Sale of Boryeong LNG Terminal attracts IMM, Macquarie, 8 other PEF bidders
SK Innovation Co.’s sale of its 50% stake in Boryeong LNG Terminal has drawn strong interest from domestic and international private equity fu...
Trump’s chip tariff threat stirs jitters; impact on Samsung, SK Hynix limited given MFN status
NEW YORK – A revived threat from US President Donald Trump to impose a 100% tariff on imported semiconductors has reignited concerns in South ...
Mirae Asset Securities’ Q2 profit soars as global ETF business thrives
Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Thursday reported an 83.1% jump in second-quarter operating profit to 540 billion won ($390 million) from the year pri...
Musicow sells out 1st US music equity offering backed by Kelly Clarkson hit
Musicow Inc., a South Korean music copyright trading platform pioneer, has sold out its debut US music royalty-backed securities offering in less th...
SK divests of Vingroup stake for $1 bn in restructuring move
SK Group has cashed out its entire 6.05% stake in Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, for more than 1.3 trillion won ($935.5 million), c...
Woori Investment's IPO market entry set to intensify SME underwriting rivalry
Woori Investment & Securities Co. has launched an initial public offering-dedicated unit within its corporate finance division in its foray into...
ASK Singapore 2025 to offer rare insights into Korean investment landscape
South Korea’s leading private equity and venture capital firms will convene in Singapore on Oct. 27 for ASK Singapore 2025 (sg.kedask.com), wh...
Naver, LG, SK, NC, Upstage named to build S.Korea’s sovereign AI model to challenge ChatGPT
South Korea has chosen five technology firms, including LG, Naver and SK Telecom Co., to spearhead the country’s flagship sovereign AI initi...
Korea’s IPO market revives as newly listed stocks surge
South Korea’s initial public offering (IPO) market is reviving, with long-awaited companies such as the creator of the global hit Baby Shark p...
Keistone Partners acquires e-commerce logistics firm GoodsFlow from SK Energy
Keistone Partners has acquired GoodsFlow Co., an e-commerce logistics service provider, from oil refiner SK Energy Co. in a deal valued at around 50...
KKR in exclusive talks to buy SK Ecoplant’s waste unit for $1.1 bn
Global private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire the waste management arm of SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construct...
LG Energy secures $4.3 bn LFP battery deal from Tesla in shift from CATL
LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Wednesday announced a $4.3 billion deal to supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to a foreign client, identified ...
SK Innovation to merge SK On with SK Enmove to boost financial health
SK Innovation Co., an intermediary holding company of South Korea's No. 2 business group, said on Wednesday it will merge SK On Co. with SK Enmove C...
SK Innovation to Merge SK On and SK Enmove to Strengthen Battery Unit
SK Innovation is betting big on an internal reshuffle to turn things around for its struggling battery business.The South Korean energy and chemicals ...
Korea Investment & Securities, Muzinich & Co. explore strategic partnership on global credit portfolio
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), the brokerage unit of Korea Investment Holding Co., is exploring a strategic partnership with US privat...
Bundang Doosan Tower up for sale; Doosan Group holds right of first refusal
Bundang Doosan Tower, a landmark office building in the Seoul metropolitan area, is up for sale as its owner, Koramco REITs Management & Trust C...
SK Nexilis, LG Energy revive supply ties as US seeks China decoupling
SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, has decided to move past a years-long rift with former key client LG Energy Solution Lt...
SK Hynix logs record profit in Q2, sees stronger H2 ahead
SK Hynix Inc., the largest supplier of artificial intelligence chips to Nvidia Corp., reported its highest-ever quarterly results, with double-digit...
TaylorMade sale takes new turn as F&F hires Goldman for bid
F&F Holdings Co., a South Korean fashion retailer and the largest strategic investor in TaylorMade, has entered a head-to-head showdown with Cen...
Korea Investment & Securities, UBP seek private banking partnership
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., said on Thursday it has discussed a strategic partnership with...
Test case looms for Korea’s revised Commercial Act as VIP Asset challenges Lotte Rental’s rights issue to Affinity
Lotte Rental Co., South Korea’s No. 1 car rental and leasing company, is facing a backlash from a key minority shareholder over its planned ri...
Hyundai Motor’s high-stakes gambit in US: Cut vehicle prices as rivals hike theirs
As global automakers raise prices in the US market to respond to new Washington import tariffs, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is taking th...
South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery
South Korean airlines are ramping up international routes, particularly to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, in a bid to boost profitabili...
POSCO sells Chinese stainless steel JV to Chinese rival for $300 mn
POSCO, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, has sold Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel (PZSS), its loss-generating stainless steel joint ventur...
Korean waste management firm Koentec put on market for $730 mn
Korea Environment Technology Co. (Koentec) is up for sale in a deal that could fetch up to 1 trillion won ($730.4 million) with global private equit...
SK Innovation to restore Vietnam’s mangrove forests in ESG initiative
SK Innovation Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tra Vinh, a province in southern Vietnam and MangLub, a local soci...
BTS’ Suga, MLB star Chan Ho Park to join Oakland Athletics as shareholders
BTS member Suga and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Chan Ho Park are putting their money on the Athletics, formerly the Oakland Athletics...
Celltrion secures $730 mn to buy biosimilar unit shares, pursue M&A
Celltrion Holdings Co. has secured 1 trillion won ($732 million) in fresh funding and plans to spend half of it this year to buy shares in its biosi...
Korea Investment & Securities, Capital Group eye product launch in Korea
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., is exploring new offshore funds for individual investors in co...
Hanwha acquires Indonesian bank, first foreign banking venture by Korean insurer
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. has become the first South Korean insurance firm to advance into the overseas banking sector by securing a controlling sta...
