non-deal roadshow
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK buys textile supplier to Nike, Adidas for $654 mn
South Korea’s MBK Partners said on Jan. 3 that it has completed the 100% acquisition of Dongjin Textile Co. -- a Korean firm that has been s...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank to sell fuels to Hawaii in first term deal with US
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to export gasoline and diesel to Hawaii next year through its first term contract to sell petroleum ...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Affinity picks Goldman as adviser for Burger King Korea, Japan sales
Affinity Equity Partners has chosen Goldman Sachs as its adviser for the planned sale of its entire stakes in Burger King’s operations in Kore...
Dec 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hyundai Investments buys office building in Brussels
South Korean asset manager Hyundai Investments Co., fully owned by Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., has said it acquired a Brussels-based ...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
HK inno.N’s K-CAB a blockbuster drug with $843 million exports
South Korea’s HK inno.N Corp. has signed a 640 billion won ($540 million) contract to license out its technology for K-CAB, a gastroesophageal...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea battery makers suffer under growing China dominance
South Korean battery manufacturers are suffering from the growing dominance of their Chinese competitors in the world’s electric vehicle marke...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Hynix wins China’s approval for $9 billion Intel NAND acquisition
SK Hynix Inc. has received approval from China’s antitrust regulator for its $9 billion deal to acquire Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip b...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Naver Webtoon to acquire Korea’s virtual human maker
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the digital comics platform of South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp., is set to acquire the management rights of d...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
WeMade buys $100 mn stake in social casino game developer
WeMade Co., a pioneer in South Korea's play-to-earn (P2E) game industry, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in smaller rival SundayToz Corp., bet...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Motor reshuffles overseas units to deal with changing markets
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, has reorganized its overseas units, reducing the number of business sectors to five from nine,...
Dec 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s DL Energy to expand US power plant business
South Korea’s DL Energy is set to expand its power plant business in the US.DL Energy, formerly known as Daelim Energy, said on Dec. 17 that i...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, LG Energy acquire 2.6% of battery startup Li-Cycle for $51 million
South Korea’s top chemical manufacturer LG Chem Ltd. and its battery affiliate LG Energy Solution Ltd. have acquired a combined 2.6% stake in ...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech
Korea’s MedPacto, Merck plan phase 3 trials of colorectal cancer drug
MedPacto Inc., a South Korean biotechnology company that develops therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune diseases, has agreed with global drugmaker ...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Magnachip, Chinese PEF Wise Road end $1.4 bn buyout deal
US-listed chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. and Chinese private equity firm Wise Road Capital terminated their $1.4 billion buyout agreement...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Defense to supply howitzers to Australia in $788 mn deal
South Korea’s Hanwha Defense Co. inked a $788 million deal to supply K9 self-propelled howitzers to Australia, marking its first sale of the s...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Mortgage loan growth slows to near four-year low in November
Mortgage loan growth at banks in South Korea slowed to near a four-year low in November, on the back of tightened lending rules and an interest rate...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Inc 2021: Year of record M&As, tie-ups and spin-offs
South Korea’s corporate sector has seen record deals through mergers and acquisitions, tie-ups and spin-offs this year, as big companies and s...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO International signs parts supply deal with US EV startup Rivian
POSCO International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO, said on Thursday it has signed a $6 million contract to supply...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
KoreaCenter acquires Danawa, paving way for MBK’s bolt-on deal
KoreaCenter Co. has been named the new owner of Danawa Co., one of South Korea’s first-generation e-commerce platforms – a move that is ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK's deals rank among top 2021 PE exits in N.Asia
North Asia-focused MBK Partners has made lucrative exits from three investments in South Korea, China and Japan this year. They rank among the nine ...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea’s LIG close to record $3.5 bn deal to export missile system to UAE
LIG Nex1 Co., a leading South Korean defense company, is close to a record $3.5 billion deal to export its surface-to-air missile system to the Unit...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
SK seeks to make Pfizer, Merck COVID-19 pills in CMO deals
SK Inc., the investment and holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is seeking to make COVID-19 treatment pills developed by Pfizer Inc. an...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean game makers shun IBs for M&A deals
“We know which companies to buy after playing the games a few times.”More and more South Korean game developers are pursuing mergers and...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
DearU’s value nears YG Entertainment after strong Kosdaq debut
Shares of DearU Co., a K-pop fandom platform in South Korea, fell on Thursday, the day after a strong Kosdaq debut, which briefly put the company&...
Nov 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SeAH to supply monopiles for Orsted’s UK offshore wind farm project
SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. ’s UK subsidiary is set to supply monopiles, steel tubes that serve as a fixed foundation for offshore wind turbines...
Nov 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Legal data firm FiscalNote to list on Nasdaq via $1.3 bn SPAC deal
FiscalNote Holdings Inc., a US legal data and analytics company founded by a Korean-American, is set to go public in a deal valued at $1.3 billion. ...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Race for CJ Olive Young IPO underwriting deal heats up
The competition to underwrite a listing of CJ Olive Young, South Korea’s top beauty store chain, is intensifying with some brokerage houses va...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to US fuel cell truck maker Nikola
LG Energy Solution Ltd., a leading South Korean battery maker, has signed a deal to supply batteries to Nikola Corp., a US hydrogen fuel cell electr...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ares Management
[ASK 2021] Blending US Core & Non-Core Investments to Capitalize on the High Conviction Industrial Sector
Blending Core & Non-Core Investments to Capitalize on the High Conviction Industrial Sector What is the current outlook and wh...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Arrow Global
[ASK2021] European Banking Sector Dislocation: The Non-Performing Credit Opportunity
Arrow Global is a leading European investor and alternative asset manager focused on the European distressed space, backed by sophist...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
- 5 MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer