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SEOUL, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) plans to close the preliminary bidding process for the sale of the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (KSE:042660), the world's third-largest shipbuilder, by Sept. 9, industrial sources said Saturday.
KDB, the lead manager of the Daewoo Shipbuilding sale, along with a government asset management unit, are to sell a 50.4 percent stake in the shipyard. The deal will fetch as much as 7 trillion won (US$6.45 billion), according to sources.
KDB will pick a preferred bidder in October.
On Aug. 27, four South Korean companies - POSCO, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., GS Group and Hanwha Group - submitted letters of intent for the acquisition of the shipyard.
The four companies successfully passed KDB's screening process and are expected to conduct a due ...
Source: HighBeam Research, PRELIMINARY BIDDING FOR DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING TO END BY SEPT. 9.