Lessons learned from Blackpink label's M&A flops

South Korea-based YG Entertainment Inc., the label behind popular K-pop girl group Blackpink, is pushing to sell off its profitable golf business in...

PEFs claim one-third of S.Korea's M&A deals in H1

Private equity firms (PEFs) have participated in one in every three buyout deals involving South Korean companies in the first six months of the yea...

Krafton aims to become global content provider with $3.7 bn IPO

South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. dreams of growing into global content provider with an up to $3.7 billion fund to be raised from an initial...

Hyundai Mobis targets in-vehicle healthcare with brainwave technology

South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis has developed a new brainwave detection technology that monitors a driver's physical and psyc...

Samsung looks to acquire bio company, reviews botox maker Hugel

Samsung Group is looking to buy a biopharmaceutical company as the top South Korean business conglomerate is resuming merger and acquisition activit...

Morgan Stanley tops S.Korea's H1 M&A league table

Morgan Stanley topped South Korea's M&A advisor league table in the first half of this year, working on six buyout deals worth a combined 9.75 t...

Korea’s M&A market heats up with record deals in first half

South Korea’s merger and acquisition market is heating up as both big conglomerates and promising startups seek to buy out businesses with gro...

Failed M&As in Korea now draw excess of candidates with better outlook

South Korea’s M&A market is heating up as the outlook for the global economic recovery is becoming more comfortable this year.The M&A ...

Naver, CJ ENM join forces to acquire Korea's No.3 web novel platform

South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp. has joined forces with CJ Group to acquire the country's leading web novel platform Munpia Inc. in a ...

Heated shopping platform M&As shake up fashion industry

South Korea's fashion industry is all shook up following the No. 1 online fashion platform Musinsa's decision to acquire 29CM, the country’s s...

Korea’s major firms look for M&A targets in battery materials business

South Korea’s major companies are looking for merger and acquisition opportunities in the rechargeable battery materials sector, which is grow...

Citibank Korea's retail arm sale may fuel M&A market

Citigroup Inc.'s plan to exit from South Korea's retail banking market may invigorate the country's M&A market, with small-sized, non-banking fi...

Morgan Stanley tops Korea's Q1 M&A league table

Morgan Stanley reclaimed its top position in South Korea's M&A advisor league table in the first quarter of this year for the first time in two ...

Global law firms in Korea hunt for talent amid growing outbound M&As

Leading international law firms with offices in South Korea are gearing up for growing legal service demand from local companies in their push for m...

Samsung on lookout for M&As; auto chipmakers among prime targets

Samsung Electronics Co., sitting on a cash pile of more than 100 trillion won ($90 billion), is actively pursuing mergers and acquisitions, with som...

Samsung says fully ready for M&As; silent on US foundry plant

Samsung Electronics Co. is well-geared up to chase M&A deals and expand its facilities over the next three years to make full use of its cash ho...

Seoul to lower bar for M&As; easing rules over PEF deals

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is lowering the bar for mergers and acquisitions by including potential rivals, which have yet to en...

Delivery Hero could face up to $1.4 bn in fines if it fails to sell Yogiyo

Food delivery giant Delivery Hero SE is facing some time pressure to sell South Korea’s No. 2 food delivery app Yogiyo, estimated at 2 trillio...

Korean companies sit on record dry powder, may open M&A floodgates

South Korea’s major companies are sitting on a record amount of cash reserves, setting the foundation for the merger and acquisition (M&A)...

Credit Suisse retains top spot in Korea’s M&A advisory league

Credit Suisse has maintained its top position on South Korea’s M&A advisory league table in 2020, working on most of the high-profile deal...

Kakao Page to merge with Kakao M ahead of 2021 IPO

South Korea's largest mobile app operator Kakao Corp. is working to merge its content platform affiliates, a strategic move that should boost the en...

PEFs gaining clout in Korea’s broader M&A sectors

Private equity firms have been leading South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions markets in a broader range of sectors in recent years, represent...

AI chip market heats up, to tip over $100 bn in deals

The global semiconductor industry has been swamped with a series of massive deals this year, likely to tip over $100 billion in deal volume as compani...

Korean M&A industry may reconsider leveraged buyouts

South Korea’s M&A market may reconsider leveraged buyouts due to the Supreme Court’s remanding of the case involving Sun Jong-koo, the...

[Q&A] KTCU sees handsome returns from equities, M&A funding

The following is the full transcript of The Korea Economic Daily's interview with Korean Teachers’ Credit Union’s (KTCU) Chief Investment ...

Korean teachers’ fund keen on equities, M&A deals

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a $29 billion savings fund, will increase its exposure to equities markets and M&A financing deals...

LG Household continues cross-border M&A push in cosmetics market

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. was the most aggressive South Korean cosmetics firm in the cross-border M&A market between 2010 and 2019, with...

Studio Dragon sets sights overseas, $3.4 bn market cap possible: analyst

South Korea’s leading drama producer Studio Dragon Corp. is expected to post handsome earnings in coming years, boosted by a steady stream of jo...

Updated: Kakao Games to shore up M&A with IPO proceeds – CEO

Kakao Games Corp. will use proceeds from the initial public offering to carry out active M&A among game sectors, said Namkoong-whon, the company's...

Billion-dollar deals likely to flood Korea’s M&A market in H2

South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market is expected to gain momentum toward the end of the year, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes large ...