On 19 November, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced major rule changes on corporate mergers and acquisitions have been approved by the Korean government.
Revised rules have three specific goals: Improve rules on calculating and determining merger prices when M&As take place between nonaffiliated business entities, strengthen disclosure duties, and improve external evaluation system.
If the Korean government is really serious about making positive rule changes, they need to apply these new laws not just for NON-AFFILIATED companies but more importantly for AFFIILATED companies.
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