Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: Samsung C&T and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Examining Market Interest in the Potential Samsung C&T and SDS Restructuring


Examining Market Interest in the Potential Samsung C&T and SDS Restructuring

By Sanghyun Park

  • Maximizing Lee Jae-yong’s dividend income is crucial, making Samsung SDS’s ₩5.5T cash assets key, thus prompting the merger of Samsung C&T and Samsung SDS’s BPO division.
  • With no legal risks for Lee Jae-yong, Samsung C&T needs the merger to increase assets and avoid forced holding company conversion, making the acquisition of Samsung SDS’s BPO division necessary.
  • We should target a setup for likely appraisal rights for C&T. Monitor and capture the spread between the stock price and appraisal rights exercise price.

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