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Corporate investment
Samsung's cash reserves dwindle on increased R&D, other investments
Samsung Electronics Co. is well known for its ample cash reserves close to $100 billion, ready to spend where it deems necessary for growth.But the ...
Oct 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC advised to invest in Europe's residential market
Europe's residential real estate market has stronger growth potential than the US housing facilities, given the growing preference among millennials...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Monroe Capital opens first Asian outpost in Seoul
The US private credit markets-focused Monroe Capital LLC has made its foray into Asia by opening an office in South Korea, where the National Pensio...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea refiners' recovery accelerates on strong margins
South Korean refiners are gathering recovery momentum as refining margins hit a two-year high on falling petroleum product supply from China and r...
Sep 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul Q2 office prices rise at fastest rate in 10 yrs
Seoul office building prices rose at their strongest rate in 10 years in the second quarter of this year, driven by domestic investors as the Seoul ...
Sep 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds
LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issues, more than its planned 300 billion won, to finance the expansi...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Game firms seeking strong IP extend ties with content makers
South Korean game developers and publishers are increasingly building business alliances with players in the content industry through equity investm...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay cuts IPO price by 6% for October listing
Kakao Pay Corp., the digital settlement platform unit of South Korea’s top messaging app operator Kakao Corp., has slashed its initial publi...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean firms scramble for bond sales on further rate hike views
South Korean companies rushed to issues bonds as the Bank of Korea is expected to raise interest rates further, ramping up financing costs. Some war...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Now is the time for PEFs to show their art of exit
Leading private equity firms, including Bain Capital, KKR & Co. and MBK Partners, appeared to have turned to an exit mode in South Korea this ye...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital sells management rights of Hugel to GS-led group for $1.5 bn
A consortium led by South Korea’s energy-to-construction conglomerate GS Group has acquired the country’s top botox maker Hugel Inc. fro...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean household debt estimated to top $1.5 tn
South Korea’s household debt was estimated to have exceeded $1.5 trillion to reach a record high last month, and tighter monetary policies at ...
Aug 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant
Shares in global carmakers such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are tumbling. The automotive chip shortage is expected to deteriorate fu...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
BTS producer tops the list of H1 highest-paid Koreans
Senior executives of HYBE Co., South Korea's leading K-pop agency, topped the three spots on the first-half list of highest-paid South Koreans, with...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korean chipmakers tumble, wipe out $13 billion in market capitalization
Shares of South Korea’s two largest chipmakers – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. – are slumping on a bearish industry ou...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean fabless startups take center stage, attracts VCs
South Korean fabless startups have taken center stage, attracting venture capital firms and institutional investors thanks to their advanced technol...
Aug 12, 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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Alternative investments
Tourism, aircraft take bulk of 2020 alternatives loss
South Korea's eight leading brokerage companies, including Mirae Asset Securities Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co., are estimated to have booke...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean conglomerates turn to startups to tackle new ventures and ESG
South Korean conglomerates have been reaching out to D.CAMP, the country's largest non-profit foundation for startups, to get in touch with domestic...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korean pension funds ramp up co-investment to seize good deals
South Korea’s pension funds are increasing co-investment as the COVID-19 is prolonged. They are attempting to solve difficulties in overseas d...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
China, S.Korea top BofA's emerging markets list
South Korea was picked as one of the two most attractive emerging markets along with China thanks to the country's fast digitization and low vulnera...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Samsung Next ramps up investment in NFT ventures
Samsung Electronics Co. is betting big on non-fungible token (NFT) companies through its venture capital unit Samsung Next, headquartered in Mountai...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korean shipbuilders baffled by steelmakers’ offer to hike prices by 64%
South Korea’s major steelmakers are demanding a sharp price hike for steel plates used in ships, adding to difficulties faced by domestic ship...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biosimilars
Celltrion, Samsung Bioepis anticipate increased biosimilar sales in Europe
South Korean biosimilar companies such as Celltrion Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co. are likely to see their sales hike by tens of millions of dollars...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global EV race kicks off with key players investing $168 bn
The global auto industry is rapidly making a full-fledged shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), with the world’s five major market players, i...
Jul 11, 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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Economy
BOK chief signals interest rate hike within 2021
The Bank of Korea needs to drop its accommodative monetary stance of the past two years and to begin raising interest rates from this year, the cent...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Carlyle, Bain Capital, Valeo, Mahle enter prelim bids for Hanon Systems
The preliminary bidding to acquire South Korea’s auto parts supplier Hanon Systems Corp. has drawn overseas-based bidders only, with the stron...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy supplies batteries to world’s largest Vistra ESS project
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. is supplying batteries to the world’s largest energy storage system (ESS) project operated by US p...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Harrison Street taps Korean LPs for $1.5 bn life science property fund
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union has committed $100 million to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital's new flagship fund that is aiming to raise $1.5...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)