Taekwang Industrial Fails to Acquire K Shipbuilding Due to Disagreements Over Terms with Sellers

Negotiations Break Down Over Deal Structure and Acquisition Terms
Sole Bidder Fails to Become Preferred Negotiation Partner
Taekwang Industrial Considers Rejoining If Sale Is Relaunched

The acquisition of mid-sized shipbuilder K Shipbuilding (formerly STX Offshore & Shipbuilding) by the Taekwang Industrial consortium has ultimately fallen through.

K Shipbuilding Petrochemical Product Carrier. K Shipbuilding

On June 22, Taekwang Industrial announced through a regulatory filing, "We have held discussions with the seller and the lead manager regarding the transaction structure and terms, but were unable to bridge the differences between our proposal and the seller's requests. Today, we were notified by the lead manager that the open competitive bidding process has been terminated."

Previously, Taekwang Industrial formed a consortium to participate in the acquisition of K Shipbuilding, in which United Asset Management Company (UAMCO) and KHI each hold a 49.79% stake.

UAMCO and KHI sought to sell K Shipbuilding through an open competitive bidding process in September last year, and the Taekwang Industrial consortium was the sole participant in the main bidding round this March. However, due to unresolved disagreements over acquisition terms and other issues, a preferred bidder was not selected.

UAMCO and KHI plan to decide whether to resume the sale after comprehensively reviewing future market conditions and potential investor demand. Taekwang Industrial also stated that it would consider re-entering the acquisition process should the sale be relaunched.

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