Nonferrous metals conglomerate Poongsan to invest $236 mn

Nonferrous metals conglomerate Poongsan to invest $236 mn

South Korean nonferrous metals conglomerate Poongsan Corp. announced it will invest 313 billion won ($238 million) in facilities to manufacture rech...

SK to build first chip packaging plant in US with $22 bn investment

SK to build first chip packaging plant in US with $22 bn investment

WASHINGTON DC – SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Wednesday it will build its first memory chip packaging fac...

Samsung presents Texas with $200 bn chip investment plan proposition

Samsung presents Texas with $200 bn chip investment plan proposition

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, has presented a tax break proposal to the State of Texas as part of its plan to inv...

Development will outperform in post-COVID era: Principal Real Estate

Development will outperform in post-COVID era: Principal Real Estate

Real estate is in the global investor spotlight amid skyrocketing inflation. However, not all property sectors or locations will offer the same infl...

Online study assistant operator Bebridge receives $1.9 mn in pre-Series A

Online study assistant operator Bebridge receives $1.9 mn in pre-Series A

South Korean startup Bebridge Inc. announced Thursday it raised 2.5 billion won ($1.9 million) in pre-Series A round from Magna Investment, Bluepoin...

Warehouse robotics maker Floatic raises $2.6 million in pre-Series A

Warehouse robotics maker Floatic raises $2.6 million in pre-Series A

Warehouse automation startup Floatic Robotics wrapped up its pre-Series A round with 3.4 billion won ($2.6 million). The Seoul-based company is...

DigitalBridge names Korean Tae Ahn as Asia capital formation head

DigitalBridge names Korean Tae Ahn as Asia capital formation head

DigitalBridge Group Inc., a US digital infrastructure investment firm, announced on July 19 it has appointed South Korean Tae E. Ahn as managing d...

SK Square makes its first exit seeking new target firms

SK Square makes its first exit seeking new target firms

South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. has sold all of its shares in Korean biotech NanoEntek Inc., a 28.4% stake, for 58 billion won ($44.3 mil...

IGIS, KKR to buy Shinhan Investment HQ for $487 mn

IGIS, KKR to buy Shinhan Investment HQ for $487 mn

A consortium led by South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. and US private equity giant KKR & Co. is set to acquire Shinhan Investment Cor...

Naver's Kream buys stake in Malaysian resale platform

Naver's Kream buys stake in Malaysian resale platform

Kream, the resale platform of South Korea’s online portal Naver Corp., has agreed to buy a stake in Malaysia’s biggest sneaker resale co...

Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment

Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment

Geekble, operator of the YouTube science channel of the same name, has raised 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in bridge investment, the company said on...

AI-powered translation startup XL8 raises $2.7 million in bridge investment

AI-powered translation startup XL8 raises $2.7 million in bridge investment

Artificial intelligence-powered translation startup XL8 Inc. said on Monday it raised 3.6 billion won ($2.7 million) in a bridge round prior to Seri...

SK E&S to invest $25 mn in turquoise hydrogen firm Monolith

SK E&S to invest $25 mn in turquoise hydrogen firm Monolith

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday it is set to invest $25 million in US turquoise hydrog...

Korea to raise cash support on foreign investments in key sectors

Korea to raise cash support on foreign investments in key sectors

South Korea plans to spend more cash on attracting foreign investments in high-tech and core supply chain industries as foreign direct investment to...

LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms

LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms

South Korean conglomerates are rushing to nurture their robotics businesses, encouraged by surging demand for robots in the service industry.LG Elec...

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group bets $100 million on SpaceX

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group bets $100 million on SpaceX

Mirae Asset Securities Co. is poised to invest $100 million in US spacecraft and satellite communication corporation SpaceX. The South Korean f...

Korea’s HMM to invest $11 bn in ships, eco-friendly fuels

Korea’s HMM to invest $11 bn in ships, eco-friendly fuels

South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. is set to spend 15 trillion won ($11.4 billion) by 2026 to diversify business amid the volatility...

The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups

The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups

South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...

LG Innotek dwarfs Korean rivals with hefty investment plan

LG Innotek dwarfs Korean rivals with hefty investment plan

LG Innotek Co., a major supplier of camera modules for Apple iPhones, is the only South Korean company to announce a billion-dollar facility investm...

Keppel to buy waste disposal firm in its largest Korean deal

Keppel to buy waste disposal firm in its largest Korean deal

Singapore-based Keppel Infrastructure appears set to buy South Korea’s leading waste management and recycling company EMK Co. for around $600 ...

Korean firms eye alternative assets for safer investments, survey finds

Korean firms eye alternative assets for safer investments, survey finds

South Korean corporates are increasingly eyeing alternative assets seeking downside protection amid interest rate hikes and equity and bond price dr...

Kakao-invested game developer Shiftup becomes unicorn startup

Kakao-invested game developer Shiftup becomes unicorn startup

Shiftup Co., a South Korean mobile game developer, has joined the ranks of unicorns, or private companies worth $1 billion or more.The studio behind...

NPS sees 14 investment managers resign by end-June

NPS sees 14 investment managers resign by end-June

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea sees as many as 14 professionals of its investment management arm resign by end-June of this year, acc...

Korean PE firms' 2021 funds bet on parts makers, dividend stock

Korean PE firms' 2021 funds bet on parts makers, dividend stock

IMM Investment Co. and STIC Investments Co., the two most active South Korean private equity firms in 2021 fundraising, made bets on a dividend-focu...

Hansol Paper joins Series A funding for RIU worth $1.5 mn 

Hansol Paper joins Series A funding for RIU worth $1.5 mn 

Hansol Paper Co. announced Thursday that it participated as a strategic investor in a Series A funding worth 2 billion won ($1.5 million) for South ...

Blockchain game developer Planetarium Labs raises $32 mn 

Blockchain game developer Planetarium Labs raises $32 mn 

Planetarium Labs raised $32 million in a Series A funding round, led by Animoca Brands, and joined by Samsung Next, WeMade, and Krust Universe.The s...

Korean retirement funds, mutual aids struggle with profitability

Korean retirement funds, mutual aids struggle with profitability

Some major retirement funds in South Korea are raising interest rates on their members’ savings accounts in line with global central banks&rsq...

LG Innotek to invest $1.1 bn to ramp up substrate, camera module output

LG Innotek to invest $1.1 bn to ramp up substrate, camera module output

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. said on Wednesday it will invest 1.4 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in expanding facilities for semiconductor substr...

KT injects $23 mn into fabless startup Rebellions

KT injects $23 mn into fabless startup Rebellions

South Korean fabless startup Rebellions Inc. received a 30 billion won ($23 million) extension to its Series A funding from telecom giant KT Corp.KT...

Korean firms with high ESG scores show great P/E ratios

Korean firms with high ESG scores show great P/E ratios

South Korean corporates’ price-earnings ratios are affected by their environmental, social and governance (ESG) management, experts said at an...

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