Deals

Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK Partners’ vice chair vows to hike Korea Zinc’s value to $20.6 billion
The battle over Korea Zinc Inc.'s management control between Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yun-birm and the Young Poong Corp.-MBK Partners alliance has been protracted for months, with the zinc and lead smelter’s shares fluctuating wildly.Amid the
Jan 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
POSCO’s new bond sale seven times oversubscribed
South Korean steelmaker POSCO’s new bond issue for 500 billion won ($343 million) was seven times oversubscribed, which may encourage the compa...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc, MBK-Young Poong alliance to fight over cumulative voting
The battle over Korea Zinc Inc.'s management control between Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yun-birm and the Young Poong Corp.-MBK Partners alliance has no...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KL & Partners buys cosmetics brand Manyo Factory for $130 mn
KL & Partners, a South Korean private equity firm, has agreed to buy Kosdaq-listed cosmetics company Manyo Factory Co., which has been building i...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea’s Shinsegae, China’s Alibaba to set up e-commerce joint venture
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group has joined forces with Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to better com...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Korea debt financing faces woes as $34 bn in corporate bonds mature in H1
South Korea’s financial markets will see nearly 50 trillion won ($34 billion) in corporate bonds mature in the first half of next year — ...
Dec 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Korea to ease rules for petrochem industry M&As, plant closures
South Korea will ease regulations and offer incentives to facilitate the restructuring of domestic petrochemical makers battling a global supply glut...
Dec 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea Inc. to face refunding risks with record corporate bond maturities
South Korean companies are expected to face refunding risks thanks to record corporate bond maturities in the first half of 2025, as fundraising cond...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A deals in South Korea hit 7-year low in 2024
South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market shrank further in 2024, with leading business groups seeking to unload non-core assets to bolster...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hanwha seeks acquisition of sibling feud-mired Korean catering firm Ourhome
South Korea’s Hanwha Group is seeking to acquire local catering service provider Ourhome, embroiled in the owner family's sibling disputes, for...
Dec 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK, Young Poong close in on majority of Korea Zinc
A consortium of MBK Partners and Young Poong Corp. has raised its stake in Korea Zinc Inc. to 46.7% of voting shares, drawing the group closer to maj...
Dec 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Online lender K Bank eyes Feb 2025 IPO at lower valuation
K Bank, a South Korean online lender, is making a fresh attempt to list on the Korean stock market in February 2025 as bitcoin’s record-breakin...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyosung TNC acquires Hyosung Chemical’s specialty gas unit for $642 mn
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, said on Thursday it will acquire the specialty gas division of Hyosung Chemical Corp. for 9...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Korean firms halt bond, share issues despite tighter liquidity
South Korean companies are postponing bond issues and initial public offerings on chilled investor sentiment in the aftermath of President Yoon Suk Y...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
NPS steps back from Doosan Robotics' Bobcat merger
The National Pension Service (NPS) appears to be stalling on a vote for Doosan Robotics Inc.'s merger with Doosan Bobcat Inc., with major proxy advis...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LX Pantos IPO delayed as Mirae Asset sells stake
South Korea’s leading brokerage firm Mirae Asset Securities Co. is poised to sell its stake in LX Pantos Co., adding to expectations of more de...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Electronics embarks on Indian unit's $1.8 bn IPO
LG Electronics India Pvt., wholly owned by LG Electronics Inc., has embarked on the process of going public to raise up to 2.6 trillion won ($1.8 bil...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hong Kong-based PEF Affinity Equity to acquire control of Lotte Rental
Affinity Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, will acquire a controlling stake in South Korea’s No. 1 car rental and leasing com...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Sono International seeks IPO in 2025 with $2.1 billion in corporate value
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. is seeking an initial public offering of its shares on the Korean market next year, re...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK kicks off Lotte Card sale for about $1.4 bn in 2nd bid
Lotte Card Co. is expected to be up for grabs in the first half of next year amid a second sale attempt by its largest shareholder MBK Partners, a No...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Blackstone, Carlyle, MBK vying for CJ CheilJedang’s bio business
Blackstone, Carlyle Group and MBK Partners have joined the race to purchase the bio business of CJ CheilJedang Corp., the world’s largest produ...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air-Asiana merger to spur M&A among budget carriers
Korean Air Lines Co.'s anticipated acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. is expected to spur domestic budget carriers to seek mergers, with the two dom...
Nov 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
CJ ENM, SK Square invest $179 mn in Wavve ahead of merger with TVing
South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. and SK Group’s investment arm SK Square Co. have invested a combined 250 billion won ($179 mil...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Kamur PE sells cutting tool maker JJ Tools to Blackstone
Seoul-based Kamur Private Equity has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in South Korean industrial cutting tool manufacturer JJ T...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset aspires to No. 5 in Indian securities market with Sharekhan
South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group will strive to grab the fifth-largest share of the Indian securities market thr...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Triple-A rated SK Telecom, KT tap 10-year bond market
South Korean companies with top-notch credit ratings such as SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. are returning to the long-term bond market amid growing inte...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Must Asset calls on Young Poong to take steps to boost shareholder value
South Korea’s Young Poong Corp., embroiled in a fierce management control dispute with Korea Zinc Inc., is now the target of an activist fund c...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte puts department store in Centum City, Busan on market
Lotte Shopping Co. has put one of its core department stores, Lotte Department Store Centum City in Busan, on the market in line with its parent grou...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hyosung TNC mulls takeover of chemical affiliate’s specialty gas unit
Hyosung TNC Corp., the world’s top spandex maker, is considering taking over the specialty gas business of its chemical affiliate, news of whic...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyosung Chemical scraps specialty gas unit sale to IMM, STIC
Hyosung Chemical Corp. has failed to reach an agreement with a consortium of IMM Private Equity and STIC Investments Inc. to sell its specialty gas d...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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