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Mergers & Acquisitions Korea’s top cinema chains seek merger to counter box office slump

South Korea’s two leading multiplex operators Lotte Culture Works Co. and Contentree JoongAng Corp. have tentatively agreed to merge in a bid ...

E-commerce StockX in merger talks with Naver’s online reseller Kream

StockX, the world’s most popular online resale marketplace, is in talks to merge with Kream, a resale unicorn under South Korea’s tech g...

Executive reshuffles Naver to name new CFO as incumbent financial manager's term nears end

South Korea’s tech giant Naver Corp. is expected to soon announce a new chief financial officer as its current CFO Kim Nam-sun, credited for t...

Airlines Korean Air changes badge before full integration with Asiana Airlines

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, has undergone a major makeover of its corporate identity (CI) for the first ...

Upcoming IPOs Hanwha Energy begins IPO process, key to 3rd-generation shift

Hanwha Energy Corp., wholly owned by Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn’s three sons, has embarked on the process of going public – a ...

Mergers & Acquisitions CHA Biotech seeks to resume healthcare unit IPO after affiliates’ merger

CHA Biotech Co., South Korea’s leading stem cell therapeutics developer, plans to resume an initial public offering of CHA Healthcare Co., a m...

Corporate restructuring SK On to complete merger with SK Enterm on Feb. 1

Electric vehicle battery maker SK On Co. said on Friday it is set to complete a merger with crude oil storage tank operator SK Enterm Co. on Feb. 1 ...

Bio & Pharma Yuhan’s lung cancer drug gets OK in Europe

Leclaza (ingredient: lazertinib), a new lung cancer treatment developed by South Korea’s Yuhan Corp. secured approval from the European Commis...

Airlines Asiana Airlines joins Korean Air as subsidiary

Asiana Airlines Inc., one of South Korea’s only two full-service carriers, has passed into history after 36 years of operation to be placed un...

Corporate restructuring Doosan Robotics’ merger with Bobcat fails on share price plunge

Doosan Group on Tuesday canceled Doosan Bobcat Co.'s merger with Doosan Robotics Inc. again after President Yoo Suk Yeol’s failed martial law ...

Corporate restructuring NPS steps back from Doosan Robotics' Bobcat merger

The National Pension Service (NPS) appears to be stalling on a vote for Doosan Robotics Inc.'s merger with Doosan Bobcat Inc., with major proxy advi...

Mergers & Acquisitions Rebellions · Sapeon Korea merger, the first domestic AI chip unicorn

Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, officially merged with Sapeon Korea to form the first domestic AI chi...

Airlines Korean Air-Asiana merger to spur M&A among budget carriers

Korean Air Lines Co.'s anticipated acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. is expected to spur domestic budget carriers to seek mergers, with the two do...

Airlines Korean Air gets EU approval for Asiana merger

The European Commission (EC), the European Union (EU) antitrust body, approved the merger between Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. on N...

Mergers & Acquisitions CJ ENM, SK Square invest $179 mn in Wavve ahead of merger with TVing

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. and SK Group’s investment arm SK Square Co. have invested a combined 250 billion won ($179 mi...

Asset management Mirae Asset aspires to No. 5 in Indian securities market with Sharekhan

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group will strive to grab the fifth-largest share of the Indian securities market th...

Bio & Pharma Samsung Bioepis gets EC's approval for Opuviz

South Korea's Samsung Bioepis Co., Samsung Biologics Co.'s fully owned biosimilar subsidiary, and the US-based Biogen said on Tuesday the European C...

Corporate restructuring SK Innovation-SK E&S merger creates Asia’s No. 1 energy supplier

SK Group on Friday launched the merged entity between SK Innovation Co. and liquefied natural gas supplier SK E&S Co., a key step in the energy-...

Corporate restructuring Doosan to resume Bobcat, Robotics merger with new ratio

South Korea’s plant and machinery powerhouse Doosan Group will resume the merger of Doosan Bobcat Inc. and Doosan Robotics Inc. using a new me...

Mergers & Acquisitions Doosan Bobcat scraps merger with Doosan Robotics

Doosan Group on Thursday scrapped a merger between heavy machinery maker Doosan Bobcat Inc. and collaborative robot manufacturer Doosan Robotics Inc...

Mergers & Acquisitions SK Innovation-SK E&S merger gains shareholders’ nod

SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest energy company, has won majority support from its shareholders for a merger with its liquefied natura...

Mergers & Acquisitions S.Korea's Xingxing to merge Kickgoing

Pump Co., the operator of South Korea's personal mobility (PM) sharing service Xingxing, said on Monday that it will merge with Wololo, the company ...

Pension funds NPS to veto SK Innovation’s merger with LNG affiliate

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), manager of the world’s third-largest public pension fund, said on Thursday it is set to ve...

Bio & Pharma Celltrion scraps merger with Celltrion Pharm

South Korea’s largest biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. said on Friday that it has scrapped a plan to merge with Celltrion Pharm Inc., an R&...

Food & Beverage Lotte Wellfood eyes merger with trading arm; firms indecisives

South Korea’s Lotte Corp. is considering a merger of its confectionery unit Lotte Wellfood Co. and agricultural product trading arm Lotte Inte...

Mergers & Acquisitions Doosan Robotics, Bobcat ordered to clarify merger deal

South Korean regulators have ordered Doosan Robotics Inc. to amend the securities prospectus it submitted last week for its merger with Doosan Bobca...

Corporate restructuring Doosan Robotics, Bobcat merger prompts call for law revision

Doosan Group’s announcement of a merger between Doosan Robotics Inc. and Doosan Bobcat Inc. has met with strong criticism from investors and p...

Corporate restructuring SK Innovation to be Asia’s top energy company through merger

SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest energy company, is set to become the industry leader in Asia through a merger with an affiliate while...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Korea approves HD KSOE-STX Heavy merger with conditions

South Korea’s antitrust body has given a conditional nod to leading domestic shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co.'s (...

League table UBS tops Korea’s M&A advisor list on Asiana, Affinity deals

UBS Group AG topped the South Korean mergers and acquisitions (M&A) league table in the second quarter as the global investment bank worked on m...