IMM Credit closes $700 mn blind credit fund backed by NPS

IMM Credit closes $700 mn blind credit fund backed by NPS

IMM Credit & Solutions Inc. (ICS), the private credit unit of South Korea’s major investment firm IMM Holdings Inc., has raised nearly 1 t...

Miri Capital closes in on STIC Investments chairman’s stake

Miri Capital closes in on STIC Investments chairman’s stake

Miri Capital Management LLC has steadily raised its stake in STIC Investments Inc., narrowing the ownership gap with the firm’s founder and Ch...

LG Chem closes $1 bn water filter division sale to Glenwood PE

LG Chem closes $1 bn water filter division sale to Glenwood PE

LG Chem Ltd. said on Friday it has finalized the sale of its water filter business to Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity for 1.4 trillion won ($1 b...

S.Korea imports Canadian oil for 1st time under Trump's 2nd term

S.Korea imports Canadian oil for 1st time under Trump's 2nd term

South Korea has imported crude oil from Canada for the first time amid escalating tariff tensions between the US and Canada since Donald Trump's ret...

Samsung, Perplexity close to AI alliance: Bloomberg

Samsung, Perplexity close to AI alliance: Bloomberg

Samsung Electronics Co. is reportedly in advanced talks to equip its next flagship Galaxy smartphone series with the artificial intelligence-powered...

LG Electronics poised to extend OLED TV market lead into 2025  

LG Electronics poised to extend OLED TV market lead into 2025  

LG Electronics Inc. is on track to retain its lead in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV market for the 13th consecutive year, bolstered by ...

Samsung flexes financial muscle as insurance, card units top rankings

Samsung flexes financial muscle as insurance, card units top rankings

Samsung Group’s financial affiliates are closing in on KB Financial Group for the top spot in South Korea’s financial services sector, u...

LG, Samsung vie for crown in wheeled TV market

LG, Samsung vie for crown in wheeled TV market

The market for TVs mounted on a rollable stand has emerged as a new battleground between South Korea’s top two TV brands, LG and Samsung, four...

Korea Investment & Securities deepens global ties with 2nd IR in New York

Korea Investment & Securities deepens global ties with 2nd IR in New York

Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), the brokerage unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., said on Wednesday it hosted its flagship investor ...

Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio push

Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio push

Harman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has acquired Masimo Corp.’s audio business for $350 million, a ...

Trump Jr. to visit Seoul next week to meet Korean business leaders

Trump Jr. to visit Seoul next week to meet Korean business leaders

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the US President Donald Trump, is set to visit Seoul next week and meet with Korean business leaders grappling w...

LG Display eyes turnaround on China's shift to OLED

LG Display eyes turnaround on China's shift to OLED

LG Display Co., the world’s top large-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will likely swing to profit this year for the fir...

Samsung unveils upgraded AI-powered OLED TVs

Samsung unveils upgraded AI-powered OLED TVs

Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday showcased its new lineup of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs with advanced artificial intelligence features...

Samsung Electronics' TV guru Han Jong-hee dies of cardiac arrest at 63

Samsung Electronics' TV guru Han Jong-hee dies of cardiac arrest at 63

Han Jong-hee, vice chairman and co-chief executive of Samsung Electronics Co., has died from cardiac arrest, the company said on Tuesday. He was 63....

Samsung’s system chip, foundry business under close scrutiny for overhaul

Samsung’s system chip, foundry business under close scrutiny for overhaul

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has put its system chip and foundry businesses under tight scrutiny for a possi...

Affinity Equity set to close $1.1 bn purchase of Lotte Rental

Affinity Equity set to close $1.1 bn purchase of Lotte Rental

Affinity Equity Partners said on Friday that it will sign a definitive agreement on March 11 with Lotte Group to acquire a 56.2% stake in South Kore...

NPS closes $1.6 bn Korean office deal; scientists pension eyes NCSOFT building

NPS closes $1.6 bn Korean office deal; scientists pension eyes NCSOFT building

The National Pension Service (NPS) has completed the purchase of One Grove for 2.3 trillion won ($1.6 billion), its largest single real estate inves...

South Korea jumps to world’s No. 6 exporter; 2025 outlook dims

South Korea jumps to world’s No. 6 exporter; 2025 outlook dims

South Korea has sharply narrowed the gap in export value with Japan to a record low of $20.2 billion so far this year. But the country’s expor...

MBK, Young Poong close in on majority of Korea Zinc

MBK, Young Poong close in on majority of Korea Zinc

A consortium of MBK Partners and Young Poong Corp. has raised its stake in Korea Zinc Inc. to 46.7% of voting shares, drawing the group closer to ma...

DeepBrain AI to introduce AI anchor for Japanese terrestrial TV

DeepBrain AI to introduce AI anchor for Japanese terrestrial TV

South Korea's generative AI startup DeepBrain AI said on Thursday it partnered with Japan-based Nippon Electric Company (NEC) to introduce AI anch...

Kamur PE sells cutting tool maker JJ Tools to Blackstone

Kamur PE sells cutting tool maker JJ Tools to Blackstone

Seoul-based Kamur Private Equity has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in South Korean industrial cutting tool manufacturer JJ ...

MBK Partners’ 6th buyout fund raises $5 bn at 2nd close

MBK Partners’ 6th buyout fund raises $5 bn at 2nd close

MBK Partners, a North Asia-focused private equity firm, has completed the second closing of its sixth buyout fund at $5 billion, on course to reach ...

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. said on Thursday that it will run an open innovation program with the US-based Draper Startup House (DSH...

LG 2024 OLED TVs named as best TV in US

LG 2024 OLED TVs named as best TV in US

LG Electronics Inc. 's  2024 organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs were named as the best OLED TV by several prominent US media outlets.Accor...

AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A round

AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A round

MarqVision Inc., a startup developing an artificial intelligence-powered intellectual property (IP) protection platform, raised 22 billion won ($16....

Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study

Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study

Samsung Electronics Co. ranked as the top TV brand for consumer satisfaction in the US, according to the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (...

Duty-free underdog Kyung Bok Kung outshines Lotte, Shilla

Duty-free underdog Kyung Bok Kung outshines Lotte, Shilla

Kyung Bok Kung Duty-Free Co., a lesser-known travel retailer, has bucked the trend of South Korea's sluggish duty-free retail industry on a downward...

Hanwha to take full control of S’pore Dyna-Mac with tender offer

Hanwha to take full control of S’pore Dyna-Mac with tender offer

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to acquire all shares it does not own in Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd., a Singapor...

LG's transparent OLED TV named best product in US

LG's transparent OLED TV named best product in US

LG Electronics Inc.'s transparent OLED TV, the LG Signature OLED T, received the Best Designer Display award at the CEDIA Expo 2024, held in Denver,...

Samsung 2024 TVs earn VDE certification for picture quality

Samsung 2024 TVs earn VDE certification for picture quality

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday that seven of its 2024 TV models, including Neo QLED 8K and Neo QLED series, have received picture quality ...

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