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Goldman Sachs to Handle Daewoo Sale

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

April 21, 2008

Goldman Sachs was picked to manage the sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co Ltd., according to a Reuters report, kicking off a deal expected to attract in excess of $4b. The sale is poised to become the biggest M&A transaction in South Korea this year, as the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) and other banks are putting up their 50.4 percent stake in the world's third-largest shipbuilder. The deal has reportedly drawn interest from a number of Korean companies, including steel giant POSCO.

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