Investment Summary

SK Telecom Invests In IHQ

On February 2, 2005, SK Telecom invested in media company IHQ for 14.0B KRW

Investment Highlights
  • This is SK Telecom’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is SK Telecom’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SK Telecom’s 1st transaction in South Korea.

Investment Summary

Date 2005-02-02
Target IHQ
Sector Media
Investor(s) SK Telecom
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Deal Value 14.0B KRW

Target

IHQ

Seoul,, South Korea
IHQ Inc.a multi-entertainment company,an integrated entertainment content company in South Korea.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

SK Telecom

Seoul, South Korea

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Communications
Revenue 17.94T KRW (2024)
DESCRIPTION

SK Telecom is a provider of wireless telecommunications services. SK Telecom was founded in 1984 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 11
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: South Korea M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-04-16 SkyCross

San Jose, California, United States

SkyCross is a global designer and manufacturer of advanced antenna and RF solutions. SkyCross offers complete consultative RF design services and antenna solutions ranging from integrated modules, to traditional and advanced antenna solutions, to reference designs for advanced antenna and integrated RFFE solutions.

Buy $1M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-27 YBM Seoul Records

South Korea

YBM Seoul Records is involved in producing and distributing Korean music and releasing licensed international music in the local market, holding rights to sell products from Sony Music, Jave Entertainment and Victor Entertainment.

Buy $29M