‘Finance X Virtual Assets’ Mirae Asset to Acquire 92% Stake in Won-Based Exchange Korbit [Crypto Briefing]

Mirae Asset Financial Group has decided to acquire a 92% stake in Korbit, a won-based virtual asset exchange.
Mirae Asset Consulting, an affiliate of Mirae Asset Financial Group, announced on the 13th that it has decided to acquire 26.91 million shares of Korbit for about 133.5 billion won.
As a result, Mirae Asset Consulting is expected to hold a 92.06% stake in Korbit.
Mirae Asset Consulting stated that the purpose of the acquisition is "to secure future growth engines based on digital assets (virtual assets)."
Mirae Asset Consulting is believed to be purchasing all the shares held by NXC, Nexon’s holding company and Korbit’s largest shareholder, and by SK Square. In relation to this, SK Planet disclosed on the same day that it has decided to sell 9.22 million shares of Korbit for 45.7 billion won.
SK Planet explained that the purpose of the disposal is "to exercise tag-along rights under a shareholders’ agreement and to recover the investment."
Previously, Mirae Asset Financial Group unveiled its “Mirae Asset 3.0” strategy, which combines traditional assets with virtual assets. The group plans to gradually build the infrastructure and systems that will underpin the digital asset business ecosystem, and to organically link the global mobile trading system (MTS) being promoted by its overseas affiliates with virtual asset trading platforms, thereby expanding Mirae Asset’s financial ecosystem.

elikim@fnnews.com Kim Mi-hee Reporter