Hyundai Mipo Dockyard raised W142.1 billion $121 million through a clean-up trade in chemical and auto parts manufacturer KCC Corp on Tuesday, extending Korea's strong run of secondary share sales so far this year.
Driven by a number of follow-on offerings from affiliates of Samsung Group as well as Korea Aerospace Industries, South Korea has been a hot spot for Asian equity capital markets this year, especially in the first quarter when deal volume reached a 10-year high of $3.9 billion, according to Dealogic.
Attention in the past two months has shifted to Southeast Asia, where a number of transactions were completed after a...