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IPOs
Jeju Beer gets nod for H1 Kosdaq listing
South Korea’s leading craft beer maker Jeju Beer Co. is set to go public in the first half of this year, following the Korea Exchange's approval of the company's preliminary listing application filed last November.Despite falling short of Kosda
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Management comeback
Hanwha leader Kim Seung-youn returns to management
Hanwha Group leader Kim Seung-youn is returning to management seven years after he was banned from business activities following his conviction for embezzlement.The defense-to-insurance conglomerate said on Feb. 26 Chairman Kim will return as an exec
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Insolvency protection
Ssangyong gets extended grace before restructuring
Ssangyong Motor Co. has received court approval to extend the two-month suspension of its debt obligations and find a new investor in the South Korean unit of India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.According to the Korean automaker on Feb. 26, a Seo
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stock split
Kakao sets 5-for-1 split stock for mid-April
Kakao Corp. will split its stock on a five-for-one basis in April, which the South Korean mobile messaging app giant said would make the stock more accessibile to a broader base of investors. Following the stock split effective from April 15, the fac
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Naver invests €115 mn in Spain mobile market app Wallapop
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
SK teams with Plug Power to tackle Asia's hydrogen ecosystem
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPO share sale
KKR buys $580 mn stake in Hyundai Heavy’s A/S arm
Feb 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
CVC, TPG, MBK, Affinity final bidders for JobKorea
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Jeju Beer gets nod for H1 Kosdaq listing
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Multi-asset investments
NPS begins process to start multi-asset investments
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone-backed handbag maker Simone readies for IPO
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bond issues
Korean firms rush to issue bonds ahead of rate hikes
Feb 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dwindling population
S.Korea’s birth rate drop accelerates to world’s lowest
The average birth rate in South Korea dropped to a fresh low of 0.84 last year, the world’s lowest, which population experts said will unlikely bounce back without an increase in decent jobs and affordable housing for young adults.The 2020 number compared with 0.92 recorded a year earlier, meaning since 2018 the average South Korean woman giv
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
BOK chief sees no intrinsic value in cryptocurrencies
Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol said the recent surge in cryptocurrency prices appears abnormal because they have no intrinsic value, adding downward pressure to their prices. "It's hard to understand why bitcoin prices are so high," Lee told a Q&A session of the Parliament’s planning and finance committee on Feb. 23, when asked
Feb 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dual-class share structures
S.Korean govt rushes to adopt dual-class structure
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is set to pass a bill that will allow a dual-class share structure for unlisted companies next month amid growing debate over domestic e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. opting for a US listing to issue dual-class shares.“We plan to propose the amendment to the National Assembly’s Trade, Industry, Energy
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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