Carve-out, bolt-on key themes driving M&As: BDA Partners

Carve-out, bolt-on key themes driving M&As: BDA Partners

Amid escalating market uncertainties, M&As are not just a growth tactic but survival tools for businesses, Euan Rellie, co-founder and managing ...

[ASK 2022]  Tailored strategies outperform in European credit market: Arrow Global

[ASK 2022]  Tailored strategies outperform in European credit market: Arrow Global

 As a leading European private credit asset manager, Arrow Global operates its own servicing platforms that most accurately fit E...

Falling nickel prices: A boon for Korean battery makers over Chinese rivals

Falling nickel prices: A boon for Korean battery makers over Chinese rivals

South Korea’s three battery players – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. – are getting a tailwind from the fal...

Lotte seeks to sell Pakistan arm for over 10 times return

Lotte seeks to sell Pakistan arm for over 10 times return

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has decided to put its entire stake in Pakistan-based LCPL up for sale, which may sell for up to 210 billio...

Golf simulation centers' revenue soars 48% on-year

Golf simulation centers' revenue soars 48% on-year

Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, sectors serving golf enthusiasts have thrived in South Korea.Financial services company BC Card analyzed the sales ...

Korea’s adult audio platform eyes Japan for global biz

Korea’s adult audio platform eyes Japan for global biz

South Korea’s adult audio content platform for women raised money to make inroads into Japan as a start of its global business.Sensual Moment ...

LG Uplus’ Uplus Drive to be installed in Lexus New Generation NX series

LG Uplus’ Uplus Drive to be installed in Lexus New Generation NX series

The in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system by LG Uplus will be equipped in the new line of vehicles by Toyota Motor Corp. and its luxury division Lexu...

Elon Musk’s mother Maye named Ceragem's global ambassador

Elon Musk’s mother Maye named Ceragem's global ambassador

Maye Musk, the mother of Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, has been named the global ambassador for South Korea’s Ceragem Co., a manufacturer of therm...

Brokerages sit on $5.3 bn of global alternative assets to sell down

Brokerages sit on $5.3 bn of global alternative assets to sell down

Some major securities firms in South Korea are having difficulties with overseas alternative assets they have yet to sell down. The brokerage firm...

Samsung Bioepis’ SB12 shows same clinical effects as Alexion’s Soliris

Samsung Bioepis’ SB12 shows same clinical effects as Alexion’s Soliris

Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said its SB12, a proposed biosimilar to Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s rare bl...

Renault confident of Korean sales recovery; looks to larger cars

Renault confident of Korean sales recovery; looks to larger cars

When French carmaker Groupe Renault dropped Samsung from its South Korean unit's company name in March, it aroused worries that the firm may not be ...

McDonald’s to sell Korea operation, heating up burger M&As

McDonald’s to sell Korea operation, heating up burger M&As

McDonald’s Corp., the world’s top fast-food restaurant operator, is seeking to sell its South Korean business, heating up the mergers an...

Startup tapped to lead S.Korea’s autonomous car security project

Startup tapped to lead S.Korea’s autonomous car security project

South Korea has embarked on a public-private project to bolster communication security for autonomous driving, for which a domestic startup will pla...

Korea's small webtoon platforms eye global adult markets

Korea's small webtoon platforms eye global adult markets

South Korea’s smaller webtoon platforms are targeting the world’s digital adult comics market, in which industry leaders Naver Corp. and...

LS Electric acquires Nokia’s power facility asset analysis platform

LS Electric acquires Nokia’s power facility asset analysis platform

LS Electric announced Wednesday it has acquired Nokia’s power facility asset analysis platform. The power solutions arm of South Korea&rs...

Kakao to focus on interest-based platform for global market

Kakao to focus on interest-based platform for global market

South Korea’s online platform giant Kakao Corp. plans to shift its focus to an interest-based platform from its existing acquaintance-based me...

F&B giant SPC Group acquires Lina’s to ramp up global expansion

F&B giant SPC Group acquires Lina’s to ramp up global expansion

South Korea’s food and beverage conglomerate SPC Group announced Tuesday it has acquired French casual coffee chain Lina’s Déve...

BTS' Army, Blackpink's Blink power Korea fandom platforms

BTS' Army, Blackpink's Blink power Korea fandom platforms

Army of BTS, Blink of Blackpink and other global fan clubs of the world’s K-pop stars are strengthening the fan engagement platform business o...

Hyundai Heavy, Glovis to make world's largest liquefied CO2 carrier

Hyundai Heavy, Glovis to make world's largest liquefied CO2 carrier

South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and shipping company Hyundai Glovis Co. have joined forces to develop the worl...

Hyundai revs up car output amid signs of easing auto chip crunch

Hyundai revs up car output amid signs of easing auto chip crunch

As the global chip supply shortage shows signs of easing, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is working down its order backlog by...

Hugel accelerates European botox sales with Poland's approval

Hugel accelerates European botox sales with Poland's approval

Hugel Inc., South Korea’s largest maker of botulinum toxin products used to treat overactive muscles and facial wrinkles, has won sales approv...

[ASK 2022] Infrastructure benefits from inflation and population growth: Sera Global

[ASK 2022] Infrastructure benefits from inflation and population growth: Sera Global

 Infrastructure is stronger than ever amid the current macroeconomic risks, and investors will see greater opportunities in the ...

Dubai sovereign fund in talks with Global Sae-A to sell Ssangyong E&C

Dubai sovereign fund in talks with Global Sae-A to sell Ssangyong E&C

Dubai’s sovereign wealth fund is discussing the sale of Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. to a South Korean textile business group....

SKC to sell plastic film business to Hahn & Co. for $1.3 billion

SKC to sell plastic film business to Hahn & Co. for $1.3 billion

SKC Ltd., the chemical materials unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is selling its plastic film business to private equity firm Hahn & Co. fo...

Hyundai’s luxury Genesis goes bespoke under One of One brand

Hyundai’s luxury Genesis goes bespoke under One of One brand

Owning a luxury car with the design, interior finish or even engine power to one's liking is what drivers dream of but seems out of reach for most.G...

Korea top capsule maker expands Vietnam plant in global push

Korea top capsule maker expands Vietnam plant in global push

South Korea’s top capsule and functional food maker is expanding its plant in Vietnam to raise its presence in the world market with the goal ...

Iljin Materials aims to complete stake sale in August

Iljin Materials aims to complete stake sale in August

Iljin Materials Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials maker, accelerated the process of the sale of a majority stake in a deal esti...

SK On to bolster US business with Ford's EV pickup truck sales

SK On to bolster US business with Ford's EV pickup truck sales

SK On Co., South Korea’s leading electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is expected to improve production capacity as its client Ford Motor Co...

PI Advanced, NexFlex draw bids from foreign rivals, PE firms

PI Advanced, NexFlex draw bids from foreign rivals, PE firms

Two leading South Korean materials companies PI Advanced Materials Co. and NexFlex Co. have drawn final bids mainly from foreign rivals and private ...

GEPS taps Samsung Life's alternative investment head as CIO

GEPS taps Samsung Life's alternative investment head as CIO

Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea has named Baek Joo-hyun, former alternative investment head at Samsung Life Insurance Co....

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