Management control

Choi Jin-min, founder and chairman of Kiturami Boiler Co., is one of the few living witnesses in South Korea's boiler history. At the age of 21, he ...

Kakao Entertainment Corp. has hit a snag in its talks to buy a controlling stake in SM Entertainment Co., according to those familiar with the neg...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s heir apparent Chung Ki-sun has been appointed as a co-chief executive and a registered director of Korea Ship...

  Most new asset management firms in South Korea end up lagging the competition due to their smaller sizes. They suffer from operating losses ...

Samsung Electronics Co. is enjoying a dominant position in the foldable smartphone market, alongside the segment's explosive growth aided by afforda...

Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea's top mobile messenger app, is in the final stages of talks to buy a controlling stake in SM Entert...

Cloud management service provider Cloocus Co. has received 50 billion won ($40.8 million) from SK Inc. C&C, those familiar with the investment...

South Korea won an exemption from the United States' expanded export restrictions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s trade ...

Naver Z, a subsidiary of Naver Corp., announced on Friday the number of subscribers to its metaverse platform Zepeto now exceeds 300 million. ...

South Korea’s Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is expanding its carbon fiber production by adding a third line to meet the growing demand for ...

KKR was chosen as the best private equity firm by South Korean institutional investors, a survey shows. Blackstone, Macquarie Asset Management and Are...

The unexpected death of Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju stoked market speculation about a possible change in its ownership structure and top management, s...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced on Feb. 28 it selected Adams Street Partners LLC, Benefit Street Partners LLC and Clearlak...

South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. plans to spend up to 8 trillion won ($6.7 billion) over the next three years on its f...

Asset managers' track record and risk management are the most important factors for South Korean major limited partners when considering new partnersh...

Samsung SDS Co., South Korea’s information technology service company, is set to expand its global cloud service business in cooperation with ...

Europe’s largest pension fund manager APG has urged Samsung Electronics Co. and nine other major South Korean companies to drastically cut the...

South Korea will create a roster of engineers in its core business sectors to monitor their travel in and out of the country. The decision aims to...

Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity is putting a majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials Co., the world's largest polyimide (PI) film ...

South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group has increased its spending to become the largest shareholder in Hugel Inc., the country's...

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea has named Huh Jang, former head of investment at DB Insurance Co. as its new chief inve...

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their combined auto sales in the US rise to their highest leve...

The pandemic has brought logistical real estate and infrastructure into the spotlight driven by long-term underlying e-commerce trends. It is advant...

Netmarble Corp. unveiled detailed plans for a hawkish entry into the blockchain and metaverse industries on Thursday. The mobile game developer...

 Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. and a US asset manager acquired a tower of luxury multifamily housing assets in Seaport Boulevard, Bost...

WeMade Co., a South Korean video game developer, has come under criticism for the massive unnoticed selling of its cryptocurrency WEMIX, allegedly i...

EONE-DIAGNOMICS Genome Center Co. ( EDGC ) announced this week it would participate in AI Human Metaverse Project consortium – along with seven ...

Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. has named its former managing director (MD) and chief investment officer Chung-Keun Kim as its new chief executive,...

Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. is looking for a buyer of Two Independence Square in Washington D.C., the NASA headquarters. Hana has selecte...

SEOUL—When BTS unveiled plans last month to break into the NFT business, the South Korean boy band’s supporters revolted online, threate...