Korea M&A Spotlight: Affinity Equity Partners Acquires Lock & Lock
It was reported on August 25th (after market close) that a Hong Kong based private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners will purchase a 63.56%...
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Alibaba Vs. Amazon in Korea
There are increasing indications that suggest that Alibaba and Amazon, the two largest e-commerce companies in the world, are ready to enter the...
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A Major Change in the Separation of Mobile Service & Handset Sales Distribution?
In the past week, there have been numerous Korean local media reports that suggested that a major change could occur in separating the mobile...
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Coupang - Alibaba to the Rescue?
It has been reported in numerous local Korean media in recent days that Alibaba (through its affiliate Alipay) may be ready to invest a significant...
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Revisiting Our Basket of Amazon Related Shorts in the Korean Retail Sector
In this report, we revisit our basket of Amazon related shorts in the Korean retail sector. On July 7th, we recommended going negative on a basket...
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