Shareholder activism
Shareholder activism
Shareholder activism in Korea swells 9 times since 2019
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Samsung C&T defeats activist funds in proxy battle
Activist funds arm in arm to demand higher dividends from Samsung C&T Corp. got defeated in a proxy fight against the de facto holding firm of Sa...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ISS backs Kumho Petrochem in family feud-triggered proxy war
Proxy advisory firm International Shareholder Services (ISS) has expressed its support for all of Kumho Petrochemical Co.'s proposals up for vote at...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Palliser Capital backs proxy fight with Samsung C&T
Palliser Capital, a London-based hedge fund, said on Sunday it will vote in favor of other activist shareholders’ proposals for Samsung C&T...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Activist funds to wage proxy battle with Samsung C&T
Five activist funds have joined hands to wage a proxy battle with Samsung C&T Corp., demanding additional share buybacks and dividend increases.C...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Flashlight Capital urges KT&G to sue its directors for negligence
Singapore-based investment management firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. (FCP) has urged South Korean tobacco maker KT&G Corp. to sue its incu...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rise of Korean activist investors at home
As the annual general shareholders’ meeting season is approaching fast, publicly traded companies in South Korea are readying for a swath of pr...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS chief questions fairness in POSCO’s CEO selection process
POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO, has come under fire for its opaqueness in choosing a new leader as ...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Palliser Capital urges Samsung C&T reform for $25 bn value-up
London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital said on Wednesday that Samsung C&T Corp. is 63% intrinsically undervalued and could increase its value b...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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KT&G faces another legal battle with Korean activist fund
Singapore-based private equity firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. said Monday that it has filed court injunctions against KT&G Corp., beginnin...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Schindler-invested Hyundai Elevator faces S.Korean activism
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., the No. 2 shareholder of which is Schindler Holding AG, has faced a request from a local activist investor ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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S.Korea files to revoke PCA ruling in favor of Elliott
South Korea has decided to challenge an international arbitration tribunal’s decision a month ago ordering the Korean government to compensate ...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tribunal partially accepts Elliott’s claims over Samsung merger
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Tuesday ruled in favor of US-based hedge fund Elliott Investment Management...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean activist fund mired in controversy over SM stock deals
A South Korean private equity firm leading shareholder activism against SM Entertainment Co. is mired in controversy as it has surfaced that it sold ...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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KCGI’s ascent to intensify family feud over DB control; DB stocks rally
A sibling feud over management control of DB Group is expected to intensify following the ascent of South Korean activist fund Korea Corporate Govern...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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S.Korean activist fund KCGI eyes foundry DB HiTek buyout
Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI) is eyeing a controlling stake in DB HiTek Co. as the activist fund became the second-largest share...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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JB Financial wins proxy fight against activist fund Align Partners
South Korea’s JB Financial Group Co. won a proxy battle against local activist fund Align Partners Capital Management on dividends and nominati...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Glass Lewis votes for Tcha Partners' proposal to change Namyang auditor
Global proxy advisory giant Glass, Lewis & Co. has voted for three out of the four proposals made by Seoul-based Tcha Partners Asset Management C...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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KT&G claims sweeping victory against activist funds
Activist funds such as Singapore-based Flashlight Capital Partners Pet. (FCP) on Tuesday failed to gain approval on almost all of their proposals mad...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Two global shareholder voting advisors oppose activist funds in S. Korea
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the world's two biggest advisory bodies for shareholder voting rights, have recommended opp...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ISS, Glass Lewis urge shareholders to veto activist fund's requests on JB
Proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. are urging shareholders of JB Financial Group Co., a South Kor...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ISS supports Shinhan Financial Group chairman nominee
Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) is supporting the appointment of Shinhan Financial Group chairman nominee Jin Ok-Dong as ...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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JB Financial refuses activist fund's request to increase dividends
South Korea’s JB Financial Group Co. has refused a local activist fund’s request to raise dividend payouts, stressing such a measure will...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Activist fund Tcha Partners calls for Namyang Dairy to buy back shares
Seoul-based activist fund Tcha Partners Asset Management Co. on Monday demanded that South Korea’s Namyang Dairy Products Co. buy back half of ...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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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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Korea’s Hyundai Dept. Store drops holding company plan
South Korea’s major retailer Hyundai Department Store Group Co. gave up a plan to split off its core high-end shopping mall affiliate and conve...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Activist fund KCGI to sell Osstem stake to UCK, MBK Partners
Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI), one of the country’s most aggressive shareholder activists, plans to sell its stake in Osst...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korean companies rattled by activist shareholders
South Korea’s major companies are under attack by activist shareholders, who are exerting ever-increasing clout over critical corporate decisio...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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