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Financing
Naver mulls US listing for webtoon business
South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. is considering more dollar bond sales after it raised $500 million last month in its first foreign...
Apr 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
LG Corp shares surge ahead of relisting after LX Holdings split-off
Shares of LG Corp. are significantly outperforming the broader market on expectations the company will be fairly valued when it’s relisted on ...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Telecom to split into mobile and non-mobile units
South Korea’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. will split into two separate entities. SK Telecom said on Apr. 14 that it will create a ne...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment returns
Korean funds, firms eye jackpot from Grab’s Nasdaq listing
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), other state-run savings funds and big companies are expected to pocket decent gains from their...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE’s music unit split-off plan ignites shareholder concern
HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, will attempt to split off its music business as a separate entity at its general shareholder meeting on May 14. Acco...
Apr 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Riiid makes list of world's 100 most promising AI firms
South Korea-based startup Riiid Inc. has been named to the annual AI 100 list issued by global market research firm CB Insights. The AI 100 is a lis...
Apr 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's color cosmetics leader C&C to list in May
South Korea’s leading color cosmetics manufacturer C&C International Co. will be listed on Kosdaq in May, with expected market capitalizat...
Apr 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fund manager survey
Outlook for Korean battery shares evenly split amid weak performance
South Korea’s major battery makers, which have underperformed the broader stock market since the start of the year, remain opaque as fund mana...
Mar 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kurly hires Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley for US listing
Kurly Inc., the operator of premium grocery delivery platform Market Kurly, will push forward in its US IPO aims with three global investment banks ...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Travel platform Yanolja eyes US IPO in dual listing
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja has begun the internal process to list in both the US and South Korea, by which the company expe...
Mar 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang's US listing: How to split $95.6 mn underwriting fees?
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Allen & Company and six other underwriters of Coupang Corp.'s US stock market listing last week are set to receive a co...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Krafton plans 5-for-1 share split ahead of over $880 million IPO
South Korean games developer Krafton Inc., 13.2% owned by Tencent Holdings’ investment arm, plans a five-for-one share split ahead of its plan...
Mar 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Market Kurly faces bumpy road to 2021 US listing
South Korea's Kurly Inc., better known by its brand name Market Kurly, has recently terminated its contract with IPO manager Samsung Securities Co.,...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, LG Energy agree to split EV recall costs, reflect in Q4 results
Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have agreed on how to split the costs of replacing the electric vehicle batteries made by the LG Group...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang set to raise $3.6 bn via US listing; eyes throne as platform giant
South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. is looking to raise up to $3.6 billion via its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange -...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Enterprise value
Travel platform Yanolja’s enterprise value seen at $11 bn if listed on Nasdaq
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja’s enterprise value could rise to at least $11 billion if the stock is listed on the Nasdaq...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Top travel platform Yanolja eyes Q2 IPO review, listing by year-end
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja is looking to have its initial public offering plans reviewed by regulators in the second quarte...
Mar 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Jeju Beer gets the nod for H1 Kosdaq listing
South Korea’s leading craft beer maker Jeju Beer Co. is set to go public in the first half of this year, following the Korea Exchange's approv...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao to split stock 5-for-1 after share price hits record high
Kakao Corp. will split its stock on a five-for-one basis in April, which the South Korean mobile messaging app giant said would make the stock more ...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao's edtech startup eyes 2022 listing
South Korea-based edtech startup Yanadoo is the latest affiliate of Kakao Corp., the country's largest messaging app operator, to prepare for an ini...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean govt pushes dual-class share structure amid Coupang US listing
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is set to pass a bill that will allow a dual-class share structure for unlisted companies next month amid grow...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver Webtoon targets US listing by year-end
Naver Webtoon Ltd. has begun preparations to make its trading debut in the US by year-end, according to the investment banking industry on Feb. 17.S...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience aims for March listing; enterprise value may reach $4.5 bn
South Korea-based SK Bioscience Co. is planning its trading debut next month on the country's main bourse, Kospi. The company's enterprise value is ...
Feb 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Hyundai Heavy announces 5-for-1 share split, 2020 operating loss
Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. on Thursday announced a five-for-one share split after reporting an operating loss in 2020 due to weak shipbui...
Feb 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS divides global securities division into equity, fixed income
The National Pension Service has divided up its global public market division into Global Equity and Global Fixed Income divisions as part of a plan...
Jan 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang gets the green light for Nasdaq listing
South Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. has received the green light for its Nasdaq listing, increasing the possibility of a trading ...
Jan 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to begin IPO process, eyes H2 listing on local bourse
LG Chem Ltd.’s battery unit, LG Energy Solution, is set to become this year’s initial public offering blockbuster with its plan to list ...
Jan 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang eyes Nasdaq listing in Q2
South Korea’s leading e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. is preparing for a trading debut on the Nasdaq in the second quarter, by which the compan...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS sweeps Spotify's most-streamed K-pop list in 2020
South Korean artists were clearly on the rise last year, with the top 10 most-streamed Korean artists pulling in over a combined 10.6 billion stream...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB owns one-quarter of Korea’s listed logistics REIT
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has emerged as the top shareholder in South Korea’s only listed logistics real estate inves...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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