Korea’s top property asset manager IGIS Asset’s controlling stake up for sale

Korea’s top property asset manager IGIS Asset’s controlling stake up for sale

South Korea’s top real estate asset management firm IGIS Asset Management Co. plans to sell a controlling stake owned by the heirs of the comp...

MBK Partners’ sale of Homeplus Express hits snag over valuation gap

MBK Partners’ sale of Homeplus Express hits snag over valuation gap

MBK Partners’ planned sale of Homeplus Express, the supermarket chain of South Korean hypermarket operator Homeplus, has hit a snag as potenti...

Kakao Mobility's talks to acquire FreeNow in deadlock

Kakao Mobility's talks to acquire FreeNow in deadlock

Kakao Mobility Corp.’s ambition to go global has hit a roadbock after its parent group Kakao Corp. rejected its draft bid to buy Germany-based...

Watchmaker TAG Heuer launches direct operations in S.Korea

Watchmaker TAG Heuer launches direct operations in S.Korea

Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer S.A. is set to launch direct operations in South Korea, the world’s seventh-largest luxury market in terms of sales...

LG Elec takes on Lenovo, Asus in foldable laptop race

LG Elec takes on Lenovo, Asus in foldable laptop race

LG Electronics Inc. will join the race to lead the emerging foldable laptop market, currently led by foreign notebook majors Lenovo Ltd. and ASUSTeK...

KT's dietary management solution passes AI quality test

KT's dietary management solution passes AI quality test

A South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) solution that analyzes and presents information on the type and nutritional content of food after a us...

S.Korean convenience store chain CU releases Snoop Dogg sparkling wine

S.Korean convenience store chain CU releases Snoop Dogg sparkling wine

South Korean convenience store chain CU announced on Monday that it exclusively released “Snoop Dogg Cali Gold sparkling wine”, which is...

TPG to sell off Korean luxury tile firm Nox's parent for $421 mn

TPG to sell off Korean luxury tile firm Nox's parent for $421 mn

US alternative investment manager TPG Inc. is poised to sell a 65% stake in South Korea’s Moleem Corp., the parent of global leading luxury vi...

Hahn & Co. to sell off Korea's major biofuel maker SK Eco Prime

Hahn & Co. to sell off Korea's major biofuel maker SK Eco Prime

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Company is set to put a 100% stake in biofuel manufacturer SK Eco Prime on sale, with Goldman Sachs as a...

Korea's SG Private Equity to buy local industrial gas supplier

Korea's SG Private Equity to buy local industrial gas supplier

South Korea’s SG Private Equity is set to acquire local industrial gas supplier Hankook Special Gases Co. for a deal in the early 100 billion ...

Korea’s Iljin sticks to higher stake sale price than bid

Korea’s Iljin sticks to higher stake sale price than bid

Iljin Materials Co.’s sale process has reached a deadlock as its Chief Executive Heo Jae-Myeong is holding to its price to sell a controlling ...

Ssangyong draws HAAH and electric bus, scooter makers

Ssangyong draws HAAH and electric bus, scooter makers

Ssangyong Motor Co., a troubled South Korean sports utility vehicle maker, has drawn nine preliminary bidders, including a US automobile distributor...

Affinity, GS Retail likely to acquire Korean delivery platform Yogiyo

Affinity, GS Retail likely to acquire Korean delivery platform Yogiyo

A consortium led by global investment firm Affinity Equity Partners is the most likely candidate to acquire South Korea’s second-largest food ...

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