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Entertainment
Inspire secures $1.6 bn for its luxury resort project in Incheon
Inspire Integrated Resort Co., a South Korean resort developer and 100% affiliate of US casino and gaming company Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment...
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Heavy machinery
Doosan aims for $1.3 bn paid-in capital increases
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South Korean conglomerate Doosan Group’s subsidiary, agreed to carry out 1.5 trillion won ($1....
Nov 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea homegrown app begins process for H1 2022 listing
One store Co., the South Korean homegrown app store developed by the country’s top online platform Naver Corp. and three telecom carriers, is m...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CVC, Goldman among shortlisted investors in TVing
CVC Capital and Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) are among the shortlisted investors in South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) streaming servi...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to secure $1.36 bn to raise US battery output
LG Energy Solution Ltd. is set to secure $1.36 billion to expand US battery output capacity, joining the fundraising race among South Korean battery ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
Proptech platform Olim Planet eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Olim Planet, a South Korean property technology startup, has begun the process to go public on the junior Kosdaq market as early as the second half o...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] Pre-IPOs
SK On seeks $2.5 bn in new funding for battery plants
SK On Co., one of South Korea's top three rechargeable battery makers, plans to raise around 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) in a pre-IPO share sale ne...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Renewable energy
Hanwha Solutions invests $100 mn in US energy startup Lancium
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. has invested in a US data center energy management startup as part of its new business model to embrace th...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] IPOs
LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will list its shares on the main bourse around the end of January, valuing the top South Korean battery maker between 70 tril...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
Resale platform Bunjang to raise funds at over $300 mn valuation
South Korea's leading resale platform Bungaejangter Inc., also known as Bunjang, will raise 83 billion won ($70 million) in fresh funding at a valuat...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kyobo Life resumes IPO push amid protracted dispute with investors
Kyobo Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s third-largest life insurer, is resuming its push for an initial public offering amid a protracted legal...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean TV stars tipped for Kosdaq IPO windfalls
A spate of South Korean entertainment companies' public listings will likely create windfalls of up to tens of millions of dollars for Korean TV star...
Nov 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Medical 3D tech startup Anymedi eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Anymedi Solution Co., South Korea's medical metaverse startup, has applied for a preliminary review of its initial public offering on the junior Kosd...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
Home interior app seeks new funding at over $ 1 bn valuation
South Korea's Bucketplace Co., an operator of the country's largest home interior platform, is seeking to raise about 100 billion won ($85 million) i...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen maker to issue first bond
South Korea’s Samyang Foods Co., the maker of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, plans to issue its first corporate bonds ever as it is expanding bu...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Legal data firm FiscalNote to list on Nasdaq via $1.3 bn SPAC deal
FiscalNote Holdings Inc., a US legal data and analytics company founded by a Korean-American, is set to go public in a deal valued at $1.3 billion. F...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Race for CJ Olive Young IPO underwriting deal heats up
The competition to underwrite a listing of CJ Olive Young, South Korea’s top beauty store chain, is intensifying with some brokerage houses val...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Netmarble Neo drops listing plan as sentiment sours
South Korea’s game developer Netmarble Neo decided to withdraw its initial public offering plan as sentiment in the primary market sours amid g...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Music & Entertainment
HYBE, Korea cryptocurrency exchange operator to co-launch BTS NFTs
HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, is expected to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for assets of the world’s top boy band alongside the operator ...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay slips on profit-taking after strong KOSPI debut
Kakao Pay Corp. ’s stock tumbled after a strong debut on the South Korean main stock market as investors booked profits, keeping an eye on if t...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
AI human developer MINDs Lab aims for November IPO
South Korea’s top artificial intelligence (AI) developer MINDs Lab Inc. is aiming to list on the Kosdaq market within this month. While the ma...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SM Line joins growing list of S.Korean IPO dropouts
SM Line Corp. on Wednesday became the latest South Korean company to drop its initial public offering plan on disappointing institutional interest.Th...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea MCN startup Treasure Hunter aims for leading K-content maker
Song Jae-yong, a leader of the new business taskforce team at South Korea’s CJ ENM Co. went to New York in 2013 to have business meetings for t...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Music & Entertainment
K-pop fan engagement platform DearU prices IPO above range
DearU Co, a K-pop fandom platform in South Korea, priced its initial public offering above the price range on Thursday thanks to heated demand. The I...
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Shipping & Shipbuilding
SM Line sees light at the end of the tunnel: SM Group’s Woo
When SM Group, formerly known as Samla Midas Group, took over assets of bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Co., for 37 billion won ($32 million) at the end of ...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay sets IPO price at top end on heated demand
Kakao Group’s payment services unit Kakao Pay Corp. set the initial public offering price at the top end of the proposed band thanks to strong ...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] Startups
K-pop copyright trading platform Music Cow prepares for IPO
Music Cow Inc., South Korea's first music copyright trading platform, has embarked on the process to go public on the back of its eye-catching growth...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Simone drops IPO on weak institutional investor demand
South Korean Simone Acc. Collection Ltd. has withdrawn its initial public offering plan on lukewarm demand from institutional investors, investment b...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] IPOs
Enchem raises IPO price by a record 20% on strong investor demand
South Korea’s Enchem Co., which is working to list its shares on the Kosdaq market, has decided to raise its initial public offering price by a...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Music & Entertainment
DearU: A K-pop fan engagement platform success story
No company would know better than DearU Inc. that powerful fandom can turn into fast money.The South Korean startup that started as a software develo...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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