airline merger
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Corporate restructuring
SK Group’s holding firm to absorb SK Materials in corporate restructuring
SK Inc., the investment and holding company of SK Group, will absorb SK Materials Co., the group’s industrial gas manufacturing affiliate, in ...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air won't sell Asiana's budget carriers post-merger
Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) will not put Asiana Airlines Inc.'s two low-cost carriers (LCCs) up for sale after it completes its 1.8-trillion-won ($1....
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Green Cross' two Kosdaq-listed cell therapy arms to merge
South Korea's pharmaceutical group Green Cross Corp., or GC Pharma, will combine its two cell therapy developers listed on the junior Kosdaq market ...
Jul 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE’s $400 mn rights offering for Ithaca merger to open June 1-2
HYBE Co., the music and entertainment agency behind BTS, on Jun 1-2 will open the subscription for its rights issue shares worth 445.5 billion won (...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Deep inside the deal: HYBE-Ithaca merger
The recent merger deal between two global entertainment powerhouses, HYBE Co. of South Korea and Ithaca Holdings of the US, will create a mega music...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE-Ithaca merger puts BTS, Justin Bieber under one roof
BTS, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande will be under the same music label group through a historic M&A deal between HYBE Corporation, formerly Big...
Apr 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air eyes $350 mn in cost savings from Asiana merger
Korean Air Lines Co. will retain its brand name after absorbing local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. in a span of around two years, with their merged en...
Apr 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air begins due diligence on Asiana Airlines
The proposed union between South Korea’s two leading airlines is nearing the finish line as Korean Air Lines Co. begins due diligence on Asi...
Jan 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean PE firm acquires Achronix Semiconductor via SPAC merger
South Korea-based private equity firm Ace Equity Partners has acquired Achronix Semiconductor Corp., a US-based fabless company, through a special p...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
NPS to veto Korean Air's acquisition of Asiana Airlines
The National Pension Service, the No. 2 shareholder of Korean Air Lines Co., will vote against the flag carrier’s plan to acquire Asiana Airli...
Jan 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding merger wins China approval, awaiting EU
China has granted unconditional approval of the world’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s acquisition of hometown riv...
Dec 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sightseeing flights
S.Korean airlines turn to non-landing flights to tide over slump
South Korean airlines have set their sights on non-landing air travel services to draw in passengers in times of hardship, hoping to tide over the b...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airline restructuring hits turbulence with activist fund opposition
South Korea’s airline restructuring is experiencing some turbulence after an activist group has filed an injunction threatening the proposed m...
Nov 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana likely to withdraw from Star Alliance membership post-merger
Asiana Airlines Inc., up for a merger with bigger crosstown rival Korean Air Lines Co., is expected to drop out of Star Alliance, a global airline all...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero, Woowa $4 bn merger faces hiccup due to KFTC
The proposed merger between Germany-based Delivery Hero SE and South Korea's Woowa Brothers Corp. has hit a roadblock due to the Korea Fair Trade Co...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to buy rival Asiana in $1.6 bn deal to emerge as world’s 7th airline
Korean Air Lines Co. will spend 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) to own a majority stake in beleaguered local rival Asiana Airlines Inc., in a deal t...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Parent of Korean Air seeks to buy rival Asiana Airlines
Hanjin Group, which owns South Korea’s flag-carrier Korean Air Lines Co., is seeking to buy local rival Asiana Airlines Inc., signaling a mega d...
Nov 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airline industry
Asiana Airlines converts A350 passenger jet into cargo carrier
South Korean airline Asiana Airlines Inc. has transformed its passenger aircraft A350-900 into a cargo carrier in a move to enhance its cargo operatio...
Sep 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airline industry
South Korean airlines convert passenger jets into cargo carriers
South Korea’s flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. has converted its passenger plane Boeing 777-300ER into a cargo carrier to further boost ca...
Sep 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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airline industry
Korean airlines zoom in on China routes, target transit passengers
South Korean airlines are buckling down to resume flights to and from China to satisfy the demands of Korean businesspeople and overseas resident...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Merger review
Merger reviews hit record high in H1 with 424 cases worth $125.5 bn
The number of merger reviews has hit a record high in Korea for the first half of the year, with 424 filings made to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (...
Aug 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean developer puts on hold $2.1 bn Asiana Airlines deal with no timeline
HDC Hyundai Development Co. has postponed its 2.5 trillion won ($2.1 billion) acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. with no clear timeline for the deal ...
Apr 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asiana Airlines
HDC-Mirae Asset consortium takes majority in Asiana Airlines for $2.2 bn
A consortium of Hyundai Development Company (HDC) and Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has agreed to take a 76.5% stake in Asiana Airlines Inc. for 2.5 tri...
Dec 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asiana Airlines
Mirae Asset consortium likely to clinch $2.1 bn Asiana Airlines deal
A consortium of Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and Hyundai Development Company (HDC) is set to be announced as a preferred buyer of a controlling stake...
Nov 10, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset teams up with builder for $1.2 bn Asiana Airlines deal
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has attracted Hyundai Development Company (HDC) as a strategic partner to bid for a controlling stake in debt-ridden A...
Sep 03, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Investment buys China Airlines-leased aircraft for $165 mn
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired a Boeing aircraft leased by Taiwan-based China Airlines for around 180 billion won ($165 milli...
Dec 14, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTB Investment raises $82 mn aircraft fund for lease to Singapore Airlines
KTB Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and the Military Mutual Aid Association’s (MMAA) investment firm have recently closed a 91.5 billion wo...
May 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Heungkuk Asset raises $114 mn to invest in senior debt of Emirates Airline’s aircraft
Heungkuk Asset Management Co. Ltd. , a unit of South Korea’s textile, financial services and media group, closed a 130 billion won ($114 million) fund...
Apr 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chronology: Korea’s sprawling political scandal hits NPS over Samsung units’ merger
The following are key events in relation to Samsung C&T Corporation’s takeover of affiliate Cheil Industries Inc. in 2015, and prosecutors’ invest...
Nov 29, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Q&A: NPS embroiled in Korea’s political scandal over Samsung units’ merger
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension scheme with $460 billion in assets under management, is engulfed in on...
Nov 29, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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