Ocean West Capital
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha’s heir apparent to unearth new drivers, tighten grip
Hanwha Group has appointed the eldest son of Chairman Kim Seung-youn to lead the investment division of the group’s eco-friendly energy unit i...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean, US Senator discuss US Navy MRO
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Tuesday that it discussed various aspects of the US Navy ship projects with key figures from the US Senate Co...
Aug 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mastern, Woods Capital team up for tech hub
Mastern Investment Management Co., South Korea's real estate investment firm, said on Monday that its US subsidiary Mastern America LLC signed a mem...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches wrapping ad on New York City tour buses
South Korea's Samsung Display Co. announced on Monday that it will launch a wrapping advertisement promoting the excellence of Samsung OLED on...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea opens probe into Woori's loans to ex-chair's relatives
South Korea’s financial watchdog agency said on Sunday it has found that Woori Financial Group, the country's fourth-largest financial holding...
Aug 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korean e-commerce platforms struggle to draw new capital
South Korean online marketplace operators are struggling to attract investors amid deteriorating profitability and the financial turmoil facing dome...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Ocean wins $332 mn ship order from S.Korean Navy
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Thursday that it was selected as the preferred bidder for the second auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOE)...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean qualifies to compete for US Navy MRO
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it signed a Ship Maintenance Relations Agreement (MSRA) with the US Navy. It got the right t...
Jul 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean to cut CO2 emissions from ships with smart lighting
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea's third-largest shipbuilder, said on Friday it has won an approval in-principle (AIP) certificate from Korean Register...
Jul 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Korea challenges PCA ruling in favor of Mason Capital over Samsung case
South Korea is seeking to revoke an international tribunal’s ruling in April that its government must pay US-based Mason Capital Management LL...
Jul 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Mall writes success story in Hanoi with Koreanization
Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi, a mega commercial complex in Vietnam, has hit a sales milestone of 200 billion won ($145 million) less than one year sin...
Jul 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean wins $1.57 billion deal for LNG carriers, VLCCs
Hanwha Ocean Co., a shipbuilding unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, said on Monday it has won a combined 2....
Jul 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affirma Capital seeks to sell entire stake in both SeAH FS, S&G Holdings
Affirma Capital, a Singapore-based buyout private equity firm, is seeking to sell its entire stake in both South Korean steel tube maker SeAH FS and...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
BNK Capital opens microfinance organization in Uzbekistan
South Korea’s BNK Capital announced on Friday that it established a microfinance organization in Uzbekistan the previous day.Since entering Ca...
Jun 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Q Capital named K-drama maker Chorokbaem's preferred bidder
Seoul-based private equity firm Q Capital Partners seeks to buy a 39.3% stake with management rights in South Korean drama series producer Chorokbae...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Carlyle, Keppel, Gaw Capital, IMM vying for Ecorbit
Carlyle Group, Temasek-backed Keppel Corp., Gaw Capital Partners, and a consortium of IMM Investment and IMM Private Equity have been selected as fi...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean launches large offshore WTIV
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it launched a large wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which it secured an order for f...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean gets approval for LCO2 carrier from ABS
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Thursday it received Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS for a 40,000 cubic meter liq...
Jun 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae guarantees PE firms’ SSG.COM exit amid delayed IPO
Shinsegae Inc. and its supermarket chain operator E-Mart Inc. will bring in at least one investor by the end of this year to buy shares in SSG.COM f...
Jun 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean, Canadian firms to collaborate on submarine projects
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Friday that it partnered with three Canadian companies at Canada’s largest defense exhibition, CAN...
May 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Ocean ties up with Polish firm for submarine deal
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has joined hands with Polish state-run defense group Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. ...
May 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Ocean to develop hydrogen fuel cells
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Friday that it will join Hanwha Ocean Co. in a joint R&D initiative to target the eco-friendly...
May 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korea Investment to expand CLO portfolio with Anchorage Capital
Korea Investment & Securities Co. will scale up its collateralized loan obligation (CLO) business with New York-based investment firm Anchorage ...
May 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hanwha Ocean to adopt Kyocera founder Inamori’s amoeba management
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, said on Friday it has partnered with Japan’s Kyocera Commun...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s Eduwill suffers credit-rating cuts, capital erosion
Eduwill Corp., South Korea’s leading provider of online and offline test prep courses for adults, has taken a hit from a series of credit-rati...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
M&A rebound will drive private credit volume increase: Golub Capital
As the Federal Reserve signaled delays in rate cuts after meeting earlier this month, more investors have adopted for a wait-and-see attitude. Those...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Liquidity crisis looms at S.Korea’s M Capital amid project financing debacle
South Korea's financing and finance leasing firm M Capital Co. is facing a growing risk of liquidity crunch as its attempts to refinance maturing de...
May 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
MedInTech attracts $14.6 mn series B investment
MedInTech Inc., South Korea's medical smart endoscopes startup, announced on Monday that it attracted a series B investment of 20 billion won ($14.6...
May 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha buys S’pore Dyna-Mac’s stake for $73.8 mn from Keppel
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group bought a stake in Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd., a Singaporean floating facility designe...
May 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
UAE to invest up to $1 bn in S.Korean ventures
The United Arab Emirates is set to invest a maximum of $1 billion in South Korean startups via a joint venture, as a part of its mid- to long-term p...
May 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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