SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Indian subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. is seeking to raise up to 4.4 trillion won (US$3.26 billion) through an initial public offering (IPO), according to the carmaker Thursday. Hyundai Motor Co. said in a regulatory filing to the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service that the price band for [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As Naver Webtoon prepares for its Nasdaq listing, the company has set its initial public offering (IPO) price, catapulting its valuation to around 3.7 trillion won. This development marks a significant milestone for the digital comics industry, challenging the long-held notion that “webtoons can’t make money.” Webtoon Entertainment, the North [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Online comics company Webtoon Entertainment Inc., owned by South Korea’s top internet platform, Naver, has set a price of US$21 per share, the top of its pricing range, for its plan to list itself on the U.S. stock market, as it seeks to become a “Disney in Asia.” In [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor’s share price reached a historic peak on June 18, propelled by the anticipated effects of its Indian subsidiary’s initial public offering (IPO). Kia Motors, which had traded range-bound after its dividend payout following a March high, also surpassed its previous record, with both automakers setting new highs on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Robotics Inc., South Korea’s largest collaborative robot supplier, made a successful market debut Thursday after raising the largest initial public offering (IPO) this year. Doosan Robotics was trading at 50,900 won (US$38) on Seoul’s main bourse as of 9:20 a.m., up 97 percent from its IPO price of [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — CBL International Limited (NASDAQ: BANL), together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (“CBL International” or the “Company”), is an established marine fuel logistic company currently focusing on the Asia Pacific region, providing one-stop solutions for vessel refueling. CBL International today announced the closing on March 27, 2023 of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of initial public offerings (IPOs) and the amount of funds raised from the process in 2022 decreased sharply due to market uncertainty caused by inflation and monetary tightening in major countries, data showed Monday. A total of 70 companies made their debuts on the main KOSPI and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean online grocer Oasis Corp. cancelled its planned initial public offering (IPO) on Monday amid lackluster investor sentiment. Oasis said it submitted a withdrawal letter after it received a lackluster response from domestic and foreign institutional investors during a two-day demand forecasting session last Tuesday and Wednesday amid [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Oasis Corp., a South Korean e-grocery store operator, on Wednesday announced its ambition to boost its members and build new logistics centers as it prepares to go public in the local stock market later this month. Oasis will debut on the secondary KOSDAQ market on Feb. 23, becoming South [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Kurly Corp. the operator of South Korean e-grocery platform Market Kurly, said Wednesday it will postpone the initial public offering (IPO) originally planned for early this year, due to harsh market conditions. “We decided to push back our planned IPO with the Korea Exchange (KRX), considering the contracting investor [...]