Hyunjoo Jin
Stories by Hyunjoo Jin
Activist investor Elliott builds $1b stake in Hyundai, pushes for changes
Elliott's call adds to challenges for Hyundai, which is struggling from slowing sales in China and the United States, due to its delayed response to t
S. Korea’s Shinsegae, E-Mart to get $940m from Affinity, BRV Capital for online foray
Shinsegae and its supermarket affiliate E-Mart will spin off and combine their online business units to create a separate company
S Korea’s AJ Networks mulls rental car company stake sale
AJ Networks owns a 39.80% stake in AJ Rent A Car. Hyundai Motor has early this week, had reportedly, entered detailed talks with AJ Networks to buy t
S Korea’s Lotte to sell China Mart stores by year-end, several suitors express interest
Lotte decided to bow out of the business after most of its hypermarkets and supermarkets in China were shut down amid political tensions.
Unilever to buy control of Carver Korea for $2.9b. Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital to exit
Unilever is said to buy the stakes from Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital
S Korea’s Lotte mulls sale of supermarkets in China
A total of 87 of Lotte Shopping's 99 Mart stores in China were closed following Seoul's decision last year to deploy a U.S. missile defence system to
LVMH-backed PE fund invests in S Korean sunglass maker Gentle Monster
Banking on the Korean pop culture boom to fuel sales of the country's luxury brands.
KKR to set up auto parts JV with South Korea’s LS Group, buy materials business
KKR will make the proposed investment from its $9.3 billion Asian Fund III.
