Economy
M&A·IB
[VC's Pick] The AI That Played a Match Against Lee Sedol 9-dan… Enhance Secures 51.2 Billion Investment
This week (September 14–18), startups in various fields—including medical artificial intelligence (AI), content solutions, and content tech—secured investments from venture capital (VC) firms and acce…
M&A·IB
“South Korea Begins Institutionalizing Rental Housing”… Nubin Kicks Off Expansion of Investments in Living and Logistics
"The South Korean rental housing market is now shifting toward institutional capital."Mike Sales, CEO of Nubin Real Asset, shared this assessment of the South Korean rental housing market in a recent …
M&A·IB
“Buying the Whole Building, or Even Just One Floor”… Office Transactions in Pangyo Have Changed
Transaction patterns in the Pangyo office market are changing. While large-scale transactions involving the purchase or sale of entire buildings continue, there are also emerging cases where companies…
M&A·IB
[Exclusive] Cheongdam Prima Converts to Main PF Worth 1 Trillion... Interest Rate in the 6% Range
The “Prima Hotel Site Mixed-Use Development Project” in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, has successfully transitioned to “trillion-won-scale” project financing (PF).A total of 1.5 trillion won has …
Financing
[Credit Signal] Spreads Remain Steady, but Corporate Bond Yields Soar to 4.7%
Fluctuations in credit spreads serve as an indicator of investor sentiment and capital flows in the corporate bond market. “Credit Signal” intuitively analyzes the overall market trends and context by…
Business·Industry
Risk of Micron Strike Mounts… Will Samsung and SK Gain Stronger Bargaining Power?
As the likelihood of a strike grows in Taiwan—a key production hub for Micron, the world’s third-largest memory chipmaker—attention is turning to whether SamsungElectronics and SK hynix will benefit a…
Business·Industry
SK Hynix Launches ‘SK Hynix Ventures’ in Silicon Valley… Expands Its AI Investment Footprint
SK hynix has launched its corporate venture capital (CVC) brand, “SK hynix Ventures,” in Silicon Valley, USA, and is expanding its strategic investments across the entire artificial intelligence (AI) …
Business·Industry
Boston Dynamics Robot Dog Roams LG Corp. Plant… Aggressive Push for AX
What impact would it have if Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot were deployed at an LG Energy Solution battery manufacturing site? LG Energy Solution is not only equipping Boston Dynamics’ Spot with batterie…
Business·Industry
SK Hanik Subsidiary Solidym Considers U.S. NAND Factory… Will It Expand Local Production?
Solidigm, a U.S.-based subsidiary of SK hynix, is considering plans to establish a NAND flash production line in the Eastern United States. This comes as demand for NAND flash—including enterprise-gra…
Business·Industry
Samsung Exynos Records 9% Market Share in Q2…Thanks to the Galaxy S26
SamsungElectronics’ Exynos mobile application processor (AP) market share reached 9%. This is the highest level since tracking began in 2024. According to market research firm Counterpoint Research on…