Kepco: a powerful debut

Deals of the year - Top quality issuers succeed in demanding markets

Deals of the year – Top quality issuers succeed in demanding markets

Kola Luu: Kepco’s success crucial for Korea

The Asian crisis left Korea’s government with an urgent need to promote corporate restructuring. One of its tactics has been to sell equity stakes in major state-owned companies. Privatization started in 1997 when a $100 million equity offering for SK Telecom was launched and continued the following year with Pohang Iron & Steel (Posco) tapping the equity market three times for a total $495 million.

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