SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co. said Thursday it has received shareholders’ approval to split off its battery unit to focus on new growth drivers. With the approval, the refinery-to-battery subsidiary under South Korea’s No. 3 conglomerate, SK Group, will be split into two entities that are respectively in charge of its [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — About a half of corporate spin-off founders have master’s or doctorate degrees or a background in technical and research departments, a local think tank said. The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade recently conducted a survey with the founders of 202 spin-off startups. On average, the founders started [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, on Tuesday refuted claims that its planned spin-off of affiliates could undermine shareholder value, saying the move will actually benefit its stockholders. “We believe our shareholder value will improve since the group can focus on its key businesses, including electronics, chemicals and telecommunications,” [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Group is likely to spin off multiple affiliates, people familiar with the matter said Monday, with an uncle of the conglomerate’s chief taking the leadership of the spun-off companies. Koo Bon-joon, an uncle of current LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and a younger brother of late LG Group [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. announced that it will support three startups created by Samsung employees as part of the company’s in-house venture incubation program, C-Lab Inside. C-Lab Inside was introduced in 2012 to promote a creative corporate culture as well as to explore employees’ innovative ideas. The three startups that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical company, said Friday its shareholders approved the company’s proposal for the spin-off of its battery business. Shares in LG Chem fell 6.14 percent to 611,000 won, underperforming the broader KOSPI’s 2.56 percent decline. The move will pave the way for LG Chem [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) decided Tuesday to oppose LG Chem Ltd.’s plan to spin off its battery business at a shareholders’ meeting later this week. In September, LG Chem, the country’s leading chemical company, announced a plan to separate the battery business to better cope with growing [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical company, said Friday that the initial public offering (IPO) of its planned spin-off battery business unit could take about a year as it seeks ways to strengthen its leading position in the market. LG Chem on Thursday decided to spin off its [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical company, said Thursday that it has decided to spin off its battery business in a move to further boost its leading position in the sector amid growing demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The new entity — tentatively called LG Energy Solutions [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical company, will hold a board meeting this week to discuss a spinoff of its battery business, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. LG Chem could finalize its decision on the issue in an emergency board meeting on Thursday, they said. The [...]