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IPOs
Korea homegrown app begins process for H1 2022 listing
One store Co., the South Korean homegrown app store developed by the country’s top online platform Naver Corp. and three telecom carriers, is ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
SEMA to increase Asia-based infra assets, CIO says
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA), one of the fastest-growing retirement pension fund in South Korea, will increase inf...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will list its shares on the main bourse around the end of January, valuing the top South Korean battery maker between 70 tri...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Hellbound tops Netflix global TV series list within 24 hours
Netflix's original South Korean drama series Hellbound topped the platform’s global chart within a day of its Nov. 19 release, much faster tha...
Nov 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia stun LA auto show with SEVEN, EV9 concept cars
Hyundai Motor Co. and sister firm Kia Corp. on Thursday unveiled their latest concept sport utility vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show as the two...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Energy to raise $130 mn for Australia hydrogen project
Hanwha Energy Corp. of South Korea's Hanwha Group will raise about 150 billion won ($130 million) from Woori Private Equity to fund its solar energy...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Legal data firm FiscalNote to list on Nasdaq via $1.3 bn SPAC deal
FiscalNote Holdings Inc., a US legal data and analytics company founded by a Korean-American, is set to go public in a deal valued at $1.3 billion. ...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Netmarble Neo drops listing plan as sentiment sours
South Korea’s game developer Netmarble Neo decided to withdraw its initial public offering plan as sentiment in the primary market sours amid ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK's Lee listed among Forbes' power Asia businesswomen
MBK Partners' first female partner Lee In-kyung has made it to the list of Forbes Asia's 20 power businesswomen published in its November issue. For...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SM Line joins growing list of S.Korean IPO dropouts
SM Line Corp. on Wednesday became the latest South Korean company to drop its initial public offering plan on disappointing institutional interest.T...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
KTB to launch REITs for logistics centers in Vietnam and housing in US
South Korean asset manager KTB Asset Management Co. plans to launch two overseas real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest in Vietnam-based lo...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Foreign brokerages dominate S.Korea list of short sellers
Foreign brokerage companies have dominated the list of short sellers in South Korean stock markets since the short-selling ban was lifted on large-c...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hilton Seoul to be redeveloped as mixed-use complex
Millennium Hilton Seoul will likely join the ranks of five-star hotels in downtown Seoul that were sold for redevelopment into luxury residential or...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Yet another Netflix hit lifts Korean content stocks even higher
South Korea’s major content production houses’ stocks rallied again on the success of yet another Netflix hit drama series, My Name.Shar...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
S.Koreans' global stock, bond holdings at record high
South Korean investors maintained their buying spree in overseas equities and bond markets, with the balance of their holdings in both securities re...
Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Stonebridge Ventures, Capstone prepare for 2022 IPOs
Stonebridge Ventures, South Korea's most profitable venture capital firm, will submit its application for an initial public offering this month to l...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Merchant liner SM Line to list on Kosdaq in November
South Korea’s merchant liner SM Line Corp. is set to become a publicly-traded company in November. SM Line has submitted its securities regist...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Motor’s construction unit seeks listing in Q1 2022
Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, started the process for an initial public offering (IPO) expected in the firs...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Exclusive
Cosmetics startup Birdview readies for 2022 listing
South Korea-based Birdview, the operator of leading cosmetics platform Hwahae, is aiming to make a trading debut as early as the first half of nex...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
SoftBank sells part of Coupang shares for $1.7 bn
Vision Fund, led by SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son, has sold one-tenth of its shares in South Korea's e-commerce platform Coupang Inc. for $1....
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Industrial Bank of Korea to sell $500 mn bond at lower cost
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is slated to raise $500 million in dollar corporate bond at a lower-than-planned cost on strong demand.IBK decided to...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
IB firms enter tough race for SSG.COM IPO underwriting deal
The race to become the lead underwriter for the IPO of Shinsegae Group’s e-commerce brand SSG.COM is getting fierce. A total of nine instituti...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharamaceuticals
Korea’s Genome & Company aims US CMO market
South Korea’s microbiome medicine developer Genome & Company geared up for entering the U.S. market to boost profits and make inroads into...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Streaming platform Mahocast eyes listing on Japan's Mothers market
TOKYO -- Japan-based concert streaming platform Mahocast, dubbed as the Netflix for concerts in Japan, is gaining attention as a venue for both musi...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Strategic buyers line up for IMM-led $1.3 bn Hanssem deal
LX Hausys Ltd., South Korea's leading building materials maker, on Monday announced a plan to join Seoul-based IMM Private Equity in acquiring a con...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai to step up push into eco-friendly ships with IPO
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. plans to spend 70% of the proceeds from its initial public offering on the Korea Exchange, or about 760 billion won ($6...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech
Korea’s bio startup Voronoi inks $324 million deal with Brickell Biotech
Voronoi Inc., a South Korean biotechnology startup, has clinched a $324 million deal to grant Brickell Biotech, a US clinical-stage pharmaceutical f...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone, Hahn & Co. to reap $800 mn from two Korean IPOs
South Korea's largest used car seller K Car Co., wholly owned by Hahn & Co., will go public on the country's main stock exchange in October, whi...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay cuts IPO price by 6% for October listing
Kakao Pay Corp., the digital settlement platform unit of South Korea’s top messaging app operator Kakao Corp., has slashed its initial publi...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hydrogen tank maker Iljin Hysolus to make Kospi debut Sept. 3
South Korea’s leading hydrogen tank maker Iljin Hysolus Co. will be listed on Kospi on Sept. 3, according to the company’s IPO briefing ...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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