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Energy
KOGAS cuts import costs on Qatari LNG with COVID-19 kits
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) cut imports costs on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar for 20 years thanks to COVID-19 test kits.KOGAS signed on July 1...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy signs long-term battery materials deal with Australian Mines
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed a long-term contract to receive key battery materials from Australian Mines...
Aug 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero sells Yogiyo to GS Retail, Affinity-led group
Germany’s Delivery Hero SE has signed an agreement to sell South Korea’s second-largest food delivery platform Yogiyo to a consortium of...
Aug 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM puts Hyundai LNG Shipping on sale
IMM put Hyundai LNG Shipping, South Korea’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker operator, on sale in a predicted $1.7 billion deal.IMM Priv...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
SK E&S' $2 bn preferred share deal shortlisted to four candidates
SK E&S Co., the largest city gas supplier in South Korea, has shortlisted four candidates among seven preliminary bidders to invest in 2 trillio...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Systems invests $300 million in UK satellite firm OneWeb
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of Hanwha Group, is investing $300 million in UK’s satellite communications firm OneWeb ...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Experts cast doubt on S.Korea’s $2 bn currency swap deal with Turkey
South Korea and Turkey have signed a $2 billion currency swap agreement to boost bilateral trade and strengthen cooperation in the financial sector,...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul property prices rise at world's fastest rate
The commercial real estate market in Seoul saw the fastest rate of price growth among all the gateway cities in the world over the past 12 months, w...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Mubadala joins GS-led group to buy Korean botox maker
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Co. joined a consortium led by South Korean GS Group to acquire the country’s top bot...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions acquires French renewable firm RES for $860 million
Hanwha Solutions Corp., the energy unit of chemicals-to-financial conglomerate Hanwha Group, is acquiring a 100% stake in RES Mediterranee SAS, a Fr...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Mergers & Acquisitions
F&F may pay $350 mn for TaylorMade without Korean sales license
South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. may not be able to sell apparel of TaylorMade Golf Co. in the country even after a $350 million t...
Aug 05, 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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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co’s $270 mn deal to buy Namyang Dairy at risk of collapse
South Korean private equity (PE) firm Hahn & Co.’s deal to acquire Namyang Dairy Products is at risk of collapse as the owner and his fami...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec completes stock deal with Magna for EV powertrain JV
LG Electronics Inc. completed a stock sale deal with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. for an electric vehicle (EV) powertrain join...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
TiumBio acquires stake in SK Plasma to beef up R&D for rare diseases
South Korea-based biopharmaceutical company TiumBio is set to acquire 30 billion won ($26 million) worth of shares in SK Plasma, a blood product com...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
COVID treatment deals drive Samsung Bio’s record quarterly earnings
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. posted its highest quarterly revenue and operating profit, thanks largely to a number of long-term manufac...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEFs claim one-third of S.Korea's M&A deals in H1
Private equity firms (PEFs) have participated in one in every three buyout deals involving South Korean companies in the first six months of the yea...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero gets 5 more months to sell Yogiyo until January
South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Thursday it is extending the deadline for Germany’s Delivery Hero SE to sell food delivery pla...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Materials’ shares fly high on rosy business outlook
Shares of SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, are hovering around all-time high levels ami...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Apparel retailer F&F joins in $1.7 bn TaylorMade deal
F&F Co., the South Korean retailer of the outdoor clothing brands Discovery Expedition and MLB, has been selected as the strategic buyer of Tayl...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB seeks to sell $2.3 bn CBs in HMM to lay groundwork for stake sale
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is seeking to sell 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion) in perpetual convertible bonds issued by HMM Co., th...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
SpaceX to launch S.Korea’s next-generation satellite
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have joined hands to develop next-generation mid-sized satellite projectiles, suggesti...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Affinity, GS Retail likely to acquire Korean delivery platform Yogiyo
A consortium led by global investment firm Affinity Equity Partners is the most likely candidate to acquire South Korea’s second-largest food ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean funds weigh overseas real estate exits in H2
Domestic office buildings and logistics centers dominated South Korean institutions' property transactions in the first half of this year, with fier...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Samsung Electro-Mechanics targets EV parts
Samsung Electro-Mechanics, a South Korean electronic components maker, aims to expand its business in the booming electric vehicle (EV) parts market...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem wins $296.5 mn electric train deal from Tanzania
Hyundai Rotem won a $296.5 million electric train deal from Tanzania as the South Korean railway system maker aims to expand business in Africa.Hyun...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, Pertamina seek joint oil, gas development off Indonesia
POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has agreed with Indonesia’s PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) to look...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
HYBE's No.3 investor exits from BTS label in block deal
Seoul-based STIC Investments, the third-largest shareholder in South Korea's HYBE Co., sold its remaining shares in the label behind BTS, in a block...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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