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South Korea’s major biopharmaceutical companies are rapidly embracing the cell and gene therapy business under a contract drug-making mechanis...

South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, has been launched onto a ballistic lunar transfer orbit as planned, the country’s science min...

As global investors are seeking ways to protect their investment returns in an inflationary, rising rate environment, some asset managers are eyeing...

Hanwha, the South Korean chemicals-to-financial conglomerate, has been a key player in the M&A market with a series of conspicuous acquisitions ...

Affirma Capital is a small player in South Korea’s private equity market, but its successful bolt-on strategy helps the mid-cap-focused invest...

SD Biosensor Inc., the world's largest COVID-19 test kit seller, is seeking additional merger and acquisition targets in the US following its recent...

Amid escalating market uncertainties, M&As are not just a growth tactic but survival tools for businesses, Euan Rellie, co-founder and managing ...

McDonald’s Corp., the world’s top fast-food restaurant operator, is seeking to sell its South Korean business, heating up the mergers an...

South Korea’s food and beverage conglomerate SPC Group announced Tuesday it has acquired French casual coffee chain Lina’s Déve...

KT Cloud is working to raise 1 trillion won ($792 million) by issuing new shares. The cloud arm of telecom juggernaut KT Corp. plans to use the...

Winia Electronics Co., a medium-sized South Korean consumer electronics company, is the top microwave brand in Mexico. It is a little-known fact tha...

SK On Co., an electric vehicle battery maker of SK Innovation Co., is bolstering its M&A team by hiring M&A experts from a leading law firm ...

In recent years, the content creation industry in South Korea has been a key investment sector for local investment banks. Some major content produc...

Some 72% of South Korea's chief executives surveyed by consulting firm EY intend to carry out M&As within the next 12 months to increase their m...

Ahn Joonghyun, who led Samsung Electronics Co.'s high-profile M&A deals for nearly nine years, was promoted to a president-level position to hea...

South Korea's SK Networks Co. is looking for an acquisition worth over 1 trillion won ($816 million) to accelerate its shift away from trading and r...

Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messenger app operator, has established its own content ecosystem including crea...

Naver Corp. vows to attract 1 billion users around the world and generate 15 trillion won ($12.2 billion) in five years. Only FAANG companies...

Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, will undergo corporate restructuring with Dongwon Industries Co. emer...

South Korea’s entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. established a studio specializing in content for over-the-top (OTT) platforms at home and abroad ...

SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is seeking multi-billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions to expand it...

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. of South Korea and IMM Investment Global, the Hong Kong-based affiliate of Korean equity firm IMM Investme...

Jobis & Villains, the operator of artificial intelligence-powered accounting platform 3.3, announced that it recently acquired video messenger s...

Valuence Merger Corp. 1, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), led by South Korean fund managers, has debuted on the Nasdaq, targeting Asian...

The unexpected death of Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju stoked market speculation about a possible change in its ownership structure and top management, s...

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is changing its name to HD Hyundai as the holding company of the world's largest shipbuild...

“As demand for over-the-top (OTT) services grows, so will the bid for companies that provide translated subtitles in multiple languages,&rdq...

South Korea's mobile financial platform Toss is evolving from a payment service app into a full-fledged financial service provider, or a super app, ...

Bain Capital on Thursday agreed to buy a majority stake in South Korea's medical aesthetic device manufacturer Classys Inc. for 670 billion won ($56...

Materials, components and equipment makers drove South Korea's mergers and acquisitions market to a record high last year, with smaller deals involv...