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Venture capital
KTB Network to list at bottom of price range
KTB Network Co., South Korea's first-generation venture capital firm, priced its public offering price at the bottom of the guidance range as the re...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea's biggest fund to invest $5.8 million in overseas VCs
Korea Venture Investment Corp. plans to invest $58.2 million or about 69 billion won in 10 funds around the globe. The government-backed fund o...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS picks Hillhouse Capital for private equity investment in Q3
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) selected private equity giant Hillhouse Capital Group in the third quarter of this year for its...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao buys startup Grip, fueling e-commerce push
South Korea's Kakao Corp. has acquired a live streaming e-commerce app Grip Co. to beef up its online shopping business, considered the weakest spot...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Korea unit to manage Asia-Pacific markets
Hyundai Motor Co. is gearing up to manage the Asia-Pacific markets, excluding China and India, from its home office. South Korea's top carmaker aims...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s November exports top $60 bn for first time to fresh high
South Korea’s exports in November exceeded $60 billion for the first time in terms of monthly shipments to an all-time high, although caution ...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea Post selects Ardian, Hamilton Lane for $100 mn co-investment
Korea Post’s savings arm has selected French private equity firm Ardian SA and US alternative investment manager Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC ...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Market Kurly raises $200 mn at over $3 bn valuation
Kurly Inc., an operator of South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has raised 250 billion won ($212 million) in pre-IPO funding ...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Japan's Aeon proceeds with plan to sell Ministop Korea
Japan's Aeon Co. has received preliminary bids for its wholly-owned subsidiary of Ministop Korea, which is estimated at around 200 billion won ($170...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK in talks to buy S.Korea's top shoe fabric maker
MBK Partners is in exclusive talks to buy Dongjin Textile Co., a South Korean family-owned business that supplies footwear textiles to companies inc...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
KRX approves preliminary review of LG Energy IPO
The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Nov. 30 approved a preliminary review of LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s listing, paving the way for one of the largest-...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
HealthQuest-backed Lunit applies for 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Lunit Inc., a South Korean developer of AI-based diagnostic tools for cancer screening, has surpassed 1 trillion won ($841 million) in value in over...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korea's first game NFT exchange to open next month
Come next month, Korea will see its first online game-based non-fungible token exchange. Seoul-based video game developer WeMade Co., Ltd will ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to build solar power plants in Chile for $130 mn
South Korea is planning to build solar photovoltaic power plants in Chile, investing $130 million, in a move to help local companies expand their re...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
SK Square to invest $75 mn in Korea crypto exchange
South Korea’s SK Square, an investment firm spun off from SK Telecom Co., will buy a stake in a local cryptocurrency exchange to expand its po...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Mental health app Spring Health emerges amid pandemic
Spring Health, a US-based mental health care provider, has emerged stronger in the prolonged pandemic era, with the five-year-old startup valued at ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to select GPs for €200 mn real estate fund
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said its savings arm will select two asset managers of an open-end commingled blind poo...
Nov 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Koo Ja-eun takes helm of Korea’s cable, machinery conglomerate LS Group
Koo Ja-eun, chairman of South Korea’s LS Mtron Co., a machinery and components maker, will lead the country’s 14th-largest conglomerate ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea homegrown app begins process for H1 2022 listing
One store Co., the South Korean homegrown app store developed by the country’s top online platform Naver Corp. and three telecom carriers, is ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CVC, Goldman among shortlisted investors in TVing
CVC Capital and Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) are among the shortlisted investors in South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) streaming serv...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Proptech platform Olim Planet eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Olim Planet, a South Korean property technology startup, has begun the process to go public on the junior Kosdaq market as early as the second half ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Bank of Korea raises interest rates, signals further hikes
South Korea’s central bank increased its policy interest rate for the second time in three months and signaled further hikes to stem rising in...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Costa Rican president: His family K-drama fans, seeks joint production
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada has praised South Korean movies such as the Oscar-winning Parasite and drama series such as Squid Game...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea Zinc to double battery material output capacity
Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, plans to double its production capacity of nickel sulfate, a key raw material for cath...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea’s Midas Asset buys logistics center in Italy for €200 mn
South Korea’s Midas Asset Management Co. has bought a logistics center leased to Amazon, the world’s top online shopping mall, in Italy ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s Toss operator invests $5 mn in US startup fintech platform Republic
Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, is investing $5 million in Republic, a ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
HealthQuest picks Korea’s Lunit for first investment in Asia
HealthQuest Capital, a major US healthcare-focused venture growth fund, made its first investment in Asia along with other venture capitalists by pu...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Dunamu evolves from outlier to qualified investor in Woori
"It caused quite a commotion in our industry." This was the common response by cryptocurrency exchange insiders to the news that Dunamu Inc., an ope...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's SK, LX, Daesang to invest $151 mn in eco-friendly plastics
South Korea’s conglomerates SK, LX and Daesang have joined hands on the eco-friendly plastics business, utilizing their respective strengths i...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will list its shares on the main bourse around the end of January, valuing the top South Korean battery maker between 70 tri...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Latest News
- 1 LG Energy to more than double sales to $50 bn by 2028
- 2 Hanwha Securities buys 5.4% stake in Edinburgh Airport
- 3 Hyundai Motor Group’s software unit launches cybersecurity division
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- 5 Mirae Asset Securities builds AI-based stock analysis system