Thursday, 1 October

Thursday, 1 October, 2026

Billions for Samsung, Millions for Elliott: Seoul Ordered to Pay

By TechShots Studio
Billions for Samsung, Millions for Elliott: Seoul Ordered to Pay
A remand tribunal has ordered South Korea to pay U.S. hedge fund Elliott $48.49 million plus interest. The ruling stems from the government’s corrupt intervention in the controversial 2015 Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries merger, which illegally pressured the national pension fund to support the deal and directly caused heavy financial losses to foreign shareholders.

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