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Corporate restructuring
Amazon in talks to invest in SK Tel's spun-off unit
Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, is in negotiations with South Korea's SK Telecom Co. to invest in the mobile carrier's non-telecom ...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, ARM chip design partner Gaonchips eyes IPO in 2022
South Korea’s leading semiconductor design house Gaonchips Co. has officially kicked off preparations to go public in the first half of 2022. ...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kakao to strengthen overseas operations amid growing criticism
Kakao Corp. will accelerate its overseas expansion as part of its recently announced reform plan to strengthen fair business practices.Kakao said on...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chief Executives
Govt pension fund eyes real estate in non-core areas
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is setting its sights on overseas office buildings not only in core regions but in its per...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean investors rush to buy Vietnam stocks
South Korean investors are rushing to buy Vietnamese stocks as the market is showing signs of a recovery. Analysts predicted export-oriented shares ...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korean telcos accelerate diversification amid strong Q2
South Korea’s two largest telecom companies, SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp., have both delivered strong second-quarter results driven by rapid gr...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean refiners log $3.4 bn profit on non-refining business
South Korean refiners enjoyed a $3.4 billion profit in the first half thanks to strong performance of non-refining business, swinging from a $4.5 bi...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK sees new opportunities in China's regulatory risk
China's regulatory crackdown on Chinese technology and private education companies is driving up the level of volatility and creating mispricing in ...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Google’s in-app billing system ignites power play among Korean regulators
South Korea’s attempt to prohibit global app store operators from forcing certain in-app payment schemes has hit a bumpy road due to power pla...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce platform TMON delays IPO plans
South Korea’s e-commerce platform TMON Inc., majority-owned by KKR & Co. and Anchor Equity Partners, will postpone its plans for initial p...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Sandbox Network sets up China affiliate for business expansion
South Korea’s largest multichannel network (MCN) company Sandbox Network Inc. has made another major step forward in expanding its China busin...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s household investment in stock assets up by 62.8% vs. Q1 2020
South Korean households over the last 12 months have vastly increased investments in both domestic and overseas stock markets, with the total invest...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Cigna seeks to enter Korea's digital non-life insurance market
The US insurance group Cigna looks set to become the first foreign insurer on South Korea's digital non-life insurance platform, with an aim to crac...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
[ASK 2021] Sculptor Capital: Non-Traditional Real Estate
Sculptor Capital Management is a leading alternative asset manager with capabilities across multi-strategy, credit and real estate. Sculptor has...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021 Interview
Sculptor Capital bets on non-traditional real estate
Non-traditional real estate assets such as cell towers, parking lots and marinas will likely provide significant investment opportunities to debt in...
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Military Mutual picks ex-Lotte Non-Life CIO as investment chief
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), an $11 billion savings fund for South Korean military officers and personnel, said on Monday it has name...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Korean pension funds eye non-core global real estate
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) ar...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
GoldenTree sees distressed opportunities in media, telecom, retail
Media, telecom, retail and energy industries offer attractive distressed investment opportunities because they are undergoing structural changes cau...
May 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Telecom to split into mobile and non-mobile units
South Korea’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. will split into two separate entities. SK Telecom said on Apr. 14 that it will create a ne...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Naver invests $150 million in Indonesia’s No.1 media group Emtek
South Korea’s online platform giant Naver Corp. has invested $150 million in Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek), Indonesia’s largest techno...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pay raise
Pandemic polarizes pay between tech and non-tech firms
Last year's expansion of contactless technologies and services has created a new salary gap among key industries and companies in South Korea.  ...
Mar 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bernard Moon on Korean Startups
The BTS of social media: The next Facebook will come from South Korea
South Korea is hitting its stride as an innovator, but it’s an overnight success story over 20 years in the making. Coupang’s $60B IPO t...
Mar 18, 2021 (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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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s 2020 non-memory chip sales seen to hit record high
SK Hynix Inc. is on track to record its highest sales from its non-memory chip business this year after the world’s second-largest DRAM memory c...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor ships fuel cell system to non-automotive European startups
Hyundai Motor Co. has exported its fuel cell system to non-vehicle startups in Europe, expanding its hydrogen business beyond the automobile industry,...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Korean game platform seeks $323 mn IPO in non-contact business boom
Kakao Games Corp., a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messaging app operator, is seeking to raise up to 384 billion won ($323 million) from an i...
Aug 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Meritz Securites funds KKR’s German media group acquisition
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has provided 200 million euros ($218 million) in a senior loan to fund KKR & Co.’s $3.4 billion purchase in 2019 ...
Feb 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin, Lotte Non-life lend $85 mn for US midstream project
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Lotte Non-life Insurance Co. Ltd. have lent $85 million in a mezzanine loan on Salt Creek Midstream LLC in Texa...
Jul 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs lean toward non-dollar assets
South Korean asset owners are increasingly turning to non-dollar assets because the weakening US dollar erodes expected returns after currency hedging...
Jun 08, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS keen on mid-cap PE; KIC eyes non-sponsored deals
The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to commit fresh capital to about four additional mid-cap private equity funds this year, focusing on the mana...
Jun 06, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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