biosimilar portfolio
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Economy
Automobile, chemical, refinery lead manufacturing sector revival
South Korea’s manufacturing sector saw an unexpected revival during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, 23 ...
Apr 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG Household to lower reliance on Chinese market as shares slump
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. was one of the most coveted shares on the Korean bouse in the past couple of years as the company basked in the ...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis to double biosimilars, may resume Nasdaq listing plans
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, plans to double the number of its biosimilar products on sale to 10 by 2025 and acce...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis posts $1.26 billion in global biosimilar sales
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said on Friday that sales of its five biosimilar products in global markets, excludi...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Stockbridge names former NPS real estate expert as its MD
Stockbridge Capital Group LLC, a US real estate investment firm, announced on Feb. 10 that David Park has joined the firm as a managing director. ...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton invests $5.4 mn in India’s sports game studio
Krafton Inc. said it invested $5.4 million in India’s mobile game development studio Nautilus Mobile as the South Korean producer of PlayerUnk...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
WeMade buys $100 mn stake in social casino game developer
WeMade Co., a pioneer in South Korea's play-to-earn (P2E) game industry, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in smaller rival SundayToz Corp., bet...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
EQT chairman sees technology and services as attractive sectors in Korea
High price tags of target companies can be justified if you understand long-term trends of the industry and have expertise in the sectors, Conni Jon...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS, LaSalle jointly buy UBS Group London HQ for £1.3 bn
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and global real estate investment firm LaSalle Investment Management Inc. have agreed to acquir...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Oilbank to start IPO process this month
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. plans to begin the process for a stock market listing in the first half of 2022 as early as this month with...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
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...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech
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...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Murata Manufacturing CEO
Japan's Murata redefines customers in game-changing era
KYOTO, Japan - Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's No. 1 producer of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and other electronic components, will e...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
BOK to exclude high emitters from FX reserves portfolio
The Bank of Korea (BOK) is planning to exclude the bonds and equities issued by high carbon emitters from its foreign reserves portfolio in stages, ...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biosimilars
Samsung Bioepis gets FDA approval for Lucentis biosimilar Byooviz
Samsung Bioepis Co., a leading South Korean biopharmaceutical company, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Byoovi...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S acquires US energy firm KCE, to invest $600 mn for expansion
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, has acquired Key Capture Energy LLC (KCE), a US operator of energy storage projects, as t...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha seeks to buy Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Wi-Fi module unit
Hanwha Solutions are seeking to buy Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Wi-Fi module unit in a move to enhance its wireless communication division, a k...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biosimilars
Samsung Bioepis gets nod for sale of ophthalmology biosimilar in Europe
South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company Samsung Bioepis Co. won approval from European authorities for sale of Byooviz, its ophthalmology bios...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
OTT startup Watcha expands into music distribution service
South Korea-based over-the-top (OTT) startup Watcha Inc. is ramping up efforts to transform into a comprehensive content data company as it expands ...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fraud scandals
Samsung shares struggle as big strategic decisions still await Lee
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. have been trapped in a boxed range since the start of the year, dashing retail investors’ hope that the tech...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Netmarble bets $2.2 bn on global social casino game market
South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. decided to buy the world’s No. 3 social casino game publisher SpinX Games for $2.2 billion, bettin...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
LG expands VC portfolio to industrial cyber security
LG Technology Ventures, a venture capital arm of South Korea's LG Group, has diversified its portfolio into the industrial cybersecurity market with...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biosimilars
Korean drugmakers race to release Stelara biosimilars
South Korea’s major drugmakers such as Celltrion Inc., Samsung Bioepis and Dong-A St are going for broke to release biosimilars of Stelara, Jo...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biosimilars
Celltrion, Samsung Bioepis anticipate increased biosimilar sales in Europe
South Korean biosimilar companies such as Celltrion Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co. are likely to see their sales hike by tens of millions of dollars...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinsegae now Korea’s No.2 e-commerce player with eBay Korea buyout
Shinsegae Group pushed through to be the sole winner in the prolonged race to acquire control of eBay Korea, making it a close runner-up in South Ko...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Oilbank revives IPO push, expands blue hydrogen business
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is seeking to list its shares on the local bourse next year, according to its parent Hyundai Heavy Industri...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE raises $400 mn in a move to diversify BTS-dependent portfolio
HYBE Co., the global entertainment powerhouse behind BTS, has successfully closed its previously announced rights offering to raise 445.5 billion wo...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
NPS shelves plan for negative screening on high emitters
The National Pension Service has shelved a plan to introduce negative screening on coal mines and relevant businesses in an aim to build a low-carbo...
Apr 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korean game firms target global market with IP portfolio
The growth of South Korea's game industry this year is likely to be led by new titles created by cashing in on the intellectual property of popular ...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS Asset, Hana buy $390 mn US Amazon logistics portfolio
South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co. have jointly acquired three pre-completed logistics centers in the U...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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