investment deal
Scope
Date
~
-
Real estate
Seoul property prices rise at world's fastest rate
The commercial real estate market in Seoul saw the fastest rate of price growth among all the gateway cities in the world over the past 12 months, w...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Venture capital
Korea's top VC says NFTs to emerge as promising investments
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are poised to emerge as promising investments in the era of digital transformation once the global pandemic settles down, ...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
M&As
Mubadala joins GS-led group to buy Korean botox maker
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Co. joined a consortium led by South Korean GS Group to acquire the country’s top bot...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Retail
Shinsegae to invest about $900 mn in department stores
South Korea's retail giant Shinsegae Group will invest 1 trillion won ($866 million) in local department stores this year to reinforce the busines...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
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)
-
Energy
LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Korean startups
Kia invests $9 mn in fintech startup Banksalad
South Korea's major automaker Kia Corp. is set to invest 10 billion won ($8.7 million) in Banksalad Co.'s Series D funding round as the company ai...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
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)
language -
Fintech
SK Group expands foothold in Southeast Asia fintech sector
South Korea’s energy and telecom conglomerate SK Group is aggressively strengthening its foothold in the Southeast Asian fintech business.SK S...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Future mobility
Lotte Rental invests over $20 mn in autonomous driving startup ahead of IPO
South Korea's largest car rental and auto leasing company Lotte Rental Co. is set to invest 25 billion won ($21.8 million) in a domestic autonomous ...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean activist fund KCGI joins in consortium to buy Ssangyong
A South Korean electric bus maker Edison Motors Co. added the activist fund Korea Corporate Government Improvement Fund (KCGI) as a financial invest...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Investment banking
Mirae Asset step closer to full-fledged investment bank
Mirae Asset Securities Co. has become South Korea's first brokerage company to boost its equity capital to 10 trillion won ($9 billion), taking a st...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Travel & Leisure
Yanolja CIO says its AI vision played key role in SoftBank investment
Korean travel startup Yanolja’s Chief Investment Officer said that artificial intelligence (AI) was the keyword that played a decisive role in...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to make equity investment in Germany’s H2 Mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. is investing in H2 Mobility Deutschland GmbH & Co., a German operator of hydrogen fueling stations, as the top South Korean au...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Mergers & Acquisitions
F&F may pay $350 mn for TaylorMade without Korean sales license
South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. may not be able to sell apparel of TaylorMade Golf Co. in the country even after a $350 million t...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean startups
Naver Financial, SoftBank invest $25 mn in blockchain startup TBCASoft
South Korea-based Naver Financial, the fintech arm of online giant Naver Corp., has invested $20 million in a Series B funding round for the US-base...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
EV Batteries
SK Innovation to split battery unit in October, seeks IPO
South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co. decided to split off its battery business in October with a plan to list the new affiliate ...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Alternative investments
POBA commits €80 mn to AXA's life science property fund
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean chipmakers
Samsung overtakes Intel as foundry looms as next battlefield
Samsung Electronics Co. overtook Intel Corp. as the world’s top chipmaker by revenue in the second quarter, but the South Korean technology gi...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Pension funds
Korean pension funds ramp up co-investment to seize good deals
South Korea’s pension funds are increasing co-investment as the COVID-19 is prolonged. They are attempting to solve difficulties in overseas d...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co’s $270 mn deal to buy Namyang Dairy at risk of collapse
South Korean private equity (PE) firm Hahn & Co.’s deal to acquire Namyang Dairy Products is at risk of collapse as the owner and his fami...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Electric vehicles
LG Elec completes stock deal with Magna for EV powertrain JV
LG Electronics Inc. completed a stock sale deal with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. for an electric vehicle (EV) powertrain join...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Pharmaceuticals
TiumBio acquires stake in SK Plasma to beef up R&D for rare diseases
South Korea-based biopharmaceutical company TiumBio is set to acquire 30 billion won ($26 million) worth of shares in SK Plasma, a blood product com...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
COVID-19
COVID treatment deals drive Samsung Bio’s record quarterly earnings
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. posted its highest quarterly revenue and operating profit, thanks largely to a number of long-term manufac...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Private equity
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...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
IPOs
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...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
ESG
SK, China's Joyvio to launch $90 mn alternative food fund
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, will launch a 100 billion won ($90 million) fund jointly with Joyvio Group, a unit of Chinese...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Future mobility
GS Group invests $26 mn in Kakao Mobility
South Korea’s GS Group has invested 30 billion won ($26 million) in Kakao Mobility Corp. to fast forward its energy unit’s transition to...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Underwater cables
LS Cable to build Korea’s tallest cable production tower, invest $161 million
LS Cable & System Ltd. is investing 185.9 billion won ($161 million) to expand its high-voltage underwater cable manufacturing facilities, inclu...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero gets 5 more months to sell Yogiyo until January
South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Thursday it is extending the deadline for Germany’s Delivery Hero SE to sell food delivery pla...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 K-pop pilgrimage boosts Seoul ahead of BTS comeback
- 2 Want to look beautiful? – Here’s the 'Made In Korea' mask pack
- 3 LG Chem closes $1 bn water filter division sale to Glenwood PE
- 4 Hyundai Motor-backed Motional names AI veteran Laura Major as CEO
- 5 President Lee: Businesses at center of policy priorities for economic growth