Korea’s venture capital firms poised to grow, no bubble seen in market

Growth in South Korea’s venture capital investments has been slow relative to the pace of the country’s economic growth, creating an opp...

K-content companies set to rule 2021 stock market after breakneck growth

Once considered just one of many Asian entertainment products, Korean dramas, games, music and webtoons – collectively known as K-content &nda...

Korea Post seeks two direct lending funds for $200 mn mandates

Korea Post’s savings arm plans to select two global direct lending funds focusing on North America and Europe and commit $100 million to each ...

POSCO aims for top spot in EV battery materials market

Electric car batteries are often dubbed as "another semiconductor" in South Korea, a reference to the importance of semiconductor chips, key drive...

Kakao, Tencent join forces to tackle Chinese market

South Korea’s leading platform giant Kakao Corp. has joined hands with China’s tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. to tap into the Chinese ...

Global NAND market in game of chicken as Samsung ups ante

Samsung Electronics Co. is upping the ante to extend its leadership in the memory chip sector with a vow to invest heavily in the NAND business next...

IMM Private Equity to set up operation-focused unit

This is the first in our bi-weekly Deal briefs series, covering the latest M&A deals and key events in South Korea’s capital markets. We w...

Naver, Kakao wrestle for crown in webtoon market

South Korea’s leading webtoon (digital comics) platforms are wrestling to secure the No. 1 position in the global market as they work to tak...

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...

Naver confident third time’s a charm in Japan's search engine market

South Korea’s portal giant Naver Corp. is hoping third time’s a charm as it gears up to re-enter the Japanese search engine market after...

Samsung Electronics hits record-high global TV market share in Q3

Samsung Electronics Co.’s global TV market share rose to record levels in the third quarter in value terms, boosted by large-size organic ligh...

S.Korea's household debt ratio exceeds 100% for first time

South Korea’s household debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has exceeded 100% for the first time, with its debt growing relatively faster...

Fadu, Mobilint emerge as S.Korea's system chip startup dark horses

South Korea's two semiconductor startups, Fadu Inc. and Mobilint, have emerged as the country's system chip industry dark horses as their competitiv...

Korean steel majors positioned as 2021 market darlings

Corporate earnings generally come in line with estimates from market analysts, who closely monitor industry conditions. But this year, one sector anal...

Korean LPs favor direct lending for private debt investment

More than half of South Korea’s key asset owners, led by the National Pension Service, are inclined to expand overseas private debt investment i...

Market rally double-edged sword for fund managers as investors exit

The South Korean stock market’s recent rally is both a blessing and a curse for fund managers as investors are increasingly exiting their funds ...

Investors eye Goldilocks stock market in 2021; Biden, pandemic negatives

South Korea’s stock markets are expected to continue their uptrend into next year, fueled by aggressive foreign buying on the back of strong cor...

Stipop, taking on the world one sticker at a time

Emojis and stickers, pictorial icons used to convey emotions in messaging apps, help break down language barriers as users can intuitively recognize...

Korean Air to buy rival Asiana in $1.6 bn deal to emerge as world’s 7th airline

Korean Air Lines Co. will spend 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) to own a majority stake in beleaguered local rival Asiana Airlines Inc., in a deal t...

Amazon, SK Telecom join hands in Korea e-commerce market

SK Telecom Co. and online retail giant Amazon.com have agreed to team up in South Korea’s e-commerce market, in a deal that could lead to cross-...

Korean startup to rival Dolby in unconquered 3D audio market

Gaudio Lab Inc., backed by SoftBank Ventures, is throwing down the gauntlet to Dolby Laboratories for the three-dimensional (3D) audio market, for whi...

S. Korean stock market posts record-high market cap; SK biopharm added to MSCI

South Korea's benchmark Kospi reached a two-year high closing at 2485.87 points on Nov. 11, posting an eight-session winning streak driven by imminent...

S. Korea's fiscal deficit tops $90 bn; public debt hits record high

South Korea's fiscal deficit in September has pushed the annual shortfall to over 100 trillion won ($89.6 billion) with public debt reaching an all-ti...

Celltrion’s Q3 earnings beat market consensus to hit record high

South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc's operating profit topped market expectations by more than 20% in the third quarter, hitting a record high...

SAP joins growing competition in S. Korea's cloud market

SAP, a German enterprise software giant, is expected to heat up competition in South Korea's cloud market as it unveils plans to build a data center i...

Hyundai Motor eyes entry into China’s hydrogen truck market, signs MOU

Hyundai Motor Co. has signed two initial agreements with several Chinese companies toward establishing business platforms for hydrogen trucks in China...

Samsung to supply mobile chips to Xiaomi, Oppo; to rank 3rd in AP market

Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to supply its Exynos mobile processor chips to China’s two leading handset makers, Xiaomi and Oppo, next yea...

[ASK2020] Private Debt: Playing Offense or Defense?

StepStone is a leading private markets firm that oversees over US$296 billion of private capital allocations, including approximately US$67 bill...

[ASK2020] The US middle market private credit opportunity

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 Ju...

[ASK2020] Is now the right time to invest in UK real estate debt?

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 J...