Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao Pay in talks to acquire SSG.COM’s SSG Pay and Gmarket’s Smile Pay
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kaka...
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Mergers & AcquisitionsDB Group eyes Hanyang Securities amid KCGI deal uncertainty
DB Group, which owns DB Securities Co. and DB Insurance Co., is considering acquiring Hanyang Securities Co., as a deal by South Korean private equity firm KCGI to take control of the small domestic brokerage firm appears close to collapse.DB Securi
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DB Group, which owns DB Securities Co. and DB Insurance Co., is considering acquiring Hanyang Securities Co., as a deal by South Korean private equity firm KCGI to take control of the small domestic brokerage firm appears close to collapse.DB Securi
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities acquires stake in Vietnam’s top trading platform FireAntShinhan Securities Co., a leading South Korean brokerage house, has acquired a strategic equity sta...May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Bain Capital sells 6% stake in Korea’s Classys via block deal for $163 millionBain Capital LP has offloaded a 6% stake in South Korean medical aesthetics company Classys Inc. th...May 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LS moves closer to role as Hanjin KAL’s white knight vs HobanHanjin KAL Corp., the largest shareholder of Korean Air Lines Co., is strengthening its alliance wi...May 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hanwha acquires Ourhome for $622 million in push to revive food businessSouth Korea’s Hanwha Group has completed the acquisition of the country’s No. 2 food se...May 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Group seeks to sell SK Signet as part of sweeping portfolio realignmentSouth Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group is seeking to divest SK Signet Inc., four ...May 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Korean firms rush to issue bonds ahead of presidential electionSouth Korean companies are flocking to the corporate bond market ahead of the country’s presi...May 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung bets on data center HVAC with $1.7 bn FläktGroup acquisitionSamsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced the acquisition of FläktGroup, a German manufac...May 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK’s Lotte Card sale gains momentum amid Homeplus falloutNorth Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners’ second attempt to exit Lotte Card Co., S...May 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mubadala, Goldman Sachs to invest $700 mn in Kakao MobilityUnited Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co. and Goldman Sachs are set...May 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Korea Securities Finance eyes its 1st foreign bond sale in 2026Korea Securities Finance Corp. (KSFC) is preparing to issue its first foreign currency-denominated ...May 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s top cinema chains seek merger to counter box office slumpSouth Korea’s two leading multiplex operators Lotte Culture Works Co. and Contentree JoongAng...May 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Soon for sale: Altos Ventures-backed Cafe Knotted operatorSilicon Valley-based Altos Ventures-backed Good Food For Good (GFFG), operator of South Korea&rsquo...May 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio pushHarman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has acquired Masimo ...May 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea’s Sono to sell Air Premia stake to focus on another LCCSouth Korea's top resort operator Sono Hospitality Group has decided to sell its entire stake in lo...May 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Woori Financial wins approval for Tongyang, ABL Life acquisitionWoori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services provider, has rec...May 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
CJ CheilJedang scraps $3.5 bn green bio sale, shifts gears to expansionCJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food and beverage company, said on Wednesday it h...Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Kookmin Bank raises $700 mn in forex bonds amid strong demandKookmin Bank, a unit of KB Financial Group, raised $700 million in foreign exchange bonds on Tuesda...Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
CJ CheilJedang scraps sale of Brazilian unit CJ Selecta to BungeCJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, has cancelled the sale of a 66% sta...Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Chem to sell water filter business to Glenwood PE for $692 millionSouth Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to sell its water filter business – the world&rsq...Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kyobo Life poised to buy Japan’s SBI Group-owned savings bankKyobo Life Insurance Co. is in the final stages of negotiation with Japanese financial group SBI Ho...Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
StockX in merger talks with Naver’s online reseller KreamStockX, the world’s most popular online resale marketplace, is in talks to merge with Kream, ...Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
DB Insurance becomes Daol Investment’s No.2 shareholderDB Insurance Co., a leading South Korean non-life insurance company, has become Daol Investment &am...Apr 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Chem’s medical skincare business sale draws tepid bidSouth Korean chemical giant LG Chem Ltd.'s offer for sale of its cosmetics filler business, tagged ...Apr 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan enters race to acquire SK Siltron in strategic semiconductor pushSouth Korea’s Doosan Group has entered the bidding war for SK Siltron Co., the world’s ...Apr 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Naver mulls acquiring about a 10% stake in KurlyNaver Corp. is considering taking over a stake in Kurly Inc. to become the largest shareholder in t...Apr 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Colliers to lead $689 million sale of IGIS Asset-owned Signature TowerColliers Korea, a unit of global real estate asset management group Colliers, has been chosen as th...Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS taps Samjong KPMG, Cushman & Wakefiel, NAI for sale of AP TowerIGIS Asset Management Co., a leading South Korean real estate investment firm, has chosen a consort...Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Group in talks with Hahn & Co. to sell SK SiltronSK Inc., the holding company of SK Group, is in talks with Hahn & Co., a South Korean buyout fi...Apr 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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