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M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

LG Chem in talks with Glenwood to sell off diagnostics unit

LG Chem Ltd. is slated for exclusive talks with Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity to sell off its in vitro diagnostics business, according to bioph...

May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Shareholder activism

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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Bio & Pharma

SK Bioscience to invest $1.8 billion, seeks M&As for inorganic growth

SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, plans to spend 2.4 trillion won ($1.8 billion) over the next five years and ...

Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

PwC’s S.Korean member to focus on SE Asia acquisition deals

Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the South Korean member firm of global accounting industry leader PwC, aims to focus on overseas acquisition deals of t...

Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Korea's Kakao Pay to buy 51% of US financial firm Siebert

Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., announced on Thursday it has signed an ag...

Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Korea clears way for Hanwha's $1.45 bn takeover of DSME

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday gave its nod for Hanwha Group’s 2-trillion-won ($1.45 billion) takeover of Daewoo S...

Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Glenwood files $40 mn arbitration claim against Baring PEA

Glenwood Private Equity has filed an arbitration claim of about 50 billion won ($40 million) against Baring Private Equity Asia (Baring PEA), after t...

Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

MBK Partners to buy Belgian chocolate brand Pierre Marcolini

Private equity firm MBK Partners is set to acquire Pierre Marcolini, a Belgian chocolate brand called "Hermes of Chocolate."MBK bought the South Kore...

Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Macquarie to buy Lotte’s S.Korean transportation card unit

Macquarie Asset Management, part of Australian investment bank Macquarie Group, is set to buy Loca Mobility Corp., Lotte Card Co.’s subsidiary ...

Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Bio & Pharma

Management dispute over S.Korea’s CTC Bio heats up

A management dispute over a South Korean pharmaceutical maker CTC Bio Inc. specializing in animal drugs is intensifying as another medical company ha...

Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Luxury watchmaker Hublot buys Korean ceramic supplier Ecco

Hublot, a Swiss watchmaker under global luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has taken over South Korean ceramic manufacturer Ecco Wat...

Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Kakao's tender offer for SM Ent. twice oversubscribed

South Korea’s Kakao Corp. has secured 40% of SM Entertainment Co. as planned, wrapping up its 1.25-trillion-won ($960 million) takeover bid for...

Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

HYBE accepts Kakao’s tender offer to exit SM Entertainment

HYBE Co., the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment Co., said on Friday it has accepted Kakao Corp.’s tender offer to sell its shares in the ...

Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Hanwha gets nod on DSME deal from most countries, but not Korea

South Korea’s leading defense maker Hanwha Group has obtained approval for its acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. ...

Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Dongwon backs out of Boryung Biopharma buyout deal

Dongwon Industries Co., South Korea’s No. 1 canned tuna producer, has backed out of a deal estimated between $400 million and $500 million to b...

Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Private equity

MBK-UCK consortium offers 2nd tender to delist Osstem Implant

The MBK Partners-Unison Capital Korea (UCK) consortium said on Wednesday it will conduct a second tender offer for shares in Osstem Implant Co., a fr...

Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Future mobility

Kakao Mobility buys UK ride-hailing startup Splyt for global biz

South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. said on Wednesday it has acquired the British ride-hailing startup Splyt, marking the first overseas takeove...

Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Celltrion eyes Baxter's arm as it gears up for M&As

Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s largest biosimilar maker, said on Tuesday it has studied a possible acquisition of the biopharma solutions unit o...

Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

MBK to acquire Korea’s top FCCL maker NexFlex for $407 mn

MBK Partners agreed to buy NexFlex Co., South Korea’s top flexible copper-clad laminates (FCCL) producer, as the leading Northeast Asian privat...

Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

HYBE to buy 2 labels in the Americas after dropping SM bid

HYBE Co., the company behind global sensation BTS, plans to acquire at least two prominent labels in the Americas this year as it aims to become a ma...

Mar 15, 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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Mergers & Acquisitions

Hahn & Co. puts SK Shipping’s tanker business up for sale

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. is seeking to sell SK Shipping Co.’s tanker division, a business widely seen as the breadwinner...

Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Timeline of HYBE's failed bid for SM vs Kakao

(All dates in 2023) -- Jan. 15: Align Partners Capital Management filed proxy litigation against SM Entertainment Co. Founder Lee Soo-man and seven f...

Mar 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

HYBE withdraws bid for SM in $1 bn battle with Kakao

South Korea's HYBE Co., the company behind the global sensation BTS, said on Sunday it has decided to pull out of the face-off with Kakao Corp. for c...

Mar 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

HYBE kicks off campaign to win over SM shareholders

Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of the BTS label HYBE Co., has kicked off his campaign to gather support from institutional investors to take cont...

Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Will SM shares’ bull run foil Kakao’s takeover attempt?

The bull run in shares of SM Entertainment Co. may deal a heavy blow to Kakao Corp. ’s 1.25-trillion-won ($950 million) takeover bid for the K-...

Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Kakao to launch takeover bid for SM to counter HYBE

Kakao Corp., South Korea’s dominant mobile platform, will launch a takeover bid for SM Entertainment Co., according to people with knowledge of...

Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

HYBE barely ups SM stake in tender offer amid tensions with Kakao

HYBE Co. has raised its stake in the K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co. by merely 0.98% in a tender offer, after just one institution and minority in...

Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

HYBE to raise up to $769 mn, new twist on battle with Kakao for SM

HYBE Co. is tightening the reins in its fight against Kakao Corp. for control of SM Entertainment Co. by raising up to 1 trillion won ($768.6 million...

Mar 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

HYBE wins 2nd battle against Kakao over SM Entertainment

A South Korean court on Friday ruled in favor of SM Entertainment Co. Founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man to block the company from selling...

Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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