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S.Korean biotech GI Innovation's IPO draws tepid market interest
South Korean biotech GI Innovation Inc. is slated to debut on the local public market at less than half of its pre-IPO investment value, facing lukew...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Qoo10 to buy another Korean rival for unit’s Nasdaq listing
Southeast Asia-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. Ltd. is poised to take over a smaller South Korean rival through a stock swap deal, in a bid to e...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G’s hidden saviors in activist fight: In-house funds
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, will likely get support from in-house shareholders in a battle against activist funds ...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Plant, machinery maker Doosan seeks future from chips, robots
BARCELONA -- South Korea’s plant and machinery powerhouse Doosan Group is seeking its future growth engines from the semiconductor and robot se...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Battery material maker EcoPro Materials eyes $2.3 billion IPO
EcoPro Materials Co., a unit of South Korea’s battery materials group EcoPro Group, is looking to list its shares on the country’s main b...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
S.Korea’s KT&G engulfed in lawsuit against activist funds
The world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G’s battle against activist investors intensified as a group of funds sued the South Korea...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G potential target of aggressive activist shareholder
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, is likely to face a tougher battle against activist shareholders as an aggressive hedg...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis drops IPO on weak demand
Oasis Corp., a South Korean grocery delivery platform, decided to withdraw its local initial public offering plan on Feb. 13 amid tepid interest from...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Oasis IPO draws tepid interest from institutional investors
South Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp. saw lukewarm interest from domestic institutional investors during the Feb. 7-8 bookbuilding for i...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's InnoGene sets its public offering price at 3,000 won
InnoGene, which is seeking to be listed on the Kosdaq market at the end of this month, said on Wednesday that it has confirmed its offering price at ...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's online K Bank withdraws plan for Kospi listing
South Korea's K Bank has withdrawn its highly anticipated plan to hold an IPO this year in the judgement of a lower corporate value due to the sluggi...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G refuses activist funds' call for ginseng biz spinoff
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, on Thursday refused activist funds' requests to spin off and list its ginseng unit whi...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean stock issuance volume declines 24% in 2022
The volume of stock issuance in South Korea declined sharply last year due to the softening stock market. Amid rising interest rates, the amount of c...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis set for February IPO
South Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp. aims to raise up to $166 million through a listing next month, becoming the country’s first ...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea’s IPO market sours as Kurly postpones listing
South Korea’s initial public offering market has soured as gourmet food delivery platform Kurly Inc. delayed its listing amid deteriorating inv...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Morning food delivery firm Oasis passes Kosdaq listing eligibility review
Oasis Corp., which operates the early morning food delivery platform "Oasis Market," said it passed the eligibility review for listing at Kosdaq mark...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kosdaq listings number 129, highest since 2002 IT bubble
Depression in equity markets in the wake of global rate hikes this year has not prevented Korean companies from rushing into Kosdaq, South Korea's mi...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Bionote slashs IPO price to 9,000 won, 50% lower than previous valuation
Everybody is aware that investment fever on biotech firms has already cooled due to rising interest rates and concerns over the fizzling economy, and...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver affiliate Line Games seeks $756 million IPO in Korea
Line Games Corp., an affiliate of South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., plans to list its shares on the Korean stock market via an initial ...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea to reform market rules to boost foreign investment
South Korea will reform financial market regulations to attract more foreign investments and to achieve MSCI Inc.’s developed market status for...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Miniforce producer aims to become Asia's top children's platform with IPO
The South Korean producer of famous animated series such as Miniforce aims to become Asia’s top children's platform by way of an initial public...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
E-book platform Millie's Library drops IPO plan on tepid market interest
South Korean e-book platform Millie’s Library dropped its listing plan on Nov. 8 due to tepid demand from institutional investors, marking the ...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Peak Bio makes Nasdaq debut via SPAC deal with Ignyte
Peak Bio Co., a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, is debuting on the Nasdaq through a merger with US blank cheque company Ignyte Acquisition Co...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Small caps warm up S.Korea’s chilly IPO market
Small and mid-sized companies are reviving the otherwise chilly IPO market in South Korea, which has been dragged down by weaker-than-expected demand...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Internet lender K Bank gets green light for IPO
South Korea’s first internet-only lender K Bank on Tuesday received preliminary approval from the Korea Exchange to go public on the country&rs...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea battery, chip companies fail to reboot IPO market
South Korea’s battery and semiconductor companies, stock investors’ favorites, failed to revive the local initial public offering market ...
Sep 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kurly, Golfzon get preliminary nod for 2022 IPOs
Gourmet food delivery platform Kurly and Golfzon County have won preliminary approval for their initial public offerings set for this year.The Korea ...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Risks of restructuring rise in Korean platform sector
South Korean platform operators are feeling cornered following rapid expansion during COVID-19 as growing risks of a global economic recession and ri...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea’s SPAC IPOs eclipse company public listings
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are gaining momentum in South Korea’s initial public market on the back of eased regulations and ...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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