Economy
Business·Industry
LGELECTRONICS to Build New Refrigerator Plant in Brazil… Accelerating Expansion into the ‘Global South’
LGELECTRONICS is accelerating its push into the “Global South” market by launching a refrigerator production plant in Brazil with an annual capacity of 600,000 units. The company’s strategy is to enha…
M&A·IB
[M&A Deal Board] Long-Term Care and Seafood Distribution Companies Up for Sale… Demand for Acquisitions in Facility Management and Construction
Every week, in collaboration with LISTING, an M&A matching platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), we report on newly listed assets and acquisition demand in the domestic M&A market. B…
M&A·IB
[VC’s Pick] Attention Focused on Next-Generation AI Data Centers and ESS-Based “Batteries”
This week (August 10–14), startups across various sectors—including artificial intelligence (AI) data infrastructure, media, diagnostics, and security—secured investments from venture capital (VC) fir…
Business·Industry
Koo Kwang-mo and Jensen Huang’s ‘Pork Belly Dinner’ Leads to… LG Corp. and NVIDIA’s Physical AI Alliance
Following the “pork belly dinner” between LG Corp. Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, the strategic partnership between the two companies is becoming even stronger. The two, who met in…
M&A·IB
Private Equity Funds Have Acquired Both the Top Two Domestic Companies… Why They Are Snapping Up Car Rental Firms
The top two players in the domestic car rental market have both been acquired by private equity fund (PEF) managers. With Texas Pacific Group (TPG) making a surprise acquisition of industry leader LOT…
M&A·IB
"From Myeongdong to Yeongdeungpo"... Foreign Capital Sets Out on a Hunt for Seoul Hotels
Foreign capital is accelerating its entry into the Seoul hotel market. As tourism demand, which had stagnated following the COVID-19 pandemic, recovers, there has been a series of investment cases whe…
Financing
[Market In] After Buying 1 Trillion Won a Day… Why Did SK hynix Halt Its Bond Investments?
Attention is focused on the reasons behind SK hynix(000660)’s sudden suspension of corporate bond investments. Although the company emerged as a “big player” by aggressively purchasing bonds—starting …
Business·Industry
SMEC CO.,LTD’s Appeal Dismissed… Preliminary Injunction Allowing SNT Holdings to Inspect Accounting Records Upheld
A court ruling allowing SNT Holdings—which is embroiled in a management control dispute with SMEC CO.,LTD—to inspect and copy SMEC CO.,LTD’s accounting records and other documents has been upheld even…
Business·Industry
SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD.’s First-Half Capacity Utilization Rebounds to 73%… R&D Expenditures Reach 858.6 Billion
SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD.’s utilization rate for its small-sized battery production facilities rebounded to the 70% range in the first half of this year. Research and development (R&D) expenses exceeded 85…
Business·Industry
Samsung Bio Labor and Management Seek Breakthrough in Wage and Collective Bargaining Talks… Agree on ‘Post-Negotiation Adjustment’
On April 22, members of the SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS Win-Win Labor Union held a rally in front of the company’s Songdo facility in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, to demand wage increases and other concessions. (Photo: …