private equity market outlook

BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, is in talks to acquire IGIS Private Equity, a South Korea-based firm specialized in eco-fri...

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. has clinched a surprise second spot in the world’s NAND flash market for smartphones. According to the marke...

Woori Financial Group has become South Korea’s third major banking group to enter the digital asset custody service (DACS) market, following K...

Global stock markets lost ground on mounting fears over the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant. Record-breaking US shares riding on the hopes...

South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO is emerging stronger from the pandemic-caused economic slowdown, with a record quarterly profit on robu...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol will meet during a Group of 20 (G20) gathering of finance ministe...

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...

Samsung Electronics Co.’s light-emitting diode (LED) business, which was almost on the verge of a shutdown due to its sluggish performance, is...

POSCO Chemical Co. will invest 600 billion won ($523 million) from 2022 to build a cathode materials plant in Pohang city with an annual capacity of...

Content giants are becoming increasingly interested in spatial audio technology, a keystone for the metaverse experience as it offers a 360-degree...

South Korea's initial public offering market is gaining fresh momentum from high-profile listings such as mobile banking app KakaoBank and game deve...

Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC), seeks to raise some $175 million in new shares to boost its capital base, raising ...

South Korea-based grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp., referred to as Oasis Market, has attracted 50 billion won ($44 million) from global private...

The stock price of South Korea’s Kosdaq-listed electronic testing components maker Leeno Industrial Inc., previously a small company whose mar...

Samsung Electronics Co. and South Korea’s leading solar panel maker Hanwha Q Cells Co. have joined hands to provide smart home energy solution...

Micro-fulfillment is on everyone’s lips these days, or so it seems, as retailers compete to drastically slash delivery times for online orders...

Hyundai Motor Group’s auto units posted all-time high sales in the first half of 2021 in the US market. According to the industry on July 2, H...

Hyundai Motor Co.’s fleet of fuel cell truck XCIENT has surpassed the benchmark one million kilometers of driving in 11 months of service in S...

South Korean corporate bond markets are set to suffer from shrinking liquidity as institutional investors are turning cautious and refraining from m...

South Korea’s home appliance rental service provider Coway Co. has maintained the top position in Malaysia’s water purifier rental marke...

LG Electronics Inc. has launched new flashy flagship TV models, with which the South Korean home electronics giant aims to compete with its bigger r...

San Francisco-based startup Impressivo is seeking partnerships in the fitness and healthcare sector as the company aims to bridge the fitness and he...

South Korea’s merger and acquisition market is heating up as both big conglomerates and promising startups seek to buy out businesses with gro...

The world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G Corporation is rapidly widening the global reach of its e-cigarette products, which have beco...

South Korea’s largest chemical producer LG Chem Ltd. plans to issue up to $1 billion in dollar-denominated green bonds to raise funds for its ...

South Korea’s leading e-book platforms are targeting to go public next year. The country’s subscription-based e-book service provider Mi...

In South Korea, just like any other major economies, the stock market has been a mine of gold even for small investors, who enjoyed hefty gains from...

The US insurance group Cigna looks set to become the first foreign insurer on South Korea's digital non-life insurance platform, with an aim to crac...

South Korea’s art market is facing the biggest boom since the global financial crisis, drawing wealthy investors and art enthusiasts alike. Se...

The recent asset price rises in South Korea, in particular in the equities and real estate markets, have been too rapid, even considering an expecte...