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LG CNS sees record-high revenue, operating profit in Q1
In the first three months of this year, LG CNS had the best performing first quarter in its history. The LG Corp. subsidiary set records for both rev...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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One Store becomes fifth Korean IPO dropout this year
One Store Co., South Korea's homegrown app store, on Wednesday canceled its initial public offering on the Korea Exchange, after its shares failed to...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Shieldus drops IPO on lukewarm demand from investors
South Korean leading security services provider SK Shieldus Co. has scrapped its plan to go public this month. Its bookbuilding gained tepid investor...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG CNS eyes 2023 IPO to pave way for Macquarie's exit
South Korea's LG CNS Co., 35% owned by Macquarie Group, sent requests for proposals to brokerage companies on Monday as it is looking to go public ne...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Golfzon County IPO poised to be another MBK success story
Golfzon County Co. is gearing up for an initial public offering, which will offer MBK Partners a chance to exit from its investment in South Korea&rs...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s tough IPO review drives bio startup to Nasdaq
A South Korean bio startup is aiming for a Nasdaq listing, deeming that the country’s exchange sets the bar too high for an initial public offe...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kakao's game unit behind Odin valued at $2.7 bn before IPO
Lionheart Studio Corp., the firm behind South Korea’s popular mobile game Odin, is preparing to go public as early as this year, with its enter...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Brokerages reap big gains as investor-cum-underwriters
South Korean brokerage companies have been criticized for inflating corporate value and IPO prices to boost their underwriting fees. Now they are und...
Apr 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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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 its listing -- as the e...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Two SK Group arms unveil lower-than-expected IPO guidance
SK Shieldus Co. and One Store Co., two units of South Korea's SK Square Co., submitted their initial public offering applications on Thursday to rais...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Innovation to list battery unit 2025 at earliest
South Korean SK Innovation Co. does not expect to list its battery subsidiary until at least 2025, the company’s chief executive said on Thursd...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kurly applies for Korea IPO to raise about $800 mn
South Korea's Kurly Inc. on Monday applied for a preliminary review of its initial public offering, the Korea Exchange said, as the operator of groce...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean IPOs delayed after bourse's sweeping reshuffle
Scores of South Korean initial public offerings slated for the first half of this year have been delayed after the bourse operator carried out a larg...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech startup Voronoi withdraws IPO plans
South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. scrapped its plan to go public this month. The new drug developer announced Wednesday it had s...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Seoul to tighten eligibility for institutions to bid for IPOs
South Korea will tighten its eligibility requirements for institutional investors to bid for initial public offerings, a move aimed at cooling the ov...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea’s Voronoi in talks with global firms on drug designs
South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. is in talks with global biomedical companies on drug designs as it aims to expand the business...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean SPAC Valuence Merger debuts on Nasdaq, targets bio M&As
Valuence Merger Corp. 1, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), led by South Korean fund managers, has debuted on the Nasdaq, targeting Asian ...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean battery sector to heat up IPO market again
South Korea’s battery industry is expected to heat up the initial public offering market later this year as battery materials and equipment mak...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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S.Korea to ban execs' post-IPO share sale for certain period
South Korea will introduce an IPO lock-up period for company executives and their top shareholders to ban them from selling the company shares shortl...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Viva Republica poised to become Korea’s fourth decacorn
Viva Republica Inc., the operator of fintech platform Toss, is revving up for a pre-IPO. When finalized, the company will become South Korea’s ...
Feb 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Engineering drops IPO plan on stock market weakness
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, dropped a listing plan to raise up t...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kospi melts as Fed, LG Energy spur foreign selling
South Korean stocks lost ground with the main index entering a bear market on Thursday as foreign investors intensified their selling after the US Fe...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Engineering CEO: To spend $1.3 bn on green projects with IPO
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, plans to spend as much as 1.5 trilli...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s biotech startup Voronoi to go public in March
South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. plans an initial public offering in March to raise up to 130 billion won ($108.4 million).Voro...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Samho Heavy says no delay to 2022 IPO
South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. this week reaffirmed its plan to go public by the end of this year, as agreed with its pre-IPO inves...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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One in 10 Koreans rushes for LG Energy shares ahead of $8.6 billion IPO
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, with...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup accelerator FuturePlay pushes ahead with IPO
Startup accelerator FuturePlay is pushing ahead with an initial public offering. The decision follows similar moves by Korean venture capital and acc...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy IPO fever lifts Korea’s battery stocks
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, attracted a record $9.65 trillion demand for South Korea’s largest-ever initial...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Energy sets new IPO record with $9.65 trillion investor demand
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, has set a new record for an initial public offering with demand for its shar...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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