investment management
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Batteries
LG Energy, GM to inject another $275 mn in Tennessee plant
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co. plan to inject an additional $275 million in a US electric vehicle battery...
Dec 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Industrial Bank of Korea provides Silicon Valley-style financing for startups
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) on Friday launched the IBK Venture Loan, which provides bridge loans to promising startups struggling to borrow funds...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
VC firms rake in profit of up to 6 times principal from Raemongraein
Venture capital firms that invested in media production company Raemongraein Co. raked in significant profit from the surge in popularity of the TV ...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS shortlists 6 candidates for chief investment officer opening
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund managing 896.6 trillion won ($690.5 billion) as of end-S...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
LS Cable & System Asia expands cable production capacity in Vietnam
LS Cable & System Asia said on Thursday that it has invested 6.8 billion won in its Vietnamese subsidiary LS Cable & System Vietnam to compl...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Inc. bulks up green investments to achieve net zero by 2035
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, is taking preemptive steps to expand its eco-friendly busin...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
SK On attracts $1 billion in investment
SK On, the electric battery affiliate of Korea's petroleum, alternative energy and oil exploration corporation SK Innovation, has secured 1.3 trilli...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'
BAY CITY, Michigan – For the first time since taking office, United States President Joe Biden toured a US subsidiary of South Korean conglome...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS posts 7% investment loss in Q1-Q3 as equities, bonds plunge
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said Tuesday it saw a cumulative loss of 7.1% on investment, or 68 trillion won ($51.3 billion), betwe...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
First joint law office with overseas firm to open in Korea
The first South Korea-overseas joint law firm is set to start operations in Seoul.The joint firm of Korean law firm Hwahyun and UK’s Ashurst h...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KEPCO raises $368 mn via bond issuance on heated demand
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) saw on Nov. 27 around 1.7 trillion won ($1.3 billion) worth of investor bids for its bond issuance targeting 400 ...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang to invest in logistics automation
Coupang Inc. is poised to invest in the automation transformation of its logistics system, according to industry insiders. Headquartered in Seo...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Market volatility creates opportunities for secondary buyers: Stafford
Equity and bond portfolios' shrinking assets are major challenges currently faced by global investors in terms of asset allocation. But the situatio...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea to reform market rules to boost foreign investment
South Korea will reform financial market regulations to attract more foreign investments and to achieve MSCI Inc.’s developed market status fo...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HanmiGlobal lands series of orders from Saudi's Neom city project
HanmiGlobal Co. on Monday said it has earned contracts for the construction and development of Neom, the urban development project seeking to build ...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Innovation to adopt internal carbon pricing system
SK Innovation Co. on Sunday announced its adoption this year of an "internal carbon pricing system" recently approved by its board of directors. Th...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fintech co. Awake Corp. provides financial management tool to creators
South Korean fintech startup Awake Corporation won the hearts and wallets of judges at the D.Day X D.Camp event on Thursday, garnering 20 million wo...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
SK expands sustainable food biz with $7.5 mn US investment
SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has expanded its sustainable food business by investing in a US-bas...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle promotes two Koreans to partner, MD
The Carlyle Group Inc. announced on Tuesday 32 new partners and 39 new managing directors, effective Jan. 1 of 2023, including two Koreans, Sean (So...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM Korea to shut one production line to focus on small cars
General Motors Co. plans to shut down a production line in South Korea as the US automaking giant aims to focus on manufacturing small cars in the c...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI raises $10 mn in Series A funding
Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI Inc. announced on Tuesday that it raised 14 billion won ($10.3 million) in a Series A round. Pavilion Ca...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Lubricants rebrands with name change as SK Enmove
SK Lubricants Co., the world’s leading lube base oil supplier, said on Sunday it will be rebranded as SK Enmove Co. on Dec. 1.The new name com...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Daol Investment seeks to sell Thai subsidiary, eyes $75 mn in proceeds
South Korea’s Daol Investment & Securities Co. plans to sell a controlling stake in its Thai subsidiary, Daol Thailand PCL, as part of its...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia mulls investing $754 mn in China instead of Russia
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, is considering an investment of $754 million, which had been set aside for Russia, in China ...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
S-Oil to OK $6 billion Shaheen project as Saudi prince heads to Seoul
S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., will approve the much-touted 8 trillion won ($6 billion) Shaheen project to expand its ...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G enlists Goldman Sachs to cope with shareholder activism
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, appointed Goldman Sachs as an advisor to improve corporate governance after a Singapo...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America
LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korean brokerages' restructuring targets investment banking units
South Korea’s small- and mid-sized brokerage houses have begun their workforce reductions ahead of the end of the year. The brokerages are set...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer
KT Corp., a South Korean telecommunications giant, plans to invest $2 million in Sonde Health Inc., a US voice biomarker developer, to enhance the c...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT invests $15 million in blockchain company Mysten Labs
NCSOFT Corp., which announced early this year plans to install non-fungible token (NFT) technology in the global version of its online role-playing ...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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