Shipbuilder Daewoo's majority shareholder conditionally approves sale

State-owned Korea Development Bank, which owns the majority of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, has signed a memorandum of understanding to sell Daewoo shares to Hyundai Heavy Industries. The deal could become the largest seen in the history of the shipbuilding industry.
Photo: /ritzau/AP/Kim Dong-min
Photo: /ritzau/AP/Kim Dong-min

The main shareholder of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, DSME, state-owned Korea Development Bank, (KDB) has signed a memorandum of understanding to divest of its Daewoo shares to the world's largest shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, said the bank Wednesday according to Reuters.

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