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HD Hyundai Heavy Marine Solution's sales are expected to surpass 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) for the first time this year, the same year that KKR completed its ext from the ship maintenance service provider #HDHyundaiMarineSolution #KKR
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Korea's IPO market is heading into a crowded fourth quarter.
#Korea #USA #IPO #listing #Kosdaq #Kospi #KRX #review #regulatory #tax #investigation #startups #unicorns #artificialintelligence #Musinsa #KKR #Sono #SFC #Stech #BaroPharm #Dabeeo #Creatz
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케인앤더슨 리얼에스테이트가 고금리 기조와 글로벌 인공지능 데이터센터 투자 열풍 속에서도 실버타운과 의료 오피스 등 인구구조 변화 혜택을 받는 부동산 자산의 투자 매력도가 지속될 것으로 전망했다.
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Kayne Anderson Real Estate expects investments in demographic-driven assets to remain attractive despite elevated yields and the AI data center boom.
#Korea #USA #UK #KayneAnderson #realestate #property #alternative #artificialintelligence #data #centers
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Coupang is testing a Try Before You Buy (TBYB) fashion shopping service as the e-commerce competition intensifies.
#Coupang #TryBeforeYouBuy #TBYB #Nike #Fila #TommyHilfiger #Amazon #Naver #Kurly #Musinsa #Ably
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Private equity firm MBK is walking away from Korean outdoor apparel brand Nepa at a steep loss.
#Korea #MBK #Nepa #K2 #privateequity #buyout #mergersandacquisitions #rights #offering #shares #stake #debt #refinancing #outdoor #apparel #clothing #gear
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Venture capital investment in the Korean biotech and healthcare sectors is speeding up a recovery.
#Korea #venture #capital #investment #bio #healthcare #artificialintelligence #valuation #fundraising #startups #JJDC #JohnsonandJohnson #USA #Europe
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#Kospi clung to 7,000 on Wednesday as chip gains offset heavy retail and foreign profit-taking ahead of the #Chuseok_break.
#Korean_stocks #Samsung_Electronics #SK_Hynix #semiconductor_stocks #holiday_market_closer
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Korea’s #National_Growth_Fund weighs joining Vessl AI’s $150 mn Series C to fuel its GPU cloud expansion.
#Vessl_AI #Series_C #startup_funding #AI_infrastructure #GPU_cloud #computing #GPU_as_a_Service #VESSL_Cloud #KB_Securities #venture_capital
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S.Korea proposes up to 15 years in prison for CEOs over fatal workplace accidents.
#South_Korea #Serious_Accidents_Punishment_Act #workplace_safety #industrial_accidents #CEO_liability #labor_laws #Yellow_Envelope_Act #labor_reform
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Samsung’s $110 mn #Grail bet is poised to pay off as an encouraging #FDA_review boosts hopes for its cancer test.
#Samsung_Electronics #Samsung_CnT #Galleri #cancer_screening #digital_health #genomic #healthcare_investment
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Korea’s crypto trading volumes have surged 17-fold as a Bitcoin rally draws investors back.
#Bitcoin #Upbit #Bithumb #Coinone #Korbit #Gopax #CoinMarketCap #ClarityAct #CryptoFearNGreedIndex #DigitalAssetFrameworkAct #FarsideInvestors #CoinGecko
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Kakao has blocked Kakao Mobility's plan to list American depositary receipts, dealing a setback to TPG's exit from the mobility platform. #TPG #Kakao #KakaoMobility
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Daou Technology, the largest shareholder of Kiwoom Securities and snack maker Orion Group are among the six bidders for debt-laden JoongAng Ilbo, said sources. #JoongAngIlbo #DaouTechnology #Orion #3PROTV #OKFinancialGroup
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Korea has formally selected a Texas power plant as the flagship program for its pledged $350 billion US investment package.
#Korea #USA #Canada #Japan #Trump #tarriffs #Westinghouse #mergersandacquisitions #stake #board #energy #nuclear #Texas #plant
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Korea would secure basic voting rights in Westinghouse even with a 5% to 10% minority stake, senior government officials said.
#Korea #USA #Canada #Trump #Westinghouse #mergersandacquisition #stake #board #voting #rights #MOU #energy
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Korean dental giant Osstem Implant has doubled its profitability under the management of buyout firms MBK and UCK.
#Korea #USA #Americas #China #MBK #UCK #Osstem #implant #dental #mergersandacquisitions #management #overhaul #portfolio
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Korean corporations are pushing back their bond issuance schedules into early next year as yields are surging.
#Korea #USA #BOK #Fed #interestrates #corporate #bonds #yields #treasury #borrowing #costs #loan #banks #SK #energy #cable #petrochemical
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Korea’s solar tax credits, like the #US_IRA, offer little relief to loss-making domestic manufacturers, say critics
#South_Korea_solar_tax_credits #solar_manufacturing #Korean_IRA #Chinese_solar_imports #industrial_policy #tax_incentives
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#Made_in_Korea_fraud surges 18-fold as Chinese goods dodge #US_tariffs, raising concerns over tighter US customs inspections.
#South_Korea #China #tariff_evasion #origin_fraud #transshipment #Korea_Customs_Service
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