Mirae Asset debuts AI-recommended ETF on NYSE to invest in US bonds

Mirae Asset Financial Group, one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, has launched its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing in high-q...

Magnachip to sell display business in H1 to focus on power semiconductors

South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. plans to sell its display business by the end of the first half as part of a strategic shift to...

South Korea’s Viva Republica drops Korean IPO plan, seeks US debut

Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, has dropped its plan to go public in th...

LG, Qraft Technologies' AI-powered ETF trades on NYSE

South Korea’s LG Group and Seoul-based Qraft Technologies Inc. have jointly launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that selects holdings relat...

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)...

US affiliate of Korea's cell therapy company NK Max eyes NYSE listing in 3Q

NKGen Biotech, the US affiliate of South Korea's natural killer (NK) cell therapy developer NK Max, on Friday said it signed a letter of intent (LOI) ...

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

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

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

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

SK on eve of jackpot from NYSE debut of US battery maker SES

SK Inc., the investment-focused holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is set to pocket a sixfold return from its investment in SES Holdin...

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

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. ...

S.Korean millennials rush on Nasdaq and NYSE amid sluggish Kospi

South Korean millennials in their 20s and 30s are rushing to Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) amid skyrocketing real estate prices in t...

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

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

Coupang applies for IPO on New York Stock Exchange

Coupang Corp., 37% owned by SoftBank Group, is set to become the first Korean company to list directly on the New York Stock Exchange, with its valu...

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...