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Shareholder value
LG to buy back $398 mn of its own shares
South Korean conglomerate LG Corp., known as LG Group, announced on May 27 that it will buy back 500 billion won ($398.1 million) of its own share...
May 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Baring PEA to refinance two Korean lenders to recoup investment
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia is planning to raise a total of 674 billion won ($532 million) in loans for South Korea's Acuon Capital a...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Surging dividend outflows to hit Korea's current account balance, won
Dividend payments of foreign companies operating in South Korea have nearly doubled and the repatriation of profit to their headquarters is expected...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Telecom stocks bullish as foreigners' net purchases increase
South Korea’s telecommunication stocks are getting a boost from foreign investors’ net purchases. Telecom shares, which are relatively...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
US hedge fund urges SK to focus on share buybacks
US hedge fund Dalton Investments LLC has urged SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, to focus more on share buybacks and can...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
How Glenwood made twofold return from HanGlas without dividends
Seoul based-Glenwood Private Equity, founded in 2014, has been quietly building its presence in the South Korean M&A market, chasing assets deem...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Group improves dividend policy transparency
A growing number of LG Group units have unveiled their dividend policies for the next three years for the first time in their history, as they are d...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM to buy Samsung Life stake once owned by Jay Y. Lee's sister
IMM Private Equity is set to acquire a 1.73 percent stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co., according to investment banking sources on Jan. 27. The sta...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO reaps rewards from Australia’s Roy Hill investment
POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, has reaped the rewards of a $1.1 billion investment it made in Australia’s Roy Hi...
Oct 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Simone to spend up to 40% of net profit for dividends
South Korean Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., the world’s No. 1 handbag maker, plans to spend 30-40% of net profit for dividends after a listing n...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK REIT to raise $266 million via Kospi IPO in second half
SK Inc.’s real estate investment trust (REIT) affiliate plans to raise as much as 300 billion won ($266 million) via an initial public offerin...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Samsung to pay record dividends, more through 2023; Q4 profit jumps
Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that it will pay record-high dividends to its shareholders this year and raise dividends further in coming yea...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kospi hits fresh highs ahead of ex-dividend date
South Korea’s benchmark index Kospi hit a new intraday high on Dec. 28 at 2,834.59 points, just two days before wrapping up the year. However,...
Dec 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
KT&G resurfaces as coveted dividend player at year's close
KT&G Corp. has been a laggard on the main bourse for the most part of the year despite its solid financial health, putting South Korea’s dom...
Nov 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)