mergermarket: 2011 Korean M&A Round-up
mergermarket has just released its South Korea M&A Year End Roundup for 2011, and amongst the various league tables and statistics we found few items we thought would be interesting for our readers. Of course, to get the full picture, …
Pledged FDI into Korea hit 11 year high in 2011
According to Nasdaq.com pledged foreign direct investment hit an 11 year high in 2011. The article, citing statistics from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, says that foreigners pledged investments amounting to $13.67 billion last year, the highest amount since 2000 when …
Google to invest in Korean startups
Google CEO Eric Schmidt must have been impressed on his visit to Korea in November of last year.
Asia Gyeongjae is reporting that Google and the Korea Communications Commission have signed an MOU in which the tech giant will help to incubate Korean start-ups. …
Korea moves up 6 spots on WEF Financial Development Index
According to the recently released 2011 Financial Development Index compiled by the World Economic Forum, Korea now ranks 18th out of 60 major economies. The index ranks the world’s leading financial systems and capital markets according to 7 factors including …
Korean Investment Workshop at AFF – Hong Kong 2012
Invest KOREA will be attending the Asian Financial Forum at the Hong Kong Convention Center on January 16th and 17th. We will be holding a workshop and 1:1 meetings with Korean companies on the 17th and we are looking forward …
M&A News
RFID solution provider Qbit seeking to raise funds
Qbit, a privately held South Korea based radio-frequency identification
Biolsystems seeks foreign financial investors
mergermarket is reporting that Biolsystems, a company who presented
Obigo seeking Series B investment for R&D
Obigo, a privately held South Korean browser platforms developer
Intervest invests 10 bn won in Lumens
Korean VC Intervest has invested in LED manufacturer Lumens
Hyundai Group to buy Banyan Tree Seoul
According to this MK News article, Ssangyong Engineering and
Korea Investment Blog
“Don’t be afraid, just invest”, new podcasts for VCs and startups
This article from The Seoul Kyungjae, a local financial
Korean VCs: Bigger is better
This article from Money Today points out a trend among Korean
Vogo’s Lee: Vogo to raise 700 bn won, acquire distressed assets
Vogo Fund Chairman, Lee Jaewoo is raising a fund
Announcing Private Equity Korea partnership with Seoul Space
For most, Korean business begins and ends with names
Crystal Genomics raises 3 billion won from KSLSF
Market Watch has reported that biopharmaceutical company Crystal Genomics, has just
