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Pre-IPOsMasayoshi Son's top pick Yanolja eyes 2023 Nasdaq listing
South Korea's largest travel platform Yanolja has raised 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) from the Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Visio...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&AsBlackstone may team up with Mahle to buy Hanon Systems
The Blackstone Group is in discussions with German automotive parts manufacturer Mahle GmbH to make a joint bid for South Korea'...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & FinanceBank of Korea sets stage for tightening after holding rates
South Korea’s central bank chief sent a strong indication of tightening later this year after the Bank of Korea (BOK) left...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsBlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean offshore wind investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired a 100% equity stake in Kor...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&AsAffinity, GS Retail likely to acquire Korean delivery platform Yogiyo
A consortium led by global investment firm Affinity Equity Partners is the most likely candidate to acquire South Korea’s ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bondsKT to raise $300 mn in dollar bond at record-low rates
KT Corp., a South Korea's telecom company, is set to raise $300 million in a dollar corporate bond at the lowest interest rate f...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investmentsHana Alternative logs over 9% return on US residential project
South Korea's Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. is estimated to have achieved an annualized return of 9.83% from the $51.5 ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste managementThe power of rubbish: Korean firms make big money from garbage
There is money to be made in garbage. Such is the growing consensus among investors as well as waste treatment companies amid ti...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BiotechKorea’s new PCR kits, devices to speed COVID-19 detection
South Korea’s biotechnology companies are releasing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kits and equipment to detect COVID-19 ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startupsTop industry talents launch AI chip startup; market takes note
South Korea-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Rebellions Inc. is drawing industry attention as AI chips become mainstay...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)