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Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>On 11 January, it was announced that Kakao Entertainment (103260 KS) has attracted large scale investments from Saudi Arabia's Sovereign Fund (Public Investment Fund - PIF) and GIC (Singapore).</li>
<li>Maekyung Business Daily reported that PIF and GIC combined invested about 1.1 trillion won to 1.2 trillion won in Kakao Entertainment, valuing the company at about 10 trillion won.</li>
<li>This major investment in Kakao Entertainment by PIF and GIC should have a positive impact on Kakao Corp (035720 KS), the controlling shareholder of the company.</li>
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On 11 January, it was announced that Kakao Entertainment (103260 KS) has attracted large scale investments from Saudi Arabia's Sovereign Fund (Public Investment Fund - PIF) and GIC (Singapore).
Maekyung Business Daily reported that PIF and GIC combined invested about 1.1 trillion won to 1.2 trillion won in Kakao Entertainment, valuing the company at about 10 trillion won.
This major investment in Kakao Entertainment by PIF and GIC should have a positive impact on Kakao Corp (035720 KS), the controlling shareholder of the company.


PIF and GIC Combined Invest About 1.2 Trillion Won in Kakao Entertainment

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<p>In our next Webinar, we welcome Analyst <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/soo-young-kim" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:20882" rel="noopener">Soo Young Kim</a> , who will take us through the ESG risks present in South Korea and her analysis based on negative ESG incidents. </p>
<h3>The webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 17:00 SGT/HKT.</h3>
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In our next Webinar, we welcome Analyst Soo Young Kim , who will take us through the ESG risks present in South Korea and her analysis based on negative ESG incidents. 
The webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 17:00 SGT/HKT.



Register for the Webinar here



Soo Young is the Head of ESG Intelligence at Who’s Good, Asia's first AI-driven ESG Insight Provider. Using AI technologies and public data, Who’s Good provides objective and up-to-date corporate ESG insights on Asian companies.

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<li>After the market close today, S.M.Entertainment announced that its Chairman Lee Soo Man will end the contract with Like Planning, a contents producing company owned by Lee Soo Man.</li>
<li>We estimate that S.M.Entertainment has paid more than 160 billion won to Like Planning in the past 10 years.</li>
<li>By ending the relationship between Chairman Lee Soo Man and Like Planning, this should have a major positive impact on S.M.Entertainment shares in the coming weeks. </li>
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After the market close today, S.M.Entertainment announced that its Chairman Lee Soo Man will end the contract with Like Planning, a contents producing company owned by Lee Soo Man.
We estimate that S.M.Entertainment has paid more than 160 billion won to Like Planning in the past 10 years.
By ending the relationship between Chairman Lee Soo Man and Like Planning, this should have a major positive impact on S.M.Entertainment shares in the coming weeks. 


S.M.Entertainment - Chairman Lee Soo Man to End Contract with Like Planning (A Big Catalyst!)

Head of ESG Intelligence, Who's Good

Soo Young Kim

Head of ESG Intelligence

ASIA’S FIRST AI-DRIVEN ESG INSIGHT PROVIDER

Who's Good

Using AI technologies and public data, Who’s Good provides objective and up-to-date corporate ESG insights on Asian companies.

WHY WHO'S GOOD

* Time-sensitive: Time is the essence in finance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can process vast amount of information in a short span of time. Our powerful algorithm offers real-time in-depth corporate ESG analysis with out compromising its quality.
* Objective: We turned to public big data and news big data as source to base our analysis on and to preserve impartiality. We leverage 350 public big data sources and 93 news data sources in Korea to uncover insights.
* Insightful: Who’s Good ESG analysis coverage extends to all listed and non-listed companies in Korea. This allows us to provide a comprehensive insight into the Korean market.
* Global approach to ESG: Our ESG research framework is built on international standards and principles including UN Global Compact, ISO 26000, ICGN and CFA Guidelines on Corporate Governance to meet the global standards.

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<li>JYP Entertainment (035900), one of the major entertainment companies in Korea, just released its very first ESG report in the industry</li>
<li>As climate change issues grow among fandom, likely to see growing risk for environmental issues. For social issues, anti-competitive practices and consumer issues became material</li>
<li>'Business Ethics' issues at YG Entertainment (122870) has pulled down its stock price in 2019, causing its main artist to disband</li>
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JYP Entertainment (035900), one of the major entertainment companies in Korea, just released its very first ESG report in the industry
As climate change issues grow among fandom, likely to see growing risk for environmental issues. For social issues, anti-competitive practices and consumer issues became material
'Business Ethics' issues at YG Entertainment (122870) has pulled down its stock price in 2019, causing its main artist to disband


K-Pop Industry Finally Starts to Pay Attention to ESG

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<li>Kakao Entertainment is one of the biggest entertainment companies in Korea. The company has a strong IP for webtoons, web novels, music, drama, movies, and other digital contents.</li>
<li>Kakao Entertainment is a company that was formed from a merger of Kakao Page and Kakao M in March 2021. </li>
<li>Kakao Corp (035720 KS) is the largest shareholder of Kakao Entertainment, followed by Anchor Equity Partners, and Tencent.</li>
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Kakao Entertainment is one of the biggest entertainment companies in Korea. The company has a strong IP for webtoons, web novels, music, drama, movies, and other digital contents.
Kakao Entertainment is a company that was formed from a merger of Kakao Page and Kakao M in March 2021. 
Kakao Corp (035720 KS) is the largest shareholder of Kakao Entertainment, followed by Anchor Equity Partners, and Tencent.


Kakao Entertainment: A Korean Entertainment Powerhouse

South Korea

JYP Entertainment Corp plans, produces, promotes, and markets Korean singers both in Korean and overseas market. The Company's also engages in licensing, merchandizing, and artist management business including the commercial flim contracts of the artists.

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