SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – As the struggle between American hedge fund Elliott Associates and Samsung Group continues, local institutional investors find themselves in the difficult position of having to choose sides. Elliott’s argument that the proposed merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries undervalues Samsung C&T and goes against the interests of shareholders is widely received, [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung C&T, the construction arm of Samsung Group, said Wednesday its plan to merge with the group’s de facto holding firm doesn’t hurt shareholders’ interests, refuting a U.S. hedge fund’s claim that the builder is undervalued. In late May, Samsung C&T unveiled the plan to merge with Cheil Industries in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. activist hedge fund said Tuesday it filed a court injunction to stop South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group from merging two key units. The legal action by Elliot Management comes after Cheil Industries Co., Samsung’s de facto holding company, announced a plan to take over construction and [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. hedge fund’s stake hike in Samsung C&T Corp. and objection to a proposed merger with Cheil Industries Inc. may not be strong enough to upend the well-orchestrated plan, but it could complicate Samsung Group’s restructuring move ultimately aimed at a smooth leadership change, market watchers said Friday. [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top family-controlled conglomerates, known here as chaebol, have recently announced plans to merge their key units, in what is widely seen as a play to simplify their governance structures and help pave the way for power transfers. Betting such moves will trigger a bull run for the [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T, two key affiliates of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, said Tuesday they are planning to merge by the end of August. “Under the merger agreement, subject to approval from the two companies’ shareholders, Cheil Industries will acquire Samsung C&T by offering 0.35 new [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Commission income and asset sales boosted net profit for South Korean credit card companies in 2014, the financial watchdog said Thursday. The combined net earnings of eight credit card firms stood at 1.8 trillion won (US$1.6 billion) last year, up 5 percent from the previous year, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Two Samsung Group companies Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Engineering have decided to merge with each other in a board of directors meeting on September 1. The two companies will exchange shares at the ratio of 1 to 2.36. Samsung Heavy Industries will grant 2.36 shares to Samsung Engineering shareholders for every share [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A new company integrating two Samsung Group companies, Samsung SDI and Cheil Industries, has set sail on July 1. The two companies had decided to merge with each other in March this year in board of directors meetings. The newly created company, which retained the name of Samsung SDI, will be [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Everland Inc., a de facto holding company for the whole Samsung Group affiliates, announced a plan for public offering following the footsteps of Samsung SDS. It is likely the IPO would be in the first quarter next year. On June 3, the company held a board of directors [...]