Shareholder activism
Shareholder activism
KT&G refuses activist funds' call for ginseng biz spinoff
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
K-pop label SM taps activist investor as board member
K-pop behemoth SM Entertainment Co. said on Jan. 20 it has decided to tap Lee Chang-hwan, the CEO of local activist fund Align Partners Capital Manag...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Activist fund nominates director candidates for KT&G
A Singapore-based activist fund has stepped up pressure on the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G Corp. to reform governance and boos...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop label SM to increase number of outside directors
South Korea’s SM Entertainment Co. will increase the number of outside directors and ban its chief executive from chairing the board as part of...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Anda pushes for right to copy KT&G shareholder list
South Korea's Anda Asset Management Co. said on Tuesday it applied for an injunction Jan. 9 to view and copy the shareholders’ list of KT&G...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G enlists Goldman Sachs to cope with shareholder activism
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, appointed Goldman Sachs as an advisor to improve corporate governance after a Singapor...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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KT&G taps top-tier law firm to defend itself against shareholder activism
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, has appointed South Korea’s top-tier law firm Kim & Chang to take action aga...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Game publisher Com2uS buys $47 mn worth of SM Entertainment shares
South Korean mobile and online game developer and publisher Com2uS Corp. acquired a whopping 67 billion won ($47 million) worth of SM Entertainment C...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Korea's underwear giant BYC asked to open accounting books
Insider trading without due process.This is what South Korea's Truston Asset Management, the No. 2 stakeholder of underwear giant BYC with 8.13%, has...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Singapore PE firm proposes KT&G spin off ginseng biz
A Singaporean private equity firm has proposed a number of measures to KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, including a spi...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Shareholder activism gathers momentum in South Korea
Institutional investors gathered momentum for shareholder activism in South Korea not only to boost their values but also to improve corporate govern...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Delta Air increases stake in Hanjin KAL to back Chairman Cho
Delta Air Lines Inc., a friendly shareholder of Hanjin KAL Co., has bought an additional 1.7% stake in the company, which operates Korea’s larg...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group
LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a ke...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Dongwon to adjust merger ratio under pressure from retail investors
Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, is changing the merger ratio of its two major affiliates, accepting a ...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Naver emerges as Hanjin KAL’s white knight with stake purchase
South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp. has emerged as one of Hanjin KAL Co.'s key friendly shareholders, throwing its clout behind Chair...
Apr 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
US hedge fund urges SK to focus on share buybacks
US hedge fund Dalton Investments LLC has urged SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, to focus more on share buybacks and canc...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Activist fund wins over K-pop pioneer at SM Entertainment annual meeting
South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. is poised to have a new outside auditor – a measure expected to bring a much-an...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Activist fund again urges SK Chem to sell SK Bioscience stake
An activist fund has again urged South Korea’s SK Chemicals to sell part of its stake in SK Bioscience or buy back treasury shares and cancel t...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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US activist fund to face off with IMM PE over Hanssem
Teton Capital Partners, a US-based activist fund, has taken legal action to block IMM Private Equity from exercising its management rights over Hanss...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Chem says no immediate plan to sell SK Bioscience stake
SK Chemicals Co., the top shareholder of South Korea's SK Bioscience Co., is not considering reducing its stake in the vaccine maker in the immediate...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Music and entertainment
HYBE’s music unit split-off plan ignites shareholder concern
HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, will attempt to split off its music business as a separate entity at its general shareholder meeting on May 14. Accor...
Apr 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG shareholders approve spin-off plan amid activist opposition
Shareholders of LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, on Friday gave the nod to the company's pl...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Proxy advisers ISS, Glass Lewis urge LG shareholders to reject spin-off plan
Proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. have urged shareholders of LG Corp. to vote against the South ...
Mar 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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US hedge fund Whitebox Advisors says to vote against LG’s planned spin-off
US-based hedge fund Whitebox Advisors LLC plans to vote against the proposed spin-off of South Korea’s LG Corp. at the upcoming general meeting...
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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US hedge fund Whitebox Advisors opposes LG’s planned spin-off
Whitebox Advisors LLC, a US-based hedge fund, opposes a planned spin-off by South Korea’s LG Corp., saying the plan sacrifices minority shareho...
Dec 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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