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Private equity
South Korea emerges as private equity firms’ global hub
New York-based Apollo Global Management and London-based Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) have joined the ranks of global private equity firms that ...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Hanwha Energy begins IPO process, key to 3rd-generation shift
Hanwha Energy Corp., wholly owned by Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn’s three sons, has embarked on the process of going public – a ...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
WOODFORD, Oklahoma – A shale gas field in Woodford, Carter County was bustling with activity on Feb. 25.A team of engineers oversaw the drilli...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity, GIC sell out of Kyobo Life; Chairman Shin seeks holding firm, M&A
Affinity Equity Partners and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have sold their entire stake in Kyobo Life Insurance Co., exiting from thei...
Mar 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Trump says Korea interested in Alaska gas project; Korean firms skeptical
South Korea, Japan and other countries want to partner with the US in a $44 billion natural gas pipeline project in Alaska, President Donald Trump s...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea Investment & Securities explores new products with global firms
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Inc., is exploring new global investment products tailored for Sout...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea loses tech startups at rapid clip amid dwindling funding
Concerns are growing that the tech startup ecosystem in South Korea, home to global tech household name Samsung Electronics Co., would be trapped in...
Mar 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia CEO stands firm on electrification strategy, premieres EV4 in Europe
TARRAGONA, Spain – Despite a temporary slowdown in electric vehicle demand and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers, Kia Corp. rem...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
CHA Biotech seeks to resume healthcare unit IPO after affiliates’ merger
CHA Biotech Co., South Korea’s leading stem cell therapeutics developer, plans to resume an initial public offering of CHA Healthcare Co., a m...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stocks
Meritz leaps to No. 2 financial holding firm in South Korea
Meritz Financial Group Inc., once a medium-sized financial service firm in South Korea, has become the second-most valuable publicly traded financia...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Microsoft's quantum computing bet sparks controversy, again
In 2021, Microsoft Corp. faced significant scientific embarrassment when a landmark research paper it had sponsored was retracted.Published in the U...
Feb 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
S.Korea’s top financial regulator pushes tax support for value-up program
South Korea is ramping up efforts to encourage companies to enhance shareholder value by providing tax support for its corporate value-up program, a...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stocks
KKR recoups $206 mn in block sale of HD Hyundai Marine shares
Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. has succeeded in cashing out of its stake in HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. for 295 billion won ($206 ...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea Investment & Securities aims to be Asia's top securities firm
Korea Investment & Securities Co. will step up its asset management business by launching innovative global investment products, aiming to surpa...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's Harman goes from ugly duckling to golden swan
When Samsung Electronics Co. acquired Harman International Industries Inc., a global leader in the audio and automotive electronics business, in 201...
Feb 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
S.Korea to allow listed firms to trade cryptocurrencies in second half
South Korea plans to allow companies listed on the local stock market to trade virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies, on a pilot basis in the s...
Feb 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK Partners, 2 Chinese firms vie for CJ Cheiljedang’s $4 bn bio business
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners and two leading Chinese biotechnology firms are vying for management control of CJ Cheiljedang C...
Feb 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
MSCI Korea Index removes four petrochem firms, seven other stocks
MSCI, a global index compiler, said on Wednesday it has removed 11 stocks, including Lotte Chemical Corp., from its Korea index without any addition...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea to let securities firms manage $43 bn public fund investment pool
South Korea said on Wednesday it aims to boost returns on 62.1 billion won ($42.7 billion) in the public fund investment pool by entrusting some of ...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Small firms emerge as prime targets of management disputes in Korea
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) accounted for the majority of disputes over corporate management control in South Korea last year, with th...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung Biologics shares fly high to be Korea’s third most valuable firm
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, has become South Korea’s third most valuable stock on the country’s...
Feb 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK-led consortium to take over Japan’s FICT for $656 mn
MBK Partners, the largest private equity firm in North Asia, will acquire a controlling stake in FICT Ltd., a semiconductor printed circuit board (P...
Feb 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Financial to buy back $359 bn in shares after record net profit in 2024
KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s largest financial holding group, will spend nearly 1.8 trillion won ($1.2 billion) to boost shareholder...
Feb 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean firms cut IPO prices, volumes amid bearish sentiment
South Korean companies are relaunching attempts to go public with lower valuations and fewer shares amid continued sour investor sentiment.CK Soluti...
Feb 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea to launch $23 bn high tech fund, bracing for Trump 2.0
South Korea will launch a high tech fund worth more than 34 trillion won ($23 billion) to provide cheap financing, including equity investments, for...
Feb 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean financial holding firms log record-high profits in 2024
South Korea’s top four financial holding firms are estimated to have posted their highest-ever profits in 2024, driven by hefty interest incom...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Funding to Korean tech startups at 7-year low; seed funding soars
New funding to South Korean tech startups dropped to its lowest level in seven years in 2024. But seed funding soared 142% led by semiconductor, hea...
Feb 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Magnachip, up for sale again, contacts Samsung, LG, LX
South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. is on the market again four years after the US blocked a takeover by a Chinese private equity f...
Feb 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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League table
Korean law firms' 2024 revenue soars on M&As, management disputes
South Korea’s major law firms saw rapid growth in revenue last year as the economic slowdown sparked business overhauls at top conglomerates, ...
Jan 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean B2B fintech firm Dozn plans Kosdaq IPO for $202.5 mn market cap
South Korea’s business-to-business fintech service provider Dozn is planning an initial public offering on the Kosdaq in February for an estim...
Jan 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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