On the 1st, the Korea Technology Finance Corporation ( Korea Technology Finance Corporation) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea Science and Technology Holdings (KST) at its Seoul office to promote M&A between technology holding companies. This agreement aims to promote M&A of promising technology companies invested in by technology holding companies and strengthen the virtuous cycle of the venture capital market.
Through this agreement, the two organizations plan to establish a system to support the entire M&A cycle for small and medium-sized venture companies by linking the Korea Technology Finance Corporation's public-private partnership M&A platform with the Korea Science and Technology Holdings' network of technology companies. Korea Science and Technology Holdings was established in 2013 with joint investment from 18 government-funded research institutes. As of November 2025, it has invested a total of KRW 70 billion in 178 invested companies.
Under the agreement, Korea Science and Technology Holdings will promote the Korea Technology Finance Corporation's M&A platform to its invested companies and identify and recommend potential M&A companies. The Korea Technology Finance Corporation will provide brokerage services through its M&A transaction information network to these recommended companies and, if necessary, connect them with M&A guarantees to support acquisition financing.
The Korea Technology Finance Corporation (Korea Technology Finance Corporation) established an M&A transaction information network within its technology transaction platform, Smart Tech Bridge, in March of this year, providing one-stop services ranging from consulting to brokerage and financing. It also recently created a case study of successful M&A of a technologically innovative SME, contributing to the revitalization of the recovery market.
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