US activist fund to face off with IMM PE over Hanssem
Teton Capital Partners, a US-based activist fund, has taken legal action to block IMM Private Equity from exercising its management rights over Hans...
Hanwha Solutions invests $100 mn in US energy startup Lancium
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. has invested in a US data center energy management startup as part of its new business model to embrace t...
Samsung orders US chips, with a side of geopolitics
Every country wants a cutting-edge semiconductor plant. Samsung Electronics’ plan to build one in the U.S. is taking advantage of th...
Korea’s Toss operator invests $5 mn in US startup fintech platform Republic
Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, is investing $5 million in Republic, a ...
US sees security risks from SK Hynix capex plan in China
The United States expected SK Hynix Inc.’s capital expenditures plan in China to pose a threat to national security, Washington’s top tr...
Korea Inc. braces for rising costs, supply chain risks, volatile FX
Hopes for improving corporate earnings are rising as countries around the world are relaxing their anti-COVID-19 measures, but South Korean companie...
Samsung likely to announce US foundry investment plan this week
Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to announce an investment plan for its second US-based semiconductor foundry plant this week. As the South Kor...
Hanwha acquires 16.67% of REC Silicon for $160 mn for US solar projects
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. has agreed to buy a 16.67% stake in Norway-based polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon ASA for $160.5 mill...
Korea’s SKC to build $761 mn copper foil plant in Poland
South Korea’s SKC Co. decided to build a copper foil factory for $761 million in Poland, its first European plant to produce the core electric...
Koreans log $5.7 bn loss in Q3 from overseas stock investments
South Korean investors suffered a $5.7 billion loss in the third quarter from overseas stock investments on weak foreign shares. Individual investor...
SK Ecoplant to start offshore wind power business
SK Ecoplant Co., the construction unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is slated to enter the offshore wind power business by acquiring a local win...
KDB opens VC in US to aid Korean startups' US entry
South Korea’s state-run bank Korea Development Bank (KDB) launched its venture capital (VC) operations in California's Silicon Valley on Nov...
SK seeks to make Pfizer, Merck COVID-19 pills in CMO deals
SK Inc., the investment and holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is seeking to make COVID-19 treatment pills developed by Pfizer Inc. an...
SK, Beijing Easpring Material join hands on battery materials
SK Inc., the holding and investment company of South Korea’s SK Group, and Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co., a major Chinese cathode m...
Celltrion looks beyond biosimilars to develop its own mRNA drugs
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. has long been a biosimilar player, producing replicas of original drugs, a growing market in the pandemic era.Ear...
Celltrion wins COVID-19 treatment approval from Europe
South Korea’s pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. has won final approval for its COVID-19 treatment Regkirona from the European Commission, a ...
Samsung heir Lee on US trip for foundry investment, COVID vaccines
Jay Y. Lee, vice chairman and de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung, has embarked on a business trip to North America to f...
Urea crisis lays bare South Korea’s heavy dependence on China
The diesel exhaust fluid crisis hitting South Korea across various industries lays bare the supply chain vulnerability of the country, which has hea...
SEMA jointly acquires stakes in US telecom tower operator
South Korea’s Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-Aid Association (SEMA) said on Nov. 12 that it has invested $500 million in a joint acquis...
Hanwha Energy to raise $130 mn for Australia hydrogen project
Hanwha Energy Corp. of South Korea's Hanwha Group will raise about 150 billion won ($130 million) from Woori Private Equity to fund its solar energy...
NPS, Tishman form $1.5 bn JV to invest in US housing
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, and New York-based global real estate investment ...
Snowflake’s entry into Korea to intensify cloud service competition
Snowflake Inc., a US big data cloud provider, on Wednesday announced its entry into the South Korean market with the opening of a local office, inte...
Korea’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen maker to issue first bond
South Korea’s Samyang Foods Co., the maker of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, plans to issue its first corporate bonds ever as it is expanding b...
LG to expand medical equipment business with pain-relieving device
LG Electronics Inc. is expanding its business scope to the medical equipment sector with a plan to unveil a pain-relieving device in an effort to ga...
Korea's major LPs to focus on core assets in US and Europe
The chief investment officers of 10 South Korean major limited partners (LPs), including pension funds, mutual aid associations and life insurance c...
Legal data firm FiscalNote to list on Nasdaq via $1.3 bn SPAC deal
FiscalNote Holdings Inc., a US legal data and analytics company founded by a Korean-American, is set to go public in a deal valued at $1.3 billion. ...
Pulmuone to expand alternative meat business in the US
South Korea’s major food company Pulmuone. Co. is slated to expand sales of its in-house developed meat alternatives in the US market. The foo...
Global supply crisis endangers S.Korea’s manufacturers
A South Korean electric equipment maker has decided not to seek any new orders as a spike in prices of commodities such as copper and supply disrupt...
Daewoo Shipbuilding, Samsung Heavy win LNG carriers order from Qatar
South Korea’s major shipbuilders Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. won orders for six liquefie...
Dongkuk eyes $1.7 billion sales from color steel business in 2030
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, said on Monday that it aims to grow its color coated steel business to 2 trill...
