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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&...

Mergers & Acquisitions Hanmi’s planned merger with OCI scrapped as sons win family feud

Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s proposed merger with OCI Holdings Co. has collapsed after two sons of the group’s founding family, who oppo...

Corporate governance Hanmi Science-OCI merger may gain traction with NPS' support

The merger of South Korea’s pharmaceutical holding firm Hanmi Science Co. and chemicals giant OCI Holdings Co. is likely to gain momentum as N...

Regulations S.Korea to scrap capital gains taxes on financial products

South Korea will scrap a plan to impose taxes on capital gains from financial products for all shareholders and further lower securities transaction...

Beauty & Cosmetics TPG to fully acquire cosmetics container firm Samhwa at around $237 mn

Texas-based private equity firm TPG Inc. is poised to fully acquire Samhwa Co., a South Korean cosmetic packaging supplier to global beauty powerhou...

Mergers & Acquisitions BlackRock buys $860 mn stake in S.Korean gas supplier

Global asset manager BlackRock has bought a 30% stake in South Korea’s industrial gas supplier AirFirst Co. for 1.11 trillion won ($860 millio...

Korean stock market LG shares soar as UK asset manager Silchester raises stake

LG Corp., the holding firm of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, saw its share price soar in the local market on Wednesday as...

Business & Politics CJ undertakes educational programs for ethnic minorities in Vietnam

South Korea's CJ Group announced on Wednesday that it will undertake a "Second Girls Education Project" for the Vietnamese ethnic minority.The proje...

Mergers & Acquisitions MBK, Unison to expand Osstem Implant's target reach beyond China

South Korean private equity firm Unison Capital Korea is set to focus on boosting the corporate value of Osstem Implant Co., once the PE manager and...

Energy KOGAS to cut exposure to Indonesia LNG project in 2027

The state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) has decided to reduce its exposure to a $2.8 billion joint liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia in...

Corporate governance Public firms face tighter regulations on spinoffs and double listings

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) jointly announced a revision to their corporate governance report guidelines on...

Korean stock market Underage stock investors surge with decent gains in Korea

The number of investors under age 18 is rising in South Korea, posting even higher gains from their stock purchases than adults.According to 10 dome...

Mergers & Acquisitions Glenwood PE to acquire minority stake in Korea's largest beauty chain

CJ Group has selected Glenwood Private Equity as the buyer of a minority stake in South Korea’s No. 1 health and beauty store CJ Olive Young...

Neuberger Berman [ASK2020] The Landscape for GP Minority Investments

Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies includin...