K-content makers to list on Nasdaq via $610 mn SPAC deal

K-content makers to list on Nasdaq via $610 mn SPAC deal

Seven South Korean content makers are set to list on the Nasdaq through a $610 million merger deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)...

Korea’s Peak Bio makes Nasdaq debut via SPAC deal with Ignyte

Korea’s Peak Bio makes Nasdaq debut via SPAC deal with Ignyte

Peak Bio Co., a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, is debuting on the Nasdaq through a merger with US blank cheque company Ignyte Acquisition C...

S.Korea’s SPAC IPOs eclipse company public listings

S.Korea’s SPAC IPOs eclipse company public listings

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are gaining momentum in South Korea’s initial public market on the back of eased regulations and...

Korea’s tough IPO review drives bio startup to Nasdaq

Korea’s tough IPO review drives bio startup to Nasdaq

A South Korean bio startup is aiming for a Nasdaq listing, deeming that the country’s exchange sets the bar too high for an initial public off...

Korean SPAC Valuence Merger debuts on Nasdaq, targets bio M&As

Korean SPAC Valuence Merger debuts on Nasdaq, targets bio M&As

Valuence Merger Corp. 1, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), led by South Korean fund managers, has debuted on the Nasdaq, targeting Asian...

Hanwha Energy to raise $130 mn for Australia hydrogen project

Hanwha Energy to raise $130 mn for Australia hydrogen project

Hanwha Energy Corp. of South Korea's Hanwha Group will raise about 150 billion won ($130 million) from Woori Private Equity to fund its solar energy...

Legal data firm FiscalNote to list on Nasdaq via $1.3 bn SPAC deal

Legal data firm FiscalNote to list on Nasdaq via $1.3 bn SPAC deal

FiscalNote Holdings Inc., a US legal data and analytics company founded by a Korean-American, is set to go public in a deal valued at $1.3 billion. ...

LG Group joins investment in EV battery startup SES

LG Group joins investment in EV battery startup SES

South Korea’s LG Group invested in an electric vehicle battery startup SES Holdings Pte (SES) in a bid to secure future growth business.LG Tec...

Big data firm FiscalNote eyes SPAC listing in US; valuation could top $1 bn

Big data firm FiscalNote eyes SPAC listing in US; valuation could top $1 bn

FiscalNote, a Washington D.C.-based tech firm that uses artificial intelligence and big data to track, predict and analyze regulation and legislatio...

Korean PE firm acquires Achronix Semiconductor via SPAC merger

Korean PE firm acquires Achronix Semiconductor via SPAC merger

South Korea-based private equity firm Ace Equity Partners has acquired Achronix Semiconductor Corp., a US-based fabless company, through a special p...

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