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[THE INVESTOR] Kakao is considering acquiring controlling stake in NXC, the holding firm of Korean-Japanese internet game software developer Nexon, becoming the first local firm to express interest in the megadeal. “We are looking into various aspects of the purchase,” an official at Kakao sai...
[THE INVESTOR] Mirae Asset Daewoo has extended financing for fixed-income securities worth US$375 million to fund TSX Broadway, a real estate revamp project to build a 46-story building at Times Square, according to a source familiar with the matter on Jan. 28. Last week, Korea’s largest securi...
[THE INVESTOR] Woori Financial Group’s asset management subsidiary is set to buy Smart Savings Bank, a Korean non-banking lender, which is likely to become the first acquisition after it was recently restructured to a holding company structure, according to industry sources on Jan. 23. “(Woori ...
[THE INVESTOR] Japanese buyout fund Unison Capital has inched closer to selling milk tea franchise Gong Cha Korea by choosing Goldman Sachs Seoul branch as the deal broker, according to industry watchers on Jan. 21. Based in Tokyo, Unison currently owns 76.9 percent of Gong Cha Korea through an S...
[THE INVESTOR] Macquarie Korea Opportunities Management and IMM Private Equity have been shortlisted to acquire Linde Korea, according to industry sources on Jan. 21. All other key rivals have reportedly withdrawn their bids. Europe’s Air Liquide decided not to bid as the acquisition could give ...
[THE INVESTOR] Mirae Asset Global Investments was picked as the preferred bidder for State Tower Namsan in central Seoul, according to industry sources on Jan. 18 By Son Ji-hyoung ( consnow@heraldcorp.com )
[THE INVESTOR] Woori Financial Group wrote several pages of Korea’s financial history when it became the first banking group in the country to have a holding company structure. The process, however, wasn’t done voluntarily, as it was created by putting together five commercial banks that had to...
[THE INVESTOR] Korea’s digital imagery solutions provider Vision Holdings, formerly known as Seoul Vision, has undergone restructuring, according to Orchestra Private Equity on Jan. 17. The firm, which owns a 93 percent stake in the holding company, named former Cheil Worldwide executive Daniel ...
[THE INVESTOR] The Financial Services Commission on Jan. 16 gave its approval for Shinhan Financial Group’s acquisition of Orange Life Insurance. The top regulatory body’s nod comes four months after it signed a deal to buy 59.15 percent stake in Orange Life from a private equity fund of MBK P...
[THE INVESTOR] Korea’s merger and acquisition deals in 2018 have turned around after two consecutive years of a pullback, amounting to US$53.1 billion, according to data and intelligence provider Mergermarket on Jan. 16. The Korean M&A market recorded 449 deals, which was the highest number in i...
[THE INVESTOR] KTB Investment & Securities on Jan. 15 denied rumors that it is mulling acquiring another brokerage Golden Bridge Investment & Securities. “(KTB) has not considered acquiring Golden Bridge Investment & Securities” the company said in a disclosure, in response to a clarification...
[THE INVESTOR] The spotlight is back on Korean online game industry magnate Kim Jung-ju, two years after he was embroiled in a bribery scandal. The charges against him have since been dropped, but this time, it’s not about his past. It’s about his future. The 50-year-old entrepreneur made headl...
[THE INVESTOR] This year is expected to observe a flurry of mergers and acquisitions by Korea’s conglomerates, and possibly even record-breaking mega-deals, according to industry watchers on Jan. 6. Leading the trend will be SK Group which was actively engaged in M&As last year. Some notable dea...
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