Economy
Business·Industry
Despite the Peptron, Inc. and HLB INC. Shock, the Biotech Sector Remains Bullish… Warm Sentiment Spreads Across KOSDAQ [Biotech Spotlight]
On the 10th, in the biotech sector, Peptron, Inc.(087010)and #HLB INC. all hit their daily price limits due to individual negative factors. Nevertheless, buying momentum spread across the KOSDAQ marke…
Financing
[Exclusive] Credit Rating Agencies’ Upward and Downward Revision Ratios Vary Widely in FSS’s View… A Flexible Standard for Default Assessments
It has been confirmed that the criteria for calculating the “upgrade-to-downgrade ratio”—a key indicator in the “Credit Rating Changes” reports published by the three major domestic credit rating agen…
Financing
[Capital Focus] China’s Manufacturing Sector Boosted by AI… An Illusion of Recovery Without Domestic Demand
Global investment banks (IBs) and capital markets are turning their attention to Greater China—the world’s largest manufacturing hub and the financial center of Asia. “Capital Hub” is a series coverin…
M&A·IB
[VC’s Pick] “Helping IP Companies Make the Shift to AX”… Wart Secures Series B Funding
This week (July 6–10), startups across various sectors—including medical AI services, nuclear fusion power, and e-commerce platforms—secured investments from venture capital (VC) firms and accelerator…
M&A·IB
Why a Mid-Sized Construction Firm Is Being Mentioned as a Candidate to Acquire Control of JoongAng Ilbo
JoongAng Ilbo and JTBC Headquarters
As the JoongAng Ilbo, facing a liquidity crisis, has made a last-ditch effort to sell its management rights, rumors are spreading that mid-sized construction c…
M&A·IB
[Economy with the EU] Recommendations for new clothes are a thing of the past… Why Google and eBay are focusing on closet data
Google and eBay have invested more than 10 billion won in a British digital closet startup. This move is seen as a bet on a business model that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to digitize consumers’…
M&A·IB
An Unexpected Windfall? Aegis Asset Management: Sale Fell Through, but Valuation Doubled
Although the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal between global private equity fund (PEF) manager Hillhouse Investment (hereinafter “Hillhouse”) and Aegis Asset Management fell through, analysts say the…
Business·Industry
Micron Bets 375 Trillion Won on the U.S. … Samsung and SK Face Growing Pressure to Invest in the U.S.
As Micron expands its semiconductor investment in the U.S. to $250 billion (approximately 375 trillion won), pressure on SamsungElectronics and SK hynix to invest in the U.S. is expected to intensify.…
Business·Industry
K-Battery Set to Return to Profitability in Q2… North American ESS Supply Chain Now Complete
Signs of a turnaround for Korean battery companies are becoming increasingly clear in the second half of the year. Having passed through the “EV chasm” (a temporary slowdown in demand), these companie…
Business·Industry
Peptron, Inc. Emphasized "Smooth Sailing" with Lilly, but... Excluded from Joint Research After Mounjaro and MTA
Peptron, Inc.(087010), following its official statement that its joint research with Eli Lilly is proceeding normally, issued a revised notice around 12:00 p.m. today explaining that tirzepatide is in…