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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanyang Securities stake draws bids without sale manager
Hanyang Securities Co. has received preliminary bids from four to five South Korean companies or consortia for its 11.3% stake after its controlling...
Jul 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Net zero, digitalization to boost private infrastructure investment
Infrastructure debt is a growing asset class with much to offer investors, with a wide range of assets and characteristics available. AllianzGI mana...
Jul 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Samsung Securities’ IB head to quit amid talent outflow
Lee Jae-hyun, who has led one of Samsung Securities Co.'s investment banking divisions for two years, has recently expressed his intention to quit, ...
Jul 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Samsung boosts renewable energy in Vietnam facilities
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday its Vietnam facilities will ramp up eco-friendly operations by directly purchasing renewable energy under ...
Jul 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Kakao supports startups with cloud services
Kakao Enterprise, an AI-based cloud solutions service subsidiary of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced on Thursday that it started the Rocket La...
Jul 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
South Korean brokerages woo super-rich to make them even richer
South Korea’s baby boomers, the demographic cohort born between 1955 and 1963, have largely built their wealth through hard work, savings and ...
Jul 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
AhnLab launches integrated cloud service corporation
South Korea's AhnLab Inc. announced on Monday that it launched an integrated corporation named AhnLabCloudMate to oversee its cloud operation and ...
Jul 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s military fund taps ex-president of Woori Financial as CIO
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), which managed 10.4 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in assets as of the end of 2023, has tapp...
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Upstage, Amazon to cooperate on AI solutions
Upstage, South Korea’s artificial intelligence startup, announced on Thursday that it signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement (S...
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Financial, Natixis to manage global private equity fund
South Korea's Woori Bank and Woori PE Asset Management announced on Thursday that they have signed a "strategic business agreement for creating a ...
Jun 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card, KakaoBank to team up for PLCC
South Korea's Shinhan Card Co. and the domestic internet bank KakaoBank Corp. said on Wednesday that they signed a business agreement to develop and...
Jun 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus to unveil quantum proof solution Alphakey
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it will unveil its new integrated account management solution for cloud services Alphakey at Q...
Jun 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kosdaq cancels IPO approval for cloud developer InnoGrid
The Kosdaq market under the Korea Exchange said on Wednesday it has canceled its preliminary approval for InnoGrid Co.’s initial public offeri...
Jun 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai E&C, KAERI partner to commercialize next-gen reactors
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Wednesday that it signed a public-private partnership agreement for the so...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea’s KT, Microsoft form strategic alliance on AI, cloud sectors
South Korea’s leading telecommunications service provider KT Corp. has formed a strategic alliance with US tech giant Microsoft Corp. to colla...
Jun 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Galleria poised to buy drink maker Pure Plus
Hanwha Galleria Corp., a South Korean department store operator, signed a memorandum of understanding early this month to buy a domestic non-alcohol...
May 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Kolon Global inks Korea’s 1st private wind power supply deal
Kolon Global Corp., the leading South Korean wind farm developer, signed the country’s first private wind power supply deal with local compani...
May 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean brokerage firms seek to raise $1.2 bn in property funds
South Korean brokerage firms are scurrying to raise more than 1.7 trillion won ($1.24 billion) in private equity funds to bet on soured property loa...
May 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Yanolja gains momentum with cloud, overseas trip businesses
SoftBank-backed Yanolja Co. cheered stellar earnings in the first quarter after its new businesses – cloud and outbound trip services – ...
May 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Korean investors turn to private credit, secondaries: CIOs
South Korean institutional investors favor private credit as interest rates are expected to remain higher for longer, said speakers at the chief inv...
May 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s new AI PC to hit global market in mid-June
Samsung Electronics Co. will start offering the Galaxy Book4 Edge, a new addition to its latest flagship Galaxy Book4 laptop series and powered by b...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC eyes direct lending with high return potential: CEO
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) seeks opportunities in direct lending for companies that are not cyclically sensitive and g...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korean Air, Amazon to build AI customer center
South Korea's Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will build an artificial intelligence (AI) contact center (AICC) platform in collabor...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Young rich Koreans set sights on M&As, commercial property deals
Young rich Koreans have emerged as big players in South Korea’s asset management market, expanding into M&As and commercial real estate, a...
May 19, 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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Beauty & Cosmetics
Beauty store chain CJ Olive Young to launch Japan unit
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s largest beauty store chain, will set up a subsidiary in Japan in the first half of this year to mark its f...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
NHN Cloud sets sights on GPU cloud service with Nvidia’s H100
NHN Cloud Corp., a cloud computing unit of South Korea’s internet company NHN Corp., is setting its sights on a graphics processing unit (GPU)...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
S.Korea’s project financing exposure reaches $145 bn
South Korean financial services companies and construction firms are exposed to a combined 200 trillion won ($145 billion) worth of potential risks ...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Etech System attracts $130 mn investment
South Korea's integrated IT solution consulting company Etech System attracted an investment of 180 billion won ($130 million) from private equity f...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae faces off with Affinity, BRV over SSG.COM
Shinsegae Group could face a legal battle against two private equity firms that are demanding it buy back their combined 1 trillion won ($727 millio...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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