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July 09, 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

BTS’ Suga, MLB star Chan Ho Park to join Oakland Athletics as shareholders

BTS member Suga and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Chan Ho Park are putting their money on the Athletics, formerly the Oakland Athletics, the baseball club behind the film "Moneyball," and currently sitting at the bottom of MLB's American League West division. They are joining a $70 million fund to support the franchise's relocation to Las Vegas from Oakland, California and the

Mergers & Acquisitions

Yonsei University: Unlikely yet adroit dealmaker in S.Korea’s M&A market

For decades, or probably for centuries, Yonsei University has been seen as an ivory tower ? a place for academics ? in South Korea. One of the country’s most prestigious private universities, Yonsei is now fast gaining a reputation for its appetite for mergers and acquisitions ? one that would be more familiar in the offices of a mid-tier conglomerate than a lecture

Private equity

Blackstone in talks to acquire Korea’s top salon chain Juno Hair in $590 mn deal

US private equity firm Blackstone Inc. is pursuing the acquisition of Juno Hair, South Korea’s largest premium hair salon chain, in a deal that values Juno Hair Group at 800 billion won ($590 million), people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Blackstone is the most aggressive among several global buyout groups that have explored a potential takeover of the Korean beauty gro

Waste management

Korean waste management firm Koentec on market for $730 mn

Korea Environment Technology Co. (Koentec) is up for sale in a deal that could fetch up to 1 trillion won ($730.4 million) with global private equity firms aiming to acquire the country’s largest waste management company, investment banking industry sources said on Monday. A consortium between Seoul-based E&F Private Equity and IS Dongseo Co. selected four qualified bidders -- tw

Business & Politics

Korean commercial act revision to drive reevaluation of equities: J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan, a leading US investment bank, has thrown its weight behind South Korea’s landmark commercial act revision, saying that the new government’s series of reform measures could mark a turning point for the undervalued Korean stock market in much the same way that Japan’s shareholder-focused overhaul reinvigorated Tokyo equities over the past decade. “The Com

Mergers & Acquisitions

Samsung to buy US health tech firm Xealth in digital health push

Samsung Electronics Co. will acquire Xealth, a US-based healthcare platform provider, as it steps up efforts to foster non-semiconductor businesses ? robotics, healthcare services, consumer audio and cooling and heating systems ? as future growth engines. The South Korean memory chip giant announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy Xealth for an undisclosed amount, with a

Mergers & Acquisitions

K Shipbuilding up for sale as Korean shipyards ride new boom

K Shipbuilding Co., a mid-tier South Korean shipbuilder, will be put on the market this month after a strong turnaround. The deal, estimated at 1 trillion won ($732 million), is expected to deliver a windfall for investors four years after their acquisition. A consortium between Seoul-based KHI Investment and UAMCO, a domestic bad bank, has recently sent requests for proposal to major acco

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