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  • Korean startups
    Startups need to embrace ESG, industry insiders say

    Environmental initiatives such as RE100 and high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards are not just for conglome...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    KG Group, Cactus PE to join race for Ssangyong Motor

    South Korea’s KG Group, a chemicals conglomerate, and Cactus Private Equity, are joining the race for Ssangyong Motor Co.,...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • IPOs
    Kurly’s mounting losses spark controversy over planned IPO

    South Korea’s Kurly Inc. nearly doubled its on-year losses on higher costs last year -- raising market controversy over it...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    Morgan Stanley PE closes first Korean buyout in 8 yrs

    Morgan Stanley Private Equity has acquired a South Korean dietary supplements maker Life & Bio Co., in its first Korean buyo...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean stock market
    IPOs see low offering prices and declining returns in Q1

    South Korea’s initial public offerings are seeing lackluster investor interest in bookbuildings this year. Drops in some r...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    Slack gains more than 1,000 clients in S.Korea in just two years 

    The seven hottest tech companies and startups in South Korea earned a new nickname, a word combining their first syllables. What...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Energy
    S.Korea to scrap ambitious 2050 renewable energy target

    South Korea’s incoming government will scrap the country’s ambitious goals of expanding renewable energy sources to ...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean Investors
    Healthcare, tech top Korean LPs' favorite PE sectors

    Healthcare and technology are the preferred sectors for global private equity investment, a survey of South Korea's major asset ow...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Entertainment
    CJ ENM sets up production studio focused on OTT content

    South Korea’s entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. established a studio specializing in content for over-the-top (OTT) platforms...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean Investors
    Healthcare, tech top Korean LPs' favorite PE sectors

    Healthcare and technology are the preferred sectors for global private equity investment, a survey of South Korea's major asset ow...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    Hyundai Motor, Kia rank fifth in global electric vehicle sales

    South Korea’s two largest automakers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., ranked fifth in terms of electric vehicle sales, wh...

    Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)