Korea M&A Corporation

GS Holdings(below 'GSH') in South Korea is considering sell the stakes of GS retail and home shopping (Cable shopping). GSH is preparing for capital to acquire Daewoo Shipbuilding. Lotter, Hyundai, and SK is nominated as buyer of these companies.

Nanya Technology Corp. (2408.TW) is considering the sale of a stake in its chip joint venture with Qimonda AG (QI) to Micron Technology Inc. (MU), a Nanya executive said Thursday. Qimonda and Nanya each own 35% in Inotera Memories Inc. (3474.TW), which makes dynamic random access memory chips widely used in personal computers. Nanya won't divest its current stake, but is considering a sale to Mi..

South Korea's POSCO Engineering & Construction said on Thursday it planned a share sale worth a potential 1.2 trillion won ($1.1 billion), which may become the country's biggest initial public offering in two years. The construction company, which is 89.5 percent owned by the world's fourth-largest steel maker POSCO (005490.KS: Quote, Profile, Research), set an indicative price range for the sal..

After months in the doldrums, the buyout market is staging a modest recovery with Carlyle, the private equity group, agreeing to buy part of Booz Allen Hamilton for $2.9 billion. The leveraged buyout of Booz Allen Hamilton's political consultancy business, announced yesterday, is being part-financed by Bank of America and Credit Suisse. It brings the total value of private equity deals announced..

Xtep International Holdings Ltd., a Chinese sportswear company 10 percent owned by Carlyle Group, may raise HK$3.03 billion ($388 million) from a Hong Kong initial public offering, said two people familiar with the plan. The maker and distributor of athletic shoes and clothing based in the eastern Chinese city of Quanzhou plans to sell 550 million shares, a 25 percent stake, at HK$4.05 to HK$5.5..

Whether playing the role of corporate raider or white-knight activist, Carl Icahn is no stranger to pushing for change at the companies in which he holds big stakes. Icahn made his name in the 1980s by revamping companies such as Texaco and TWA. More recent high-profile campaigns have centered on pressuring companies as varied as Motorola, Blockbuster and Time Warner. His most recent scorecard i..