M&A
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Hydrogen economy
Hanwha Solutions acquires US hydrogen tank maker Cimarron, to invest $100 mn
Hanwha Solutions Corp. has acquired a 100% stake in Cimarron Composites LLC, a US hydrogen storage tank manufacturer, as the South Korean energy sol...
Dec 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood PE to acquire minority stake in Korea's largest beauty chain
CJ Group has selected Glenwood Private Equity as the buyer of a minority stake in South Korea’s No. 1 health and beauty store CJ Olive Young...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanwha looks to buy US hydrogen storage tank maker
Hanwha Solutions Corp. is seeking to acquire 100% of a US hydrogen storage tank manufacturer worth tens of millions of dollars, a local newspaper re...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Hana Fin buys Korean waste treatment firm with Asian PEFs
Hana Financial Investment Co. has acquired a small South Korean industrial waste treatment company in a consortium with two private equity firms, in...
Dec 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Hahn & Co finances $700 mn Korean Air deal with about $400 mn debt
Hahn & Co., a South Korean private equity firm, has completed the payment for the 790 billion won ($722 million) purchase of Korean Air Lines' i...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
CJ in renewed push to sell animal feed maker for over $1.8 bn
CJ Cheiljedang Corp., South Korea’s top food company, has again put up for sale its animal feed assets, after talks to sell the fully owned un...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Orchestra PE seeks to sell Majesty Golf for around $275 mn
South Korea-based Orchestra Private Equity has placed Majesty Golf Co., a premium golf equipment maker and distributor, on the market. Industry wa...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK in talks to buy French biologics contract manufacturer
SK Holdings is in the early stages of negotiations to acquire France’s biologic contract manufacturing organization (CMO) Yposkesi, in a move ...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Korean beauty chain draws Goldman, five domestic final bidders
Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) and five South Korean companies, including four private equity firms, have made final bids for a min...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Ontario Teachers invests in Korean fried chicken brand valued at $1.7 bn
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has agreed to invest 300 billion won ($275 million) in South Korea’s leading fried chicken brand B...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Three Korean consortiums in final bid for Hanjin Heavy
South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has drawn three final bidding groups comprised of domestic companies and private ...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
CVC, TPG and Affinity Equity in bidding for JobKorea
CVC Capital Partners, TPG Capital and Affinity Equity Partners are among 10 preliminary bidders for the entire stake of South Korea’s largest ...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor says group chief to buy 20% of Boston Dynamics
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has agreed to take a 20% stake in Boston Dynamics Inc. as part of the South Korean group’s acquisiti...
Dec 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai Heavy tapped for Doosan Infracore purchase
A few months after announcing plans to sell a 36.07% controlling stake, Doosan Infracore Co. has found its new home in the world's largest shipbuild...
Dec 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Hyundai Motor acquires Boston Dynamics from SoftBank for almost $1 bn
Hyundai Motor Co. has decided to acquire the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics Inc. from SoftBank Group for slightly less than 1 trillion won ($921 m...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle in final-stage talks to buy Korea’s No. 2 bakery chain
The Carlyle Group is in final stages of talks to buy South Korea’s No. 2 bakery chain Tous Les Jours from the country’s food and enterta...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK looks to exit China’s Apex Logistics for $1 bn
MBK Partners has begun the process to sell Apex Logistics, China’s leading air freight company, for about 10 times the amount of its investmen...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao Page to merge with Kakao M ahead of 2021 IPO
South Korea's largest mobile app operator Kakao Corp. is working to merge its content platform affiliates, a strategic move that should boost the en...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK buys $228 mn stake in China’s No. 1 car rental firm
MBK Partners has now become the second-largest shareholder in both of China’s two biggest rental car companies after purchasing a 20.86% stake...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Seoul court clears way for Korean Air’s $1.6 bn Asiana deal
Korean Air Lines Co. will push ahead with its planned $1.6 billion acquisition of debt-laden Asiana Airlines Inc., the company said, after a Seoul d...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Celltrion finalizes $278mn acquisition of Takeda's primary care assets
South Korea's biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. has completed the $278 million acquisition of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd's primary care a...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM Private Equity to set up operation-focused unit
This is the first in our bi-weekly Deal briefs series, covering the latest M&A deals and key events in South Korea’s capital markets. We w...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Global oil refiners, local PEs among 7 bidders for SK Lubricants stake
Global oil refiners, strategic investors and private equity funds in Korea and abroad have submitted non-binding bids for up to 49% of SK Lubricants...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEFs gaining clout in Korea’s broader M&A sectors
Private equity firms have been leading South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions markets in a broader range of sectors in recent years, represent...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Saudi crown prince to be top shareholder of Seoul-listed gaming firm
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has agreed to buy 240 billion won ($217 million) worth of shares in the South Korea-listed game...
Nov 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airline restructuring hits turbulence with activist fund opposition
South Korea’s airline restructuring is experiencing some turbulence after an activist group has filed an injunction threatening the proposed m...
Nov 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai Heavy endures to be likely buyer of Doosan Infracore
Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, is one step closer to acquiring a 36.07% controlling stake in Doosan Infracore...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero, Woowa $4 bn merger faces hiccup due to KFTC
The proposed merger between Germany-based Delivery Hero SE and South Korea's Woowa Brothers Corp. has hit a roadblock due to the Korea Fair Trade Co...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to buy rival Asiana in $1.6 bn deal to emerge as world’s 7th airline
Korean Air Lines Co. will spend 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) to own a majority stake in beleaguered local rival Asiana Airlines Inc., in a deal t...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air bid to acquire Asiana faces challenges, activist opposition
The owner of Korean Air Lines Co.’s reported bid to acquire local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. faces several hurdles, including painful job cuts, ...
Nov 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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