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Bio & Pharma
US affiliate of Korea's cell therapy company NK Max eyes NYSE listing in 3Q
NKGen Biotech, the US affiliate of South Korea's natural killer (NK) cell therapy developer NK Max, on Friday said it signed a letter of intent (LOI) ...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha gets nod on DSME deal from most countries, but not Korea
South Korea’s leading defense maker Hanwha Group has obtained approval for its acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co....
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
S.Korea's Oasis posts surplus for second straight year
South Korea's Oasis Corp., a grocery delivery platform specializing in early morning shipments, on Tuesday said it posted last year operating profit...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Celltrion eyes Baxter's arm as it gears up for M&As
Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s largest biosimilar maker, said on Tuesday it has studied a possible acquisition of the biopharma solutions unit ...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook & Co. buys autonomous driving tech startup 3Secondz
Hankook & Company Co., a South Korean holding company that owns tire and mobility businesses, said on Tuesday that it has acquired the autonomou...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Iljin Materials to change its name to Lotte Energy Materials
Lotte Chemical Corp., a South Korean petrochemical giant, will rename Iljin Materials Co., the country’s second-largest copper foil maker, as ...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G potential target of aggressive activist shareholder
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, is likely to face a tougher battle against activist shareholders as an aggressive hed...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Turkey approves Hanwha Group's acquisition of DSME
The Turkish competition authority has approved Hanwha Group’s acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), the firs...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis drops IPO on weak demand
Oasis Corp., a South Korean grocery delivery platform, decided to withdraw its local initial public offering plan on Feb. 13 amid tepid interest fro...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Oasis IPO draws tepid interest from institutional investors
South Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp. saw lukewarm interest from domestic institutional investors during the Feb. 7-8 bookbuilding for ...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem completes acquisition of US biotech firm AVEO
LG Chem Ltd. is set to complete its $571 million purchase of the US biotech firm AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Friday, which would strengthen its ant...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis set for February IPO
South Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp. aims to raise up to $166 million through a listing next month, becoming the country’s first...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
PIF, GIC to invest $964 mn in Korea's Kakao Entertainment
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have agreed to invest a combined $964 million in K...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean activist fund KCGI buys Meritz Asset Management
A consortium led by Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI), a local activist fund, said on Jan. 9 it signed a share purchase agreement l...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea’s IPO market sours as Kurly postpones listing
South Korea’s initial public offering market has soured as gourmet food delivery platform Kurly Inc. delayed its listing amid deteriorating in...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK Networks completes acquisition of local EV charging platform operator
SK Networks Co., a South Korean general trading firm, said on Jan. 3 it has completed the acquisition of SS Charger Co., a leading electric car char...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Morning food delivery firm Oasis passes Kosdaq listing eligibility review
Oasis Corp., which operates the early morning food delivery platform "Oasis Market," said it passed the eligibility review for listing at Kosdaq mar...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hansol Chemical to enter bio industry with BiOCS acquisition
Hansol Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s paper-focused conglomerate Hansol Group, is expanding its business scope to biomaterials by acqui...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean PE firm Hahn & Co to sell used-car platform K Car
South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. is set to sell a majority stake in local used-car trading platform K Car Co. as its initial public o...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Baring PEA breaks $1 bn PI Advanced Materials buyout deal
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia has broken a deal to buy a majority stake in the world’s largest polyimide film manufacturer PI Adv...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
MBK joins acquisition of $1.3 bn debts in Marelli from KKR
MBK Partners Ltd., alongside Deutsche Bank AG and other four investment firms, has acquired $1.3 billion worth of distressed debts in auto-parts sup...
Dec 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to launch 4 more Nuri rockets under $220 mn project
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is planning on four additional launches of the country’s first h...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Samsung Electronics acquires two global cloud security certifications
Samsung Electronics Co. acquired two international certificates regarding cloud security, ISO 27001 and ISO 27017.South Korea's electronics giant an...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Eugene Group, Stonebridge Capital mull logistics firm Mesh acquisition
South Korean conglomerate Eugene Group, one of the largest construction materials suppliers in the country, is planning to acquire local logistics c...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Korea's Lotte Chem likely to raise $745 mn via rights offering
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is poised to decide to raise more than 1 trillion won ($745.4 million) of capital at its board meeting this...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Sale of Korean dental scanner maker Medit fails
The sale of South Korea's dental scanner manufacturer Medit will undergo a reset as the preferred bidder, a consortium led by GS Holdings and the US...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Firm dollar deters Korea Inc.’s overseas acquisition deals
The firm dollar is causing South Korean companies to postpone or cancel their plans to buy overseas firms for future growth as the US currency&rsquo...
Oct 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Investment & Securities and Stifel Financial form joint venture
Korea Investment & Securities Co., a subsidiary of Korea Investment Holdings, announced on Wednesday that it has formed a joint venture with Mis...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis starts IPO process
South Korea’s grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp. filed for preliminary IPO screening to Korea Exchange on Sept. 7. The firm is aiming to li...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Cash-rich Nongshim pursues first-ever sizeable acquisition
Nongshim Co., South Korea’s No. 1 instant noodle brand, is looking to buy a domestic food supplement maker for up to $50 million, which would ...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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