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Debt financing Korea Securities Finance eyes its 1st foreign bond sale in 2026

Korea Securities Finance Corp. (KSF) is preparing to issue its first foreign currency-denominated bonds in 2026 to provide low-cost funding to domes...

Foreign exchange S.Korea plans $1.2 bn forex bond issue after presidential election

South Korea plans to issue up to $1.2 billion in foreign exchange stabilization bonds as early as June, in what would mark the new administration&rs...

Economy Korea to create new visa for high-quality foreign talent

South Korea said on Wednesday it plans to create a new visa to attract high-level foreign talent for advanced industries such as artificial intellig...

Tech, Media & Telecom Microsoft CEO Nadella seeks AI alliance with Hyundai, POSCO, Shinhan, KT

Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Satya Nadella is seeking to forge an artificial intelligence alliance with major South Korean companies...

Mergers & Acquisitions Regulator denies reporting MBK to prosecutors over Korea Zinc

A senior Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) official on Thursday denied a report that the regulatory body has referred MBK Partners and Young Poong...

Banking & Finance Korea Eximbank issues $3 bn global bonds

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said on Wednesday it issued a total of $3 billion in global bonds, targeting worldwide investors.The matu...

Mergers & Acquisitions Korea Zinc chair reported to prosecutors over rights issue

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has reported Korea Zinc Inc.'s Chairman Choi Yun-birm and its board of directors to prosecut...

Debt financing Korea debt financing faces woes as $34 bn in corporate bonds mature in H1

South Korea’s financial markets will see nearly 50 trillion won ($34 billion) in corporate bonds mature in the first half of next year —...

Capital raising Korean firms halt bond, share issues despite tighter liquidity

South Korean companies are postponing bond issues and initial public offerings on chilled investor sentiment in the aftermath of President Yoon Suk ...

Aerospace & Defense Boryung invests $10 million in Intuitive Machines

South Korea's Boryung Corp. said on Friday it bought $10.0 million in shares of US-based lunar lander company Intuitive Machines to expand its space...

Shareholder activism Must Asset calls on Young Poong to take steps to boost shareholder value

South Korea’s Young Poong Corp., embroiled in a fierce management control dispute with Korea Zinc Inc., is now the target of an activist fund ...

Capital raising S.Korean firms’ rights issues poised for 12-year low

The lackluster South Korean stock market and softening Korean currency have discouraged local companies from raising money at home and pushed some t...

Mergers & Acquisitions Korea Zinc drops $1.8 bn rights issue to regain shareholder support

Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, on Wednesday withdrew its 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) rights issue as the move to ...

Mergers & Acquisitions Regulator puts brakes on Korea Zinc’s $1.8 bn rights issue

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has put the brakes on Korea Zinc Inc.'s 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) rights issue aimed a...

Rights offerings Korea Zinc to raise $1.8 bn in rights issues amid face-off with MBK

Korea Zinc Inc. will raise 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in rights issues in December following its share buybacks and allocate 20% of them to its...

Banking & Finance KB Kookmin Bank issues €500 mn in covered bonds

South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank said on Tuesday that it issued €500 million ($545 million) in global covered bonds the previous day.Covered bonds...

Investment banking Korea Investment lists structured warrants in Indonesia

Korea Investment & Securities Co. has become the first South Korean securities firm to list derivative warrants in Indonesia after issuing 11 st...

Corporate bonds Fed’s big rate cut spurs Korean firms to issue foreign bonds

South Korean companies rushed to issue foreign currency bonds after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in more than fo...

Korean stock market KRX launches Korea Value-up Index featuring 100 best practice firms

South Korea’s securities exchange operator, Korea Exchange, launched a new corporate value-up index on Tuesday, a key plank for the government...

Energy Hanwha Solutions to raise $1.5 bn amid mounting losses

Hanwha Solutions Corp., the flagship unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, is poised to raise as much as $1.5 ...

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...

Investment banking SK Securities becomes lead IPO manager for 1st time since 2018

SK Securities Co., formerly a unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, is expanding its presence in the domestic equity capital mark...

Steel POSCO gears up for carbon-free steelmaking with hydrogen

POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province – POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is set to significantly reduce emissions in the produ...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Korea issues $10.75 bn in refund guarantees to shipbuilders

South Korean banks and state-run financial institutions will issue $10.75 billion worth of refund guarantees (RGs) to domestic shipbuilders, which t...

Corporate bonds Korea’s non-financial firms rush to issue perpetual bonds

Perpetual bond offerings by non-financial firms in South Korea are poised to hit new records this year as many companies have flocked to the hybrid ...

Regulations South Korea to ban Chinese online products without KC certification

South Korea will ban products purchased online through overseas shopping platforms but without the KC certification amid growing concerns about prod...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix to sell 50% stake in Wuxi foundry unit to Chinese firm

SK Hynix Inc. will sell nearly a half stake in its foundry unit in China to a Chinese state-run enterprise for $349.3 million in a bid to expand its...

Corporate bonds LH issues $193 mn Brazilian bonds

Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) announced on Tuesday that it had issued Brazilian real-denominated bonds worth approximately 270 billion w...

Corporate bonds Brokerage firms' bonds draw investors amid rate cut hopes

South Korean brokerage firms are ramping up sales of long-term bonds to refinance their loans by repaying short-term debts in hopes of a rate cut by...

Bio & Pharma Bio startup ArtBlood attracts $4.8 mn investment

South Korean bio startup ArtBlood, specializing in blood production for transfusion, announced on Tuesday that it successfully secured an investment...