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Insurance
Korea's Lotte Insurance put on market for around $1.5 bn
Lotte Group’s non-life insurance affiliate Lotte Insurance Co., has been put up for sale at around 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion), according to banking sources said on Tuesday. Seoul-based private fund manager JKL Partners is set to sell a 77%
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Alibaba eyes 1st investment in Korean e-commerce platform
China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is likely to make its first investment in a South Korean online shopping platform as it aims to gain a competitive...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Blackstone signs over $1 bn deal with MBK for 1st exit in Korea
Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is set to mark its first exit from South Korea by selling a 71.25% stake in the holding firm of Geo-Young Corp.,...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
SK Chemicals' bond oversubscribed with $526 mn demand
SK Chemicals Co., a unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, is set for a successful debt issue as the company’s bond sale has ...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hanjin KAL to sell Waikiki Resort Hotel to Sono for $101 mn
Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding firm of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co., is set to sell a 100% stake in its Hawaii-based subsidiary Waik...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity eyes full control of food container maker Lock & Lock
Affinity Equity Partners, which holds a 69.64% stake in South Korean food container manufacturer Lock & Lock, is slated to buy most of the compan...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity to buy SK Rent-a-Car at $572 mn, more deals expected
Affinity Equity Partners is set to buy SK Rent-a-Car Co., South Korea’s No. 2 car leasing company, at some 800 billion won ($572 million), rais...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang to sell feed, livestock unit for $1.4 bn
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is seeking again to sell its loss-making feed and livestock subsidiary, Asia’s largest in the indu...
Apr 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung Electronics' key M&A man returns; big deals in the offing
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker and leading smartphone and electronics maker, has been absent from the mergers and ac...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's M&A market poised to bounce back after bleak Q1
South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market is poised to bounce back after a bleak first quarter, with 22.3 trillion won ($16 billion) worth ...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Korea’s Sae-A Trading buys US sportswear maker Tegra
South Korean textile maker and supplier Sae-A Trading Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US sportswear maker Tegra f...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
LG Electronics seeks to sell global bonds, 1st time in 12 yrs
LG Electronics Inc. is seeking to issue dollar-denominated bonds, its first global bond sale in 12 years, according to people with knowledge of the m...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Golf equipment maker Taylormade to refinance $222 mn of debt
One of the South Korean owners of Taylormade Golf Co., a leading global golf equipment maker, is set to refinance its 300 billion won ($221.7 million...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air, MBK Partners in talks to buy Asiana’s cargo unit
South Korea’s top budget carrier Jeju Air Co. is in talks with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to acquire Asiana Airlines I...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s Shinhan to invest $180 mn in India’s HDFC Credila
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is set to invest $180 million in HDFC Credila Financial Services Ltd., India’s largest education loan provider...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
NPS sells shares in KT, making Hyundai the top shareholder
Hyundai Motor Group has become the top shareholder of South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT Corp., after the country’s National Pension...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha committed to Austal takeover deal despite rejected bid
Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said on Tuesday it made a takeover bid for Austal and negotiated the price and terms ...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
KKR, Hanmi heirs likely to join hands for controlling stake
The two sons of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s founding family, who were approved as board members of the holding firm Hanmi Science Co. at its s...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Korea Zinc buys US Kataman for $55 mn for recycling business
Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, acquired Kataman Metals LLC, a US-based scrap metal trading company, at $55 million...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities leads M&A of Trench Group
South Korea's Shinhan Securities announced on Friday that it participated as the lead underwriter in the merger and acquisition deal of Trench Group,...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hahn & Co. overhauls Namyang board, ending family control
Private equity firm Hahn & Co. on Friday won shareholder approval to replace Namyang Dairy Products Co.'s board of directors with Hahn's executiv...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanmi’s planned merger with OCI scrapped as sons win family feud
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s proposed merger with OCI Holdings Co. has collapsed after two sons of the group’s founding family, who oppos...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB halts KDB Life sale process to take full control
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has suspended the protracted sale process of KDB Life Insurance Co. to take full control of the insurer be...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Qoo10 buys Korean department store AK’s e-commerce unit
Southeast Asia-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. has signed an agreement to acquire South Korean department store chain AK Plaza’s online sh...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE puts South Korea’s top travel agency Hanatour up for sale
IMM Private Equity Inc., a Seoul-based private equity firm, is selling its controlling stake in Hanatour Service Inc., South Korea’s top travel...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Networks prepares to put SK Rent-a-Car on market
SK Networks Co. is preparing to put SK Rent-a-Car Co. on the market in a deal worth an estimated 600 billion won ($448 million) as part of efforts to...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung Elec vies for Johnson Controls' HVAC units
Samsung Electronics Co. has joined the race to buy Johnson Controls International’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) assets wor...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
MBK secures $1 bn refinancing on Homeplus from Meritz
MBK Partners, the North Asia-focused private equity firm, has refinanced all of its 1.3 trillion won ($1 billion) loans on Homeplus with a new one fr...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Proxy advisor KCGS backs Hanmi founder's sons return to board
South Korea’s top proxy advisory firm has recommended that shareholders of Hanmi Science Co. vote in favor of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Craft beer maker Jeju Beer sells stake to car repair company
South Korea’s leading craft beer maker Jeju Beer Co. has sold a controlling stake owned by its founder and family to a small domestic car maint...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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