Former Toshiba Memory eyes October IPO; will SK Hynix take profit?

Global memory-chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corporation is poised for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October, set to be Japan's biggest initial p...

Updated: Kakao Games to shore up M&A with IPO proceeds – CEO

Kakao Games Corp. will use proceeds from the initial public offering to carry out active M&A among game sectors, said Namkoong-whon, the company's...

Rights offerings, IPOs could suffer if government lifts short-selling ban

While the market awaits the government's final decision on whether to extend its temporary ban on short selling, the investment banking industry is ex...

SK to invest $300 million in ChinData Group by joining in pre-IPO share sale

SK Corp. is investing $300 million (360 billion won) in Chinese data center operator ChinData Group as the South Korean company seeks to benefit from ...

TPG, online portal Naver eyeing Korean drama producer’s pre-IPO share sale

The US private equity firm TPG Capital and South Korea’s top Internet portal Naver Corp. have participated in preliminary bidding for a pre-IPO ...

Korean game platform seeks $323 mn IPO in non-contact business boom

Kakao Games Corp., a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messaging app operator, is seeking to raise up to 384 billion won ($323 million) from an i...

[Upcoming IPO] BTS label Big Hit’s IPO expected to raise around $840 mn

Investors are expecting Big Hit Entertainment to pull in the highest subscription demand for public shares during the initial public offering process ...

Korean REIT backed by Amazon’s Japan warehouse seeks Seoul IPO

A South Korean brokerage firm with a 50.1% stake in Amazon’s largest distribution center in Japan is seeking to list a real estate investment tr...

IPO of Korea’s first overseas property-backed REIT receives tepid response

The initial public offering of JR Global REIT, set to be South Korea’s first listed REIT backed by overseas property, was undersubscribed 0.23 t...

[Upcoming IPO] Korean streaming service Watcha secures funding to join global players like Netflix

Watcha, a Korean streaming platform, is gearing up to tap into Japan and Southeast Asian markets following the completion of Series D funding worth 19...

[Upcoming IPO] PUBG creator to go public to finance IP expansion

Investors are paying close attention to the Korean game holding company Krafton as it is expected to be this year's hottest initial public offering. T...

Korea’s IPO market gains steam amid global pandemic

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. made a strong market debut on the Korea Exchange, as the country's IPO market has been gaining steam with newly listed ...

BTS’ label, SK Biopharm gearing up for billion-dollar IPOs in 2020

Big Hit Entertainment Co. Ltd., the label behind the K-pop boy band BTS and SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. are moving ahead with their planned initial...

Two Europe-focused REITs seek $600 mn IPOs in Seoul

Two real estate investment trusts (REITs) backed by office buildings in Belgium and France are planning to raise a combined $600 million through initi...

Meritz Sec buys Brussels building for $1.6 bn; plans REIT IPO

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired Brussels’ largest building for 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in the single biggest property deal in B...

Korea’s first Europe-focused REIT eyes $200 mn IPO in 2020

South Korea’s first Europe-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) is poised to go public on the domestic stock market in early 2020 to rais...

Hanwha General eying 2020 IPO; Samsung may cash in $800 mn stock

Hanwha General Chemical Co. Ltd. is aiming to list on the Korea Stock Exchange next year, which may lead to Samsung Group’s two arms disposing of rema...

MBK Partners scraps $1.5 bn IPO of Korean retail REIT

MBK Partners has cancelled an initial public offering for a retail real estate investment trust (REIT) in South Korea due to a lack of demand, which...

Carlyle offers $1.7 bn pre-arranged financing to sell ADT Korea

The Carlyle Group has offered 1.9 trillion won ($1.7 billion) in pre-arranged debt financing to potential bidders of its wholly-owned ADT Korea, in a ...

KKR makes pre-IPO investment in Korean car parts makers in $940 mn deal

Private equity firm KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy a stake in a South Korean automotive parts maker and acquire a copper foil unit to be...

Polarization in Korean IPO markets delays PEF exits

delaying PE firms' IPOsSimone...

Korean TV stars tipped to reap windfall from IPOs

A series of South Korean entertainment companies' public listings will likely create windfalls of up to tens of million dollars for Korean TV stars, i...