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Mergers & Acquisitions
Match Group buys Korean video chat startup for $1.73 bn
Match Group, the operator of the world’s largest dating app Tinder, has agreed to buy 100% of South Korea’s leading video chat startup...
Feb 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG, SK, Hanwha accelerate shift to renewable energy with push for RE100
Following in the footsteps of SK Group, which last year declared that it will switch to renewable energy for plant operations, a number of South Kor...
Feb 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Hanwha Aerospace certified to verify Rolls-Royce aircraft engine parts
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, has been certified to conduct the quality checks on aircraft engine parts it...
Jan 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Total, Hanwha to set up JV for $1.8 bn US solar expansion
French refiner Total SE and South Korea’s Hanwha Energy Corp. have agreed to set up a joint venture to build solar power plants and storage ce...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha to buy controlling stake in Korean satellite maker
Hanwha Aerospace Co., an aircraft engine components maker, will acquire a 30% stake in a South Korean Earth observation satellite maker for 109 bill...
Jan 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Silicon Valley-based PnP sets sights on Korean smart city ventures
Plug and Play (PnP), a Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator, will team up with the city of Seoul to invest in South Korean venture firms with sm...
Jan 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Live commerce app Grip posts over $22 mn in transactions
South Korea-based live commerce app Grip saw its cumulative transaction amount surpass 24 billion won ($22.2 million), just two years after its ince...
Jan 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanwha Solutions acquires US hydrogen tank maker Cimarron, to invest $100 mn
Hanwha Solutions Corp. has acquired a 100% stake in Cimarron Composites LLC, a US hydrogen storage tank manufacturer, as the South Korean energy sol...
Dec 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Satellite communications
Hanwha Systems to invest $30 mn in US communications firm Kymeta
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense industry arm of Hanwha Group, has decided to invest 33.2 billion won ($30 million) in Kymeta Corp., a US satellite c...
Dec 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanwha looks to buy US hydrogen storage tank maker
Hanwha Solutions Corp. is seeking to acquire 100% of a US hydrogen storage tank manufacturer worth tens of millions of dollars, a local newspaper re...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Hanwha Life to further tap into interest rate derivatives
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s No. 2 life insurer, will make active use of derivatives and structured products to hedge against inte...
Dec 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions to raise $1 bn to boost eco-friendly energy businesses
Hanwha Solutions Corp. is preparing to raise 1.2 trillion won ($1.1 billion) through rights issues to shore up new growth drivers, particularly it...
Dec 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to roll out automated remote valet parking cars in 2024
Maneuvering in and out of tight parking spaces is troublesome for some drivers, men and women alike. Whatever your take on parking, Hyundai Motor Co...
Dec 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver, Kakao unsettled by Google's in-app payment policy
Global tech giant Google’s in-app payment policy has been coolly received by South Korea’s leading platform companies, fueling criticism...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Anchor Equity, TPG invest $500 mn in Korean mobile banking app
Hong Kong-based Anchor Equity Partners has agreed to invest 250 billion won ($226 million) to buy new shares in South Korea’s KakaoBank, shortly...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hanwha Systems unveils Butterfly, personal air vehicle mockup
Hanwha Systems Co., a defense and information technology service unit of Hanwha Group, on Wednesday unveiled the mockup of its personal air vehicle (P...
Nov 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao webtoon platform Piccoma becomes No.1 grossing app worldwide
Kakao Corp., South Korea's platform giant, announced on Nov. 9 that its webtoon (digital comics) platform Piccoma has become the No. 1 grossing mobile...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
TPG to invest $222 mn in mobile banking app KakaoBank
TPG will acquire a 2.7% stake in South Korea’s mobile banking app KakaoBank for 250 billion won ($222 million) ahead of an initial public offeri...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to invest $25 mn in UK vehicle smart display firm
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, said on Oct. 7 it will invest $25 million in a UK automotive smart display company in...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s mobile banking app KakaoBank to push for 2021 IPO
KakaoBank Corp., the mobile banking arm of South Korea’s online messaging app operator Kakao Corp., is planning an initial public offering next ...
Sep 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Korea’s tractor and farm machinery maker envisions smart mobility firm
Daedong Industrial Co., South Korea’s leading tractor and farm machinery maker, aims to transform into a smart mobility company, applying a...
Sep 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
S. Korea's Kakao Work to rival Slack, messenger platform apps
Kakao Enterprise Corp., the artificial intelligence service unit of South Korea’s Kakao Corp., has launched a business messenger platform to com...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Korean display makers poised to suffer from US ban on Chinese app WeChat
Korea’s two largest display panel makers – Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. – are widely expected to suffer from the US ban on...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean last-mile delivery apps’ valuations out of sync with demand surge
South Korea’s leading last-mile delivery startups have put their shares or management rights up for sale, riding on the surging demand for deliv...
Sep 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Renewable energy
Hanwha Solutions, affiliates’ shares soar on Green New Deal, defense
Share prices of Hanwha Solutions Corp. and other Hanwha Group units are being re-rated as the companies shift their business focus to the green energy...
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Defense
Hanwha Defense named preferred supplier of howitzers to Australia
Hanwha Defense Co. has been named the preferred supplier of howitzers and associated support equipment to Australia, signaling the superiority of Sout...
Sep 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha Q Cells secures 315MW solar power, energy storage project in Portugal
Hanwha Q Cells Co. has secured the right to generate half of the 700-megawatt power capacity put up for auction in Portugal, becoming the first compan...
Aug 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hanwha Life commits $400 mn to KKR’s new Asia buyout fund
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., South Korea’s second-biggest life insurer, has committed around $400 million to KKR & Co.’s new Asia b...
Aug 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Defense
Global partnership pushes Hanwha into final round of Aussie armored vehicle deal
Hanwha Defense Co. has reached the final stretch in a race to win Australia’s 5-trillion won (US$4.2 billion) project to buy new infantry fighti...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Renewable energy
Hanwha eyes gains running hydrogen fueling stations for US startup
Hanwha Group may exercise its rights to operate more than 700 hydrogen fueling stations to be built across the US and Canada by US hydr...
Aug 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)