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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s only shipyard under creditor protection to be sold this year
A sale of Daehan Shipbuilding Co., South Korea’s only shipbuilder under creditor protection, is to be completed within this year through a sta...
Jul 30, 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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Entertainment
SAMG animation hits No.1 in China, LatAm; eyes 2022 IPO
South Korea-based 3D animation company SAMG Entertainment Co. is enjoying great success in China and Latin America thanks to its animation series' p...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor debuts Genesis G70 Shooting Brake in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co. has added another new model under its standalone luxury brand Genesis, only two days after launching Electrified G80 in South Kore...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Innovation turns to PEFs to sell stake in SK Global
South Korea's SK Innovation Co. is tapping private equity firms to sell up to a 49% stake in SK Global Chemical Co. after the chemical raw materials...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Netflix joins hands with Dexter Studios for visual, sound effects
Netflix Inc. has entered into a two-year partnership with South Korea's leading post-production studio which creates digital images and mixes sound ...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG invests $88 mn in Kakao Mobility as both seek new growth opportunities
LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, is investing 100 billion won ($88 million) in Kakao Mobil...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
GS Group joins race to acquire Korea’s botox maker Hugel
A consortium led by South Korea’s GS Group is in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Hugel Inc., the country’s top maker of botulinu...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor, Grab deepen partnership for EV adoption in Southeast Asia
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc. have agreed to strengthen their partnership in mobility services to accelerate the ad...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia, Uber form electric mobility partnership in Europe
South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. has forged a partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. to supply electric vehicles in Europe fo...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI mulls EV battery JV in US; partnership with global automaker
Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea’s top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering launching a battery production joint venture i...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE raises $400 mn in a move to diversify BTS-dependent portfolio
HYBE Co., the global entertainment powerhouse behind BTS, has successfully closed its previously announced rights offering to raise 445.5 billion wo...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK, Lotte to set up hydrogen JV within 2021
South Korea’s major conglomerates SK Group and Lotte Group have joined hands to strengthen their foothold in the fast-growing hydrogen sector....
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO, Orsted form offshore wind and hydrogen partnership
South Korea’s steelmaker POSCO has taken another big step in accelerating the industry’s shift toward renewable energy. POSCO said on Ma...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hana, ECP signs $300 mn infra investment partnership
South Korea's Hana Financial Investment Co. has signed a $300 million strategic partnership with US energy infrastructure-specialized firm ECP to in...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation, Ford agree to launch $5.3 bn EV battery JV in US
South Korean battery maker SK Innovation Co. and Ford Motor Co. have agreed to launch a 6 trillion won ($5.3 billion) joint venture to support the U...
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS makes strategic investment in BC Partners with Blackstone
The National Pension Service has made an investment in BC Partners by acquiring a stake in the UK private equity firm through a Blackstone fund, acc...
Mar 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Heavy, Aramco form global hydrogen partnership
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. and Saudi Aramco have agreed to launch a hydrogen partnership in a step toward building a ...
Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS inks over $20 bn in overseas alternative investments via partnerships
The National Pension Service (NPS) signed new contracts worth around 23 trillion won ($20.1 billion) abroad in alternative investments last year, de...
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Joint Ventures
SK Group to sell stake in petrochemical arm; seeks global partnership
South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group is eyeing a joint venture with a global petrochemical firm as part of the group’s stra...
Feb 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific, Shopee ink partnership for Southeast Asian market
Amorepacific Corp., the South Korean beauty giant, has signed a partnership agreement with Shopee, a Singaporean e-commerce platform, to expand it...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver to enter strategic partnership with BTS label
South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp. plans to enter into a strategic partnership with Big Hit Entertainment Co., the label behind K-pop se...
Jan 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Drug development
SK injects $200 mn into Roivant partnership for new drug development
SK Holdings Co., the holding company of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, has become the first Korean company to foray into the targeted protein d...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao, Google in talks over mobility partnerships
Kakao Mobility Corp., the transportation arm of South Korea's No. 1 messaging operator Kakao Corp., is in talks with global IT giant Google over pot...
Nov 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS forms co-investment partnership with Dutch pension
The National Pension Service has formed a strategic alliance with Dutch pension fund manager APG, through which they recently made co-investments in A...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR’s strategic relationship with Shinhan Financial fizzles
Back in 2018, KKR & Co. tentatively agreed to buy a minority stake in South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group to build a strategic relationshi...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEFs zoom in on Korean drama producer as strategic buyers pull back
A pre-IPO share sale by South Korean TV drama producer JTBC Studios Co. Ltd. has attracted Bain Capital Credit, TPG Capital and a few Korean private e...
Aug 27, 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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Sale of Korean game firm cancelled in lack of strategic buyers
The planned sale of the parent company of South Korea’s biggest online gaming firm Nexon Co. Ltd., was abruptly cancelled after it failed to narrow th...
Jun 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carlyle seeks new strategic partner to bid for McDonald’s Korean unit
The Carlyle Group has been left as the sole bidder for the South Korean operations of McDonald’s, after a local dairy which had teamed up with the U.S...
Oct 27, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)