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Chemical Industry
Sumitomo Chemical to build $90 million photoresist plant in S.Korea
Japan’s major chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co. will invest more than 10 billion yen ($91 million) in South Korea to manufacture photores...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Game firms seeking strong IP extend ties with content makers
South Korean game developers and publishers are increasingly building business alliances with players in the content industry through equity investm...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. sues Namyang owner over completion of $267 mn deal
South Korea’s private equity firm Hahn & Co. filed a lawsuit against the owner of Namyang Dairy Products and his family to complete a $267...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean firms scramble for bond sales on further rate hike views
South Korean companies rushed to issues bonds as the Bank of Korea is expected to raise interest rates further, ramping up financing costs. Some war...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to cut outsourcing of foreign bond investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the world’s third-largest pension fund, was set to reduce outsourcing of foreign bond investment...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
S.Korea's bio-health industry exports log best-ever first half in 2021
South Korea's bio-health industry exports log best-ever first half in 2021 South Korea’s diagnostic kits, biosimilars and health-related bio-...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital sells management rights of Hugel to GS-led group for $1.5 bn
A consortium led by South Korea’s energy-to-construction conglomerate GS Group has acquired the country’s top botox maker Hugel Inc. fro...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
3i's AI technology creates digital twins using smartphone photos
Innovating industrial plants is often a difficult decision-making process for companies because changing a single piece of equipment requires a thor...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE in $1.4 billion deal to build 8 methanol-powered ships for Maersk
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said on Tuesday it has won a 1.65 trillion won ($1.42 billion) order to build eight methano...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Citibank Korea’s retail banking exit faces stumbling block
The sale of Citibank Korea’s consumer banking business has hit a stumbling block as the South Korean unit of Citigroup Inc. postponed its boar...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
POBA invites bids for $400 mn multi-asset mandates
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $400 million to two multi-asset funds this year, in its first investment in th...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Group’s holding firm to absorb SK Materials in corporate restructuring
SK Inc., the investment and holding company of SK Group, will absorb SK Materials Co., the group’s industrial gas manufacturing affiliate, in ...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean firms start training AI professionals to address talent shortage
South Korea’s major business groups have started to foster their own talents in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to address the widen...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean solar investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired an unspecified stake in Brite Energy Partners ...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's top online flea market startup value up to $2.6 bn
South Korea’s No. 1 online flea market operator Danggeun Market Inc. has increased its valuation to $2.6 billion as it raised $153 million fro...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery recycling: Carmakers, battery companies in new turf war
With electric vehicles increasingly going mainstream, the world’s major carmakers and battery companies face another type of turf war: battery...
Aug 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Yellow Umbrella sets sights on warehouses, secondaries
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $14 billion savings arm of South Korean small business owners, is planning to further reduce the proportion o...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
SK E&S' $2 bn preferred share deal shortlisted to four candidates
SK E&S Co., the largest city gas supplier in South Korea, has shortlisted four candidates among seven preliminary bidders to invest in 2 trillio...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Office tower near Seoul up for sale for about $900 mn
Alpharium Tower, a landmark office tower in Pangyo Techno Valley near Seoul, will be put on the market later this year, which is expected to fetch t...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS tilts toward top-tier PEFs during pandemic
The National Pension Service (NPS) has deepened its reliance on top-tier private equity firms during the prolonged pandemic situation, focusing on r...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Systems invests $300 million in UK satellite firm OneWeb
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of Hanwha Group, is investing $300 million in UK’s satellite communications firm OneWeb ...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Experts cast doubt on S.Korea’s $2 bn currency swap deal with Turkey
South Korea and Turkey have signed a $2 billion currency swap agreement to boost bilateral trade and strengthen cooperation in the financial sector,...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korean telcos accelerate diversification amid strong Q2
South Korea’s two largest telecom companies, SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp., have both delivered strong second-quarter results driven by rapid gr...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy aims to raise about $1 bn in Sept IPO
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is aiming to raise up to 1.08 trillion won ($940 million) in a South Korean initial public offering next month to finan...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions acquires French renewable firm RES for $860 million
Hanwha Solutions Corp., the energy unit of chemicals-to-financial conglomerate Hanwha Group, is acquiring a 100% stake in RES Mediterranee SAS, a Fr...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop evolves far beyond Korean nationality and language
South Korean music, entertainment and content firms are undergoing a major transformation in their business model. No longer is their discovery of n...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK sees new opportunities in China's regulatory risk
China's regulatory crackdown on Chinese technology and private education companies is driving up the level of volatility and creating mispricing in ...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Rubber gloves make Korean petrochemical firms’ Q2 profit soar
South Korea’s leading petrochemical makers report their second-quarter sales and operating profit soared, boosted by strong sales of rubber gl...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
New FSC chief nominee tough on household debt, against cryptocurrencies
South Korea’s incoming financial regulatory chief says his policy priority is on limiting economic and financial risks stemming from higher ho...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Hynix to set up US NAND firm led by Intel’s senior vice president
SK Hynix that took over Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip business plans to set up a new company in the United States. Intel’s senior vice ...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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