Economy
Business·Industry
HBM Has Reshaped the Talent Landscape… Companies Are Paying Premium Salaries to Recruit Experienced Samsung DRAM Engineers
With the advent of the artificial intelligence (AI) era, the value of semiconductor engineers is skyrocketing. There has been an increase in cases of top-tier Korean memory engineers moving to major U…
Financing
[Market In] A Rosy Outlook After Two Years… CJ CGV’s Credit Outlook Downgraded as Expected
NICEHoldings and Korea Credit Rating announced on the 30th that they have maintained the credit ratings of CJ CGV(079160)’s unsecured bonds at ‘A-’ and its hybrid capital securities at ‘BBB+’, respect…
Financing
[Market In] Han Shin Rating Downgrades Doosan Fuel Cell’s Rating Outlook to ‘Negative’… “Deepening Losses and Mounting Financial Burden”
Korea Ratings (Korea Credit Rating Agency) announced on the 30th that it has maintained the credit rating of Doosan Fuel Cell(336260)’s unsecured bonds at BBB and downgraded the outlook from “Stable” …
M&A·IB
[Market Insight] Artificial Demand Created by Public Funds?…The Hidden Calculations Behind the Success of Insurance M&As
The M&A (mergers and acquisitions) market for insurance companies—including LotteNon-LifeInsurance(000400), Yebyeol Property & Casualty Insurance, and KDB Life Insurance—is drawing intense interest ri…
M&A·IB
[Market In] ANIPLUS INC., the Company Behind the Success of ‘Demon Slayer,’ Completes Merger with Animax
Global animation content company ANIPLUS INC.(310200)announced on the 30th that it will complete a merger-by-absorption with its subsidiary, Animax Broadcasting Korea (Animax), on July 1. This comes a…
Financing
[Market In] LS Reaps the Benefits of Its Affiliates... Chances of a Credit Rating Upgrade Have Increased
LS(006260), the holding company of LS Group, has increased the likelihood of an upgrade to its own credit rating, driven by across-the-board improvements in the creditworthiness of its core subsidiari…
Financing
[Market Insight] Boosted by AI-related positive developments and a rebound at its subsidiary… DOOSAN’s chances of a credit rating upgrade have increased
The likelihood of a credit rating upgrade for DOOSAN(000150), the holding company of the DOOSAN Group, has increased, driven by the rapid growth of its core businesses following the boom in the artifi…
Business·Industry
Samsung Completes 14th SSAFY Cohort… Cultivating 'AI-Native' Talent Through Enhanced AI Training
Samsung is accelerating its efforts to cultivate “AI-native” talent by significantly restructuring the curriculum of its youth software training program, the “Samsung Youth SW·AI Academy (SSAFY),” to …
Bonds·FX Policy
[Market In] Hit Hard by the Petrochemical Slump… Credit Ratings and Outlooks Downgraded One After Another
As the downturn in the petrochemical industry drags on, downward pressure on the creditworthiness of major companies in the sector is intensifying. In the first-half regular ratings by domestic credit…
Business·Industry
Korea’s Top Two Semiconductor Firms See Favorable Investment Trends in AIDC… K-Battery Firms Eye Opportunities for Earnings Rebound
As the government, Samsung, SK, and others announce massive investment plans centered on artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, expectations are rising within the domestic battery industry. Since …