Sohee Kim
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Krafton, creator of PUBG mobile game, hires bankers for South Korean IPO
Krafton could be valued at about $26b.
SoftBank-backed Grab snags $200m from South Korean PE firm Stic Investments
Grab has raised over $10 billion to date including about $3 billion from SoftBank Group.
SoftBank-backed Coupang to buy Hooq assets in Asian video entry
The deal also marks growing consolidation in the segment, after Tencent's acquisition of iflix assets.
GIC-backed S Korean fintech startup Viva Republica plans to raise $200m
The operator of Toss app expects to complete the funding round in mid-2020.
Inspecting Samsung’s $116b, decade-long bid for chip supremacy
Samsung is collaborating with major clients on designing and manufacturing custom chips and that work is already starting to add to its revenue.
Korean hotel app Yanolja buys Indian booking platform eZee Technosys
Backed by Singapore's GIC and Booking Holdings, Yanolja is expanding beyond the love motels that made its name to accommodate families and business tr
S Korea’s Netmarble launches game featuring global Kpop sensation BTS
The game marks the latest attempt to wed the country’s tech and entertainment industries to drive economic growth.
S Korea proposes tighter rules for family-run ‘chaebol’ conglomerates
Conglomerates will find it harder to make changes like mergers or spin-offs among affiliates without support from the market and shareholders
Lotte considers selling China malls due to anti-Korean sentiment
Lotte, the Korean retail giant, has agreed to sell most of its supermarkets in China as losses kept piling up.
Billionaire Singer-led activist fund Elliott accelerates attack on Hyundai Motors
Under Elliott’s counter proposal, a merger between Hyundai Motor and Mobis would result in a more efficient structure.