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ESG
POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report
South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it released a responsible minerals report detailing establishing a sustainable supply cha...
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Batteries
Honda, POSCO Future M to build cell materials plant in Canada
Japan’s Honda Motor Co. and South Korea’s POSCO Future M Co. agreed to build a battery materials plant in Canada where the automaker wil...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO tightens belts, seeks M&A within 3 years: new chairman
Chang In-hwa, chairman and chief executive of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, has vowed to take drastic...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung Electronics' key M&A man returns; big deals in the offing
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker and leading smartphone and electronics maker, has been absent from the mergers and a...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's M&A market poised to bounce back after bleak Q1
South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market is poised to bounce back after a bleak first quarter, with 22.3 trillion won ($16 billion) worth...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
KKR, Hanmi heirs likely to join hands for controlling stake
The two sons of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s founding family, who were approved as board members of the holding firm Hanmi Science Co. at its ...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's Military Mutual Aid Association starts search for new CIO
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), which managed 10.4 trillion won ($7.7 billion) in assets as of the end of 2023, said on ...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities leads M&A of Trench Group
South Korea's Shinhan Securities announced on Friday that it participated as the lead underwriter in the merger and acquisition deal of Trench Group...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanmi’s planned merger with OCI scrapped as sons win family feud
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s proposed merger with OCI Holdings Co. has collapsed after two sons of the group’s founding family, who oppo...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M named Fortune Asia Future 30
South Korea’s POSCO Future M Co. has been named Asia Future 30 by the US economic media Fortune on Mar. 27, according to the company on Thursd...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Hanmi Science-OCI merger may gain traction with NPS' support
The merger of South Korea’s pharmaceutical holding firm Hanmi Science Co. and chemicals giant OCI Holdings Co. is likely to gain momentum as N...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung Elec vies for Johnson Controls' HVAC units
Samsung Electronics Co. has joined the race to buy Johnson Controls International’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) assets wo...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Hanmi Semiconductor wins $16 mn HBM equipment order from SK Hynix
South Korean chip equipment company Hanmi Semiconductor Co. announced on Friday that it has secured a 21.5 billion won ($16.1 million) supply deal f...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton eyes mega M&A, PUBG franchise deals: Krafton chair
Krafton Inc., South Korea’s gaming behemoth, is gearing up for the second chapter of its business through “mega” M&A deals and...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Proxy advisor KCGS backs Hanmi founder's sons return to board
South Korea’s top proxy advisory firm has recommended that shareholders of Hanmi Science Co. vote in favor of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group&rsquo...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Goldman Sachs Korea co-head Chung to move to Hyundai Capital
Goldman Sachs’ Chung Hyung-Jin, co-head of the Seoul office and the leader of the firm’s investment banking (IB) business in South Korea...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to import natural graphite from Africa
South Korea’s only anode materials producer POSCO Future M Co. will import a maximum 60,000 tons of natural graphite products from Balama Grap...
Mar 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build world's largest battery cathode plant cluster
GWANGYANG, South Jeolla Province -- POSCO Future M Co., a battery materials supplier, on Thursday broke ground on its fifth cathode materials ...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As
Sindoh Co., a leading manufacturer of multi-functional printers in South Korea, is set to tap an investment banking expert as its chief executive. W...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
OCI-Hanmi merger faces tougher hurdles amid family feud
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s aim to merge with chemicals giant OCI Group is hitting some roadblocks amid a prolonged feud between the family o...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s Lee to spur M&As, new growth with ‘lost decade’ behind him
Cleared of wrongdoing charges that shackled his leadership for years, Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee now will actively seek mergers and acquisition...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Chemicals targets US medical packaging market
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. is targeting the US medical packaging market with its circular recycling materials. Circular recycling is SK Chemical...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Peak views: What lies ahead in 2024?
With 2023 at a close, financial markets are at an important junction. Major developed market central banks have paused their rate rises and there ...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Biopharma M&As: Next big thing for South Korean manufacturers
When Orion Corp., known for its signature snack cake Choco-Pie, announced a $415 million deal to acquire biotech startup LegoChem Biosciences Inc. l...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to sharply raise synthetic graphite output
South Korea’s POSCO Future M Co. will sharply raise its synthetic graphite production by the end of 2025 as China’s export restrictions ...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
OCI-Hanmi merger to create Korea’s Bayer: OCI Chairman
Merging into one team, OCI Group and Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group will leap forward to be a global novel drug manufacturing and biotechnology innova...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK names two partners as vice chairman, vice president
MBK Partners said on Wednesday it has named Moon Joo Ho, partner and head of South Korea for special situations, as the North Asia-focused private e...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's KDB establishes innovation fund for auto parts companies
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) announced on Friday that it has established the KDB-Quantum Mobility Value Chain Open Innovation Fund wor...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis, Wind River to build digital space for SDV
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis announced on Monday that it will build a digital twin system named M.Dev Studio with the US-based software compa...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
POSCO Future M included in DJSI Asia Pacific Index
South Korea’s battery materials maker POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it was listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific In...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)