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PEFs zoom in on Korean drama producer as strategic buyers pull back

A pre-IPO share sale by South Korean TV drama producer JTBC Studios Co. Ltd. has attracted Bain Capital Credit, TPG Capital and a few Korean private e...

Kakao Games gears up to become Korea’s IPO blockbuster of the year

Kakao Games Corp. is set to be South Korea’s biggest initial public offering of the year backed by overwhelming demand seen during its bookbuild...

KKR to expand Korea waste management portfolio to sewage treatment

KKR & Co. is set to acquire a non-controlling stake in a South Korean sewage management company in a deal worth up to 200 billion won ($170 millio...

PAG inks $127 mn deal to sell Tobots-maker Young Toys to MiraeN, 2 local PEFs

Hong Kong-based investment firm PAG has agreed to sell South Korean toymaker Young Toys Inc. to a consortium led by local education service provider M...

Lotte Corp's corporate bond issue raises staggering $665 mn in demand

South Korean conglomerate Lotte Corporation saw overwhelming demand of 790 billion won ($665 million) from institutional investors on the issuing of c...

KDB offers to ease HDC's financial burden in Asiana takeover as deal stalls

State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), the main creditor of Asian Airlines Inc., has unveiled proposals to ease the financial burden for HDC Hyundai ...

Former Toshiba Memory eyes October IPO; will SK Hynix take profit?

Global memory-chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corporation is poised for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October, set to be Japan's biggest initial p...

Kookmin gains foothold in Indonesia after bumping up stake in local bank

Kookmin Bank has increased its stake in Bank Bukopin to become the largest shareholder in the medium-sized Indonesian lender, as it works to boost its...

South Korea seeks to exit Africa mining JV despite rising nickel demand

State-run Korea Resources Corp. has embarked on a plan to sell its stake in a loss-making nickel mining joint venture in Madagascar, Africa, after the...

Korean Air seals $835 mn in-flight business sale to private equity firm

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. signed a definitive agreement on August 25 to sell its in-flight duty-free and meal service business to South Korea’s ...

Updated: Kakao Games to shore up M&A with IPO proceeds – CEO

Kakao Games Corp. will use proceeds from the initial public offering to carry out active M&A among game sectors, said Namkoong-whon, the company's...

KT issues $400 mn dollar-denominated bond with record-low 1% interest rate

South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. has set a record-low interest rate among privately-held Korean companies with the issue of a dollar-denomin...

South Korea moves in on overseas coal project financing ban

South Korea's parliament looks set to pass new legislation to ban financing on foreign coal power projects, putting all overseas coal-fired plant deal...

Carlyle Group to exit from Korean OEM apparel exporter in seven years

The Carlyle Group has sold off its stake in South Korea's Yakjin Trading Corp., an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for global brands such as Old...

KKR wraps up $739 mn purchase of Korean waste management firms

KKR & Co. of the US has finalized the 875 billion won ($739 million) purchase of two South Korean waste treatment companies after completing its f...

CJ Logistics seeks to sell construction business; Credit Suisse named as advisor

CJ Logistics Corp. is seeking to sell its profit-making construction business as part of its parent group’s restructuring scheme.The logistics s...

SK Eng beats Goldman, Keppel in $846 mn bid for Korean waste treatment firm

SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. has beat Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure Holdings and two ...

Insurance giant AXA seeks buyers for a 100% stake in Korean AXA General

AXA, a French multinational insurance group, is keen to sell a 100% stake in its South Korean operation, AXA General Insurance Co., according to indus...

Korean Air, Hahn & Company closer to finalizing $845 mn in-flight meal service deal

Korean Air Lines Co. and local private equity firm Hahn & Company may sign the share purchase agreement (SPA) for the flag carrier’s in-flig...

Billion-dollar deals likely to flood Korea’s M&A market in H2

South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market is expected to gain momentum toward the end of the year, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes large ...

Hanwha eyes gains running hydrogen fueling stations for US startup

Hanwha Group may exercise its rights to operate more than 700 hydrogen fueling stations to be built across the US and Canada by US hydrogen truck make...

SK Lubricants up for sale as parent firm bulks up EV battery business

SK Innovation Co. Ltd., the single shareholder of SK Lubricants Co. Ltd., has put the lube base oil supplier up for sale as the parent company seeks n...

Merger reviews hit record high in H1 with 424 cases worth $125.5 bn

The number of merger reviews has hit a record high in Korea for the first half of the year, with 424 filings made to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (...

SK Hynix joins in $60 mn funding for US chip design startup SiFive

SK Hynix Inc. has recently participated in a $60 million funding for the US semiconductor startup SiFive, SK Hynix said on August 12.Saudi Aramco and ...

Lotte Corp to include ESG bonds in $126.5 mn corporate bond offering in September

Lotte Corporation is set to become the first South Korean holding company to issue environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds, according to inv...

Korean telecom giant KT to issue $400 mn dollar bond in August

South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. plans to raise $400 million by issuing a dollar-denominated bond around the end of August, according to inv...

India’s Mahindra willing to give up management rights in Ssangyong Motor

India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., with a 75% stake in South Korea’s Ssangyong Motor Co. Ltd., has expressed its intention to give up man...

Goldman, Keppel Infrastructure, SK Eng vying for top Korean waste disposal firm

South Korea’s largest waste treatment company EMC Holdings Co. Ltd. has drawn binding bids from Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) Gr...

SK to invest $300 million in ChinData Group by joining in pre-IPO share sale

SK Corp. is investing $300 million (360 billion won) in Chinese data center operator ChinData Group as the South Korean company seeks to benefit from ...

Kospi's 12-month P/E ratio hits a 13-year high

Kospi has posted a 13-year high with 12-month forward price-earnings ratio recording 12.84 times on August 6, according to financial data provider FnG...