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Real estate
Korean funds weigh overseas real estate exits in H2
Domestic office buildings and logistics centers dominated South Korean institutions' property transactions in the first half of this year, with fier...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero seeks more time to sell Korea's Yogiyo
Delivery Hero SE has requested up to another six months to sell South Korea's No. 2 food delivery platform Yogiyo, the estimated value of which was ...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
World’s top COVID-19 test kit maker draws $28 bn in IPO subscriptions
The IPO of SD Biosensor Inc., which has sold the most COVID-19 test kits in the world -- selling more than 700 million kits from February 2020 to Ma...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO returns from pandemic blues with record quarterly profit
South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO is emerging stronger from the pandemic-caused economic slowdown, with a record quarterly profit on robu...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s household investment in stock assets up by 62.8% vs. Q1 2020
South Korean households over the last 12 months have vastly increased investments in both domestic and overseas stock markets, with the total invest...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinsegae Group goes asset-light in e-commerce push
South Korea's Shinsegae Group is looking to sell the headquarters building of its supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. for about 1 trillion won ($883 milli...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor to adopt digital twin in latest move of virtual technology use
Hyundai Motor Group plans to adopt digital twin technology, which allows the automaker to make a digital replica of a real car for simulation not ...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinsegae now Korea’s No.2 e-commerce player with eBay Korea buyout
Shinsegae Group pushed through to be the sole winner in the prolonged race to acquire control of eBay Korea, making it a close runner-up in South Ko...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
LX Group’s Pantos to enter e-commerce market with fulfillment service
Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s newly established LX Group, is entering the global e-commerce market by launching a worldwide ...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Samsung, LG take major steps forward in 6G commercialization
“It’s never too early to start preparing for 6G,” said Samsung Electronics Co. last July in releasing The Next Hyper-Connected Exp...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Harrison Street taps Korean LPs for $1.5 bn life science property fund
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union has committed $100 million to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital's new flagship fund that is aiming to raise $1.5...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shinsegae-Naver consortium one step closer to eBay Korea acquisition
Shinsegae is the likely winner of the eBay Korea acquisition, outplaying its rival Lotte in the prolonged race to buy the country’s third larg...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kakao becomes 3rd most valuable company in Korea
Kakao Corp. is now the third most valuable company in Korea, after Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc.Kakao’s market cap on June 15 surp...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POBA commits over $200 mn to Europe-focused real estate SMA
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed 270 billion won ($240 million) to a separately managed account (SMA) focusin...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Petroleum products rebound; Korea reaches all-time high April exports
Petroleum products become driving force behind South Korea's export market Exports of petroleum products turned positive this year, driving South K...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shinsegae to raise $2 bn in secured loan for eBay Korea
South Korea's Shinsegae and Lotte groups, the two final contenders for eBay Korea, are hurrying to securitize their assets, even offering core real ...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medicine
JW Pharm exports new antibiotic substance to US
JW Pharmaceutical Co. has become the first South Korean drug maker to develop the generic version of a next-generation antibiotic substance, the med...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Kakao's fresh e-commerce strategy puts Naver, Coupang on guard
South Korea’s mobile platform Kakao Corp. is set to shake up the country's e-commerce market in the second half of the year with the launch of...
Jun 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung returns as foreigners’ top pick; Kospi just shy of record high
Samsung Electronics Co., the bellwether of South Korea’s main bourse, has returned as the market darling, with foreigners buying heavily on th...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Shopping app Ably raises another $55 mn
South Korea-based Ably Co., operator of the fashion app Ably, announced on Jun. 2 that it has raised 62 billion won ($55.7 million) in a Series B ex...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
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...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Luxury goods platform MUST'IT raises over $10 mn from VC firms
South Korea-based luxury goods platform MUST'IT has secured 13 billion won ($11.7 million) in a bridge round from venture capital firms Kakao Invest...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean LPs commit over $200 mn to UK real estate fund
A UK-focused real estate debt fund, managed by New York-based BentallGreenOak, has received a combined £170 million ($241 million) in commitme...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stake investments
Samsung Life buys 25% stake in Savills IM for $90 mn
Samsung Life Insurance Co. has agreed to buy a 25% stake in Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) for £63.75 million ($90 million) from U...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Metaverse makes digital nomads the new norm
It’s been about four months since Lee Seul, a manager at real estate app Zigbang, worked from the company office in Gangnam, one of South Kore...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
World's 1st e-sports channel OGN up for sale; valued at $8.9 million
OGN, a South Korean cable TV channel specialized in broadcasting video game-related content and e-sports matches, is up for sale.According to invest...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
[ASK 2021] Sculptor Capital: Non-Traditional Real Estate
Sculptor Capital Management is a leading alternative asset manager with capabilities across multi-strategy, credit and real estate. Sculptor has...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021 Interview
Sculptor Capital bets on non-traditional real estate
Non-traditional real estate assets such as cell towers, parking lots and marinas will likely provide significant investment opportunities to debt in...
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Korean pension funds eye non-core global real estate
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) ar...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Colosseum rises to e-commerce challenge with one-stop solution
Fulfillment companies are expected to enjoy sharp growth this year, thanks to the global e-commerce boom fueling demand for fulfillment services, ...
May 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet