South Korea

In the latest development in what will be one of the biggest M&A deals in Asia this year, South Korean-headquartered Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder,... 2008-08-26

Since taking office in February of this year, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's government has been talking about broad-based privatisation. We are, however, still waiting for... 2008-08-14

South Korea's top retail lender, Kookmin Bank, announced on July 29 that it will consider raising US$1.6bn in Europe through the issue of mortgage-asset backed bonds. If it goes ahead,... 2008-07-30

South Korea's finance ministry has said that it will immediately privatise Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), but will not privatise the country's public utilities... 2008-07-24

The weak IPO market in South Korea may receive a much needed boost this month, as two companies receive approval for planned IPOs. POSCO Engineering & Construction (POSCO E&C),... 2008-07-15

SK C&C, the technology outsourcing arm of SK Group is going to undertake the first IPO with an international tranche this year, hoping to raise up to W1.19trn (US$1.15bn). Up... 2008-06-19

UK bank HSBC hinted on May 26 that it is prepared to walk away from its US$6.2bn planned takeover of US private equity fund Lone Star's 51% stake in Korea Exchange Bank if the deal... 2008-05-27

The State Bank of Vietnam has given the go-ahead to four foreign investors taking a 25% stake in Eximbank in what is the latest, but surely not the last, instance of foreign... 2008-05-22

Newly-elected President Lee Myung-bak appears to have been accorded a honeymoon by foreign investors with pledged FDI rising by 70% y-o-y to US$2.72bn in Q108. Lee's ambitious growth... 2008-04-04

South Korea's second largest cable TV operator C&M has been acquired by an investment fund managed by Australia's Macquarie Group and private equity house MBK Partners.... 2008-04-04