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The Deep Dive
The butterfly effect: How the W Concept takeover stirred up Korea's fashion industry
“Just give us three weeks. We’ll offer a price by then.”This conversation took place in early March. A senior executive from retai...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Deals
SK Hynix push for takeover of Key Foundry to boost foundry production
SK Hynix Inc. is taking the first steps to take over South Korea-based Key Foundry, a move in line with recent remarks from Park Jung-ho, the SK Hyn...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese PE firm pays $1.4 bn to take over Magnachip Semiconductor
South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. announced on Mar. 27 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by China-ba...
Mar 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Proxy advisers ISS, Glass Lewis urge LG shareholders to reject spin-off plan
Proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. have urged shareholders of LG Corp. to vote against the South...
Mar 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Korean Air kicks off biggest-ever rights offer to finance Asiana takeover
Korean Air Lines Co. has kicked off its 3.3 trillion won ($3 billion) rights offering, the biggest amount ever by any South Korean company, to help ...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Proxy adviser
Top proxy adviser ISS approves of LG Chem’s battery spin-off
LG Chem Ltd.’s plan to spin off its promising battery business has won support from the world’s top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholde...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
KDB offers to ease HDC's financial burden in Asiana takeover as deal stalls
State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), the main creditor of Asian Airlines Inc., has unveiled proposals to ease the financial burden for HDC Hyundai ...
Aug 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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