Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 25 years of experience in analyzing hundreds of companies, especially in Asia. Deep expertise in the following sectors:
- Technology (E-commerce, SaaS, Internet)
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Korean Equity Indices Rebalances - A Year in Review (2022)

2023 IPOs Pipeline Worldwide (Top 100 Companies)

NCsoft - Announces a Buyback Worth 190 Billion Won To Stop Share Price Bleeding

A Pair Trade Between Krafton & NCsoft (India's Crackdown on Krafton's BGMI)

The Blockchain Delusion. A (Mostly) Bearish Investment Thesis.

Private Capital Markets

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<li>Shift Up is a game developer in Korea that recently reached the unicorn status. </li>
<li>The company is expected to launch Goddess of Victory: Nikke mobile game and Eve console game on PS5 sometime in late 2022/early 2023. </li>
<li>The CEO of Shift Up Kim Hyung-tae previously worked as an art director at NCsoft. Shift Up is expected to complete an IPO in 2023. </li>
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Shift Up is a game developer in Korea that recently reached the unicorn status. 
The company is expected to launch Goddess of Victory: Nikke mobile game and Eve console game on PS5 sometime in late 2022/early 2023. 
The CEO of Shift Up Kim Hyung-tae previously worked as an art director at NCsoft. Shift Up is expected to complete an IPO in 2023. 


Shift Up Corp - A Rising Unicorn in the Korean Game Industry