Green Cross' two Kosdaq-listed cell therapy arms to merge
South Korea's pharmaceutical group Green Cross Corp., or GC Pharma, will combine its two cell therapy developers listed on the junior Kosdaq market ...
Korea Inc. rush to sell property, new shares to fund new business
South Korea’s major companies are rushing to secure cash to fund new business. Some have sold or securitized property, while others issued n...
Investors give warm welcome to Korean firms' capex hike for future growth
Capital raising through new share sales and debt to expand facilities wasn’t good news for investors as the move often led to a fall in share ...
Masayoshi Son's top pick Yanolja eyes 2023 Nasdaq listing
South Korea's largest travel platform Yanolja has raised 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) from the Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Vision Fund II, marking t...
7brau becomes Korea's second craft brewery en route to IPO
South Korea-based Seven Brau Co., or 7brau, is poised to become the country's second craft brewery to make a trading debut, following the footsteps ...
SM Line files for IPO review, aims for Kosdaq listing in second-half
South Korean merchant liner SM Line Corp. has filed for a preliminary review by the Korea Exchange of its plan to go public on the junior Kosdaq mar...
RBW, label behind Mamamoo girl group, seeks Kosdaq listing
RBW Inc., the label behind K-pop star Mamamoo, is looking to go public after HYBE Co., the music and entertainment agency behind BTS, made a big h...
Market Kurly makes U-turn to Korea Exchange IPO
Kurly Inc., the operator of South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has canceled a US listing plan to resume its domestic IPO pr...
Defense stocks rally in response to China Xi's speech
South Korean manufacturers of jet fighters, aircraft engines and weapon systems saw their share prices soaring in heavy trade on Monday, powered by ...
Kakao Pay eyes August listing, seeks to raise near $2 bn
South Korea-based Kakao Pay Corp. is set to make a trading debut on the country's main bourse next month -- just a week after its sister company Kak...
Krafton lowers IPO share price amid debate over high valuation
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. has decided to lower its initial public offering share price amid criticism over its high valuation followe...
Mobile game developer Netmarble Neo kicks off IPO process
Following in the footsteps of its bigger rival Krafton Inc., South Korean mobile game developer Netmarble Neo has kicked off its initial public offe...
Netflix loses first court case over network usage fee
Global streaming giant Netflix Inc. lost a South Korean court case on Friday, in the world's first ruling over a dispute about whether over-the-top ...
SK Chairman vows to achieve carbon neutrality ahead of 2050 UN target
SK Group has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality prior to 2050, the year set by the United Nations (UN) to reach net-zero carbon emissions globally...
Israel’s Nanox begins production of digital X-ray components in Korea
Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (Nanox), an Israeli startup listed on the Nasdaq last August, has started manufacturing digital X-ray components in South Korea....
Why fast-growing coffee chains fail to get listed in Korea
A Twosome Place has scrapped its initial public offering plans after being touted as the country’s first coffee chain to go public. This has r...
Mirae, Naver set for hefty profit from Didi Chuxing IPO
The prospective initial public offering of DiDi Chuxing Technology Co., China's largest ride-hailing app, is expected to generate as much as 200 bil...
K-pop fan engagement platform DearU eyes H2 listing
South Korea-based fan platform DearU Co. has filed a preliminary application to the Korea Exchange with plans for a trading debut on the country&rsq...
AI edtech startup Buzzvil readies for 2022 listing; hires IPO manager
South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup Buzzvil is preparing to make a trading debut on the country’s junior bourse Kosdaq in the th...
ADT Caps hires IPO managers to speed up 2021 listing
ADT Caps Co., South Korea's No. 2 security services provider, has appointed Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and NH Investment & Securities Co. to ...
Hyundai tops Korean institutions' May buying list
Hyundai Motor became the key beneficiary of South Korean institutional investors' heavy buying on the local bourse this month as the global chip sho...
AI-based startup Riiid raises $175 mn from SoftBank
Artificial intelligence-based learning platform Riiid Inc. has raised $175 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the South Korean company said on May...
Team Blind secures $37 mn in Series C round; eyes Nasdaq listing
Teamblind Inc., the operator of Blind, an anonymous social platform for discussion on workplace issues, has successfully concluded its $37 million S...
SkyLabs wraps up $20 mn Series B round; eyes 2022 listing
South Korea-based healthcare startup SkyLabs has wrapped up its 22.5 billion won ($20 million) Series B round, with plans to focus on beefing up its...
Big data firm FiscalNote eyes SPAC listing in US; valuation could top $1 bn
FiscalNote, a Washington D.C.-based tech firm that uses artificial intelligence and big data to track, predict and analyze regulation and legislatio...
DONT PUBLISH/EDIT ONLY: FiscalNote en route to US listing; valuation to reach $2 bn
FiscalNote, a Washington D.C.-based tech firm that uses artificial intelligence and big data to track, predict and analyze regulations and legislati...
Naver mulls US listing for webtoon business
South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. is considering more dollar bond sales after it raised $500 million last month in its first foreign...
Korean funds, firms eye jackpot from Grab’s Nasdaq listing
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), other state-run savings funds and big companies are expected to pocket decent gains from their...
Riiid makes list of world's 100 most promising AI firms
South Korea-based startup Riiid Inc. has been named to the annual AI 100 list issued by global market research firm CB Insights. The AI 100 is a lis...
S.Korea's color cosmetics leader C&C to list in May
South Korea’s leading color cosmetics manufacturer C&C International Co. will be listed on Kosdaq in May, with expected market capitalizat...
