SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Group’s governance structure has been simplified by a series of mergers and asset sales, industry watchers said Monday, with the owner family solidifying its grip over the country’s No. 1 conglomerate. Samsung C&T Corp. was created in September as the group’s holding firm, which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Everland amusement park will be adding a couple of rare panda bears to its animal roster, and will share them with the public starting next year. The resort construction sector of Samsung C&T Corporation signed an agreement with the wildlife protection society of China to cooperate on protecting pandas. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The apparel industry is channeling clothing into ‘strategy’ and is starting to offer image consulting services to businesses. Samsung C&T announced that it will launch a professional fashion coaching service called ‘Gentleman Company Project’. Gentleman Company Project is a business-to-business (B2B) project in which Samsung C&T, owner of various [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates said Thursday it has requested that Samsung C&T buy back part of its stake in the South Korean construction firm, a move in line with its opposition against a key merger deal carried out by the country’s top conglomerate, Samsung Group. Thursday is the deadline for [...]
Seoul, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) - It has been reported that Elliott Management, an American hedge fund that filed lawsuits opposing the merger of Samsung C&T Corporation and Cheil Industries Inc., has returned its stockholder certificates for Samsung C&T Corporation, Samsung SDI and Samsung Fire Insurance to the Korea Securities Depository (KSD). Since the proposal to merge Samsung C&T [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung C&T Co., a construction and trading arm of Samsung Group, said Monday that it plans to delist its depositary receipts (DRs) traded on the British stock market. In a regulatory filing, Samsung C&T said it will report its plan to the British financial authorities this week. The DRs, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s listed firms called Wednesday for more defense mechanisms against hostile takeovers as the ongoing battle between Samsung Group and a U.S. hedge fund sheds fresh light on the country’s weak corporate governance structure and foreign investors’ sway over the local stock market. The Korea Listed Companies Association [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea bizwire) – Paul Singer, CEO of Elliott Management, released an old photo of himself taken when he visited Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2002 while the co-host country was astonishing the world. With red shirts emblazoned with the “Be The Reds” slogan, he posed in front of the stadium together with his [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s national pension fund operator on Friday decided its official stance on a merger between key subsidiaries of Samsung Group, the country’s leading family-controlled conglomerate, but won’t disclose what the stance is for the time being, officials said. But sources say that the operator decided to support the [...]
Seoul, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS) has advised the National Pension Service (NPS) to oppose the merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries. According to a statement released by the financial investment industry on July 8, the KCGS recently submitted a report suggesting that the NPS should oppose the proposed [...]