Air to raise $175 mn
Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC), seeks to raise some $175 million in new shares to boost its capital base, raising ...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Sale of Citibank Korea gains traction; preferred buyer may emerge in July
The sale of Citibank Korea’s consumer banking business is gaining traction as potential bidders have started due diligence of the bank, with e...
Jun 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s super-rich: How their wealth ballooned during the pandemic
In South Korea, just like any other major economies, the stock market has been a mine of gold even for small investors, who enjoyed hefty gains from...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
FastFive secures near $30 mn; pushes to become office solutions provider
South Korea's co-working space provider FastFive Co. announced on June 11 that it has raised 30 billion won ($27 million) from seven investors, brin...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone-invested handbag maker Simone applies for IPO review
South Korea’s luxury handbag maker Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., 30% owned by US private equity firm Blackstone, has kicked off a process to li...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shinsegae to raise $2 bn in secured loan for eBay Korea
South Korea's Shinsegae and Lotte groups, the two final contenders for eBay Korea, are hurrying to securitize their assets, even offering core real ...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Quantum computing
Korean telecom firms expand commercial use of quantum cryptography
The imminent advent of quantum computers is posing an online security risk. Quantum computers, unlike the binary computers in common use today, can ...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medicine
Celltrion, Mirae to take largest stake in UK biotech firm
South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. and Mirae Asset Group have agreed to an investment that will render them the top shareholder in Iksuda ...
Jun 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Shinhan REITs poised to buy Amazon logistics center
South Korea's Shinhan REITs Management Co. is poised to invest $93 million to buy a pre-completed fulfillment center in New Mexico, under a long-ter...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
LG Chem stock plunges -6.73%, worst dip since March
LG Chem Ltd. suffered a broad sell-off on May 26, with more than 4 trillion won ($3.6 billion) of its market cap vanishing in a single trading day, ...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Cloud firms rush to secure footing in pet data market
The pet care market is set to ride a "cloud wave" as companies make use of pet data on cloud storage spaces to tap into the growing pet care market,...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
SK Bioscience secures up to $173.4 mn from CEPI for vaccine development
SK Bioscience Co. has secured additional funding for phase III clinical trial of GBP510, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate jointly developed with the I...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, TSMC up ante in US foundry competition
The world’s two largest foundry chipmakers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics Co., are upping the ante in ...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean firms emerge triumphant from pandemic with record Q1 profits
South Korean companies have posted their best-ever quarterly sales and operating profits, emerging from a year-long slump caused by the global COVID...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao Japan secures over $500 mn from Anchor Equity; valuation tops $7 bn
Kakao Corp.’s Japanese unit is set to secure 600 billion won ($530 million) from South Korea-based private equity firm Anchor Equity Partners....
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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