South Korea’s year-end IPO market defies seasonal lull

South Korea’s initial public offering market, typically subdued at the end of the year, is showing unusual exuberance as newly listed companie...

Hanwha heirs reshape ownership as group moves closer to succession, IPO

Two of the three sons of Kim Seung-youn, the chairman of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, are selling significant stakes in Hanwha Energy Corp., a ...

SK Ecoplant’s IPO push clashes with investor allegations of penalty evasion

SK Ecoplant Co.’s plan to go public next year has met a backlash from its financial investors, who accuse the company of forcing a premature l...

Sino-Japanese tensions: Boon for Korean retailers; Musinsa, Daiso, CU welcome Chinese tourists

When 28-year-old Mao Xin arrived in Seoul late last month, Japan – once her preferred holiday destination – was no longer on the itinera...

Hyundai-Kia’s US market share climbs to record 10.9% in October

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., under South Korea’s auto behemoth Hyundai Motor Group, are rapidly rewriting their place in the US auto marke...

In Korea, it’s time to go public; IPOs roaring back as big names line up to list

South Korea’s moribund initial public offering (IPO) market is springing back to life with a wave of high-profile companies set to go public, ...

Chinese high rollers lift Korean casino operators' profits in Q3

South Korea’s casino operators reported solid third-quarter earnings, supported by a sharp increase in Chinese tourists and a recovery in the ...

SemiFive, TeraView to raise up to $120 mn in Korea IPOs amid chip boom

SemiFive Inc. and TeraView Holdings Plc, semiconductor-related companies backed by US and UK shareholders, respectively are set to go public in Sout...

LG to power future growth with Indian unit’s blockbuster IPO

LG Electronics Inc.'s Indian unit is poised to make history in India’s equity market, with its planned 1.8 trillion won ($1.3 billion) listing...

Bio, semiconductor, content firms to reboot Korea’s IPO market

South Korea’s initial public offering (IPO) market is set to regain momentum after the mid-autumn harvest festival holidays with biotechnology...

LG Electronics eyes completion of Indian unit’s IPO process by October

LG Electronics Inc. has moved ahead with the long-delayed initial public offering of its wholly owned Indian subsidiary, aiming to complete the proc...

HYBE chief Bang questioned by police in stock fraud probe

Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse HYBE Co., appeared before Seoul police on Tuesday morning for questioning over his alleged fr...

Korean VC firms lose appetite for investment in startups amid dearth of IPOs, M&As for exit

South Korea’s startup community is facing its sharpest funding squeeze in over a decade, as venture capital (VC) firms retreat from new invest...

‘Act fast, or miss out’: Korean retail investors look to Wall Street debut stocks for hefty gains

When cryptocurrency exchange operator Bullish rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Aug. 13, a 30-something South Korean investor l...

Woori Investment's IPO market entry set to intensify SME underwriting rivalry

Woori Investment & Securities Co. has launched an initial public offering-dedicated unit within its corporate finance division in its foray into...

Korea’s IPO market revives as newly listed stocks surge

South Korea’s initial public offering (IPO) market is reviving, with long-awaited companies such as the creator of the global hit Baby Shark p...

EV charger operator Chaevi files for preliminary Kosdaq IPO review

Chaevi Co., South Korea’s top operator of electric vehicle rapid charging infrastructure, said on Tuesday it has filed a preliminary applicati...

NH, KB Securities, Kookmin Bank, Kim & Chang lead capital markets in H1

NH Investment & Securities Co. retained its lead in South Korea’s equity capital market (ECM) in the first half, riding a surge in large-s...

Hong Kong-based Anchor Equity puts Korea's Danbi Education up for sale

Anchor Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based private equity firm, is putting its majority stake in South Korea’s top children’s smart educa...

CJ CGV under pressure to shed China, Vietnam cinema assets

MBK Partners and Mirae Asset Securities Co. are considering divesting of their holdings in CGI Holdings Co., which oversees CJ CGV Co.’s multi...

Baby Shark video creator files for Kosdaq IPO

The Pinkfong Company Inc., the creator of the billion-view video Baby Shark, has launched the process of an initial public offering on South Korea&r...

KKR sells 9.5% stake in HD Hyundai Marine, recoups $450 million

Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc., formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., has sold a 9.5% stake in HD Hyundai Marine Solut...

Centroid to divest control of TaylorMade as exit strategy, drops IPO plan

Centroid Investment Partners, a South Korean private equity firm, has confirmed plans to divest its controlling stake in US sports equipment manufac...

Lotte to retake $269 mn stake in logistics arm after flopped IPO

Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate by assets, will buy back a stake in Lotte Global Logistics Co. from the latter’s f...

LG Electronics eyes India IPO delay, says plan in flux

LG Electronics Inc. is mulling putting off an initial public offering of its wholly owned subsidiary in India amid growing volatility in the global ...

Hylium to supply liquefied hydrogen storage tanks to AirFirst

Hylium Industries Inc., South Korea’s hydrogen liquefier manufacturer, has signed a deal to supply high-capacity liquefied hydrogen storage ta...

Kakao Entertainment scraps IPO, seeks new buyer

Kakao Corp., South Korea’s largest mobile platform, is looking to sell a majority stake in Kakao Entertainment Corp., dropping a plan to take ...

Kakao Entertainment sheds loss-making units, revives IPO prospects

Kakao Entertainment Corp. has been divesting unprofitable music labels and digital content platforms, which it has gobbled up over the past few year...

LG Electronics set for early-May Indian stock market debut

LG Electronics Inc. is set to list its wholly owned subsidiary in India on the country's stock exchange in early May, aiming to raise up to $1.5 bil...

Hanwha Energy begins IPO process, key to 3rd-generation shift

Hanwha Energy Corp., wholly owned by Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn’s three sons, has embarked on the process of going public – a ...