eBEST INVESTMENT & SECURITIES Co.,Ltd. Asset Profile

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Year established

1999

Location

Seoul South Korea

Primary Industry

Financial Services

About

Based in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 1999, eBEST INVESTMENT & SECURITIES Co.,Ltd. provides financial services such as brokerage, dealing, underwriting of securities, and other types of financial products and services. The company was first founded as E*TRADE Korea Co., Ltd. In 2008, Global & Associates (G&A) acquired a majority stake of the company in approximately KRW 218.1 billion. In January 2024, LS Networks Co., Ltd. agreed to acquire a 61.71% majority stake in eBEST INVESTMENT & SECURITIES Co.,Ltd. from Global & Associates, Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company's products and services include commercial banking, brokerage, dealing, underwriting of securities, stocks, bonds, derivatives, and other types of domestic and international financial products and services. In 2019, eBEST INVESTMENT & SECURITIES Co.,Ltd. generated KRW 1,088,349 million in company revenue. Global & Associates (G&A) had pushed to sell its shares three times (2012, 2015, and 2017) respectively, but failed to reach the final transaction. The financial investment industry is paying attention to the potential sale of eBEST INVESTMENT & SECURITIES Co.,Ltd.

Current Investors

Global & Associates, Inc.

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Primary Industry

Financial Services

Sub Industries

Brokerages, Commercial Banks, Investment Banking

Website

www.ebestsec.co.kr

Company Stage

Mature - Buyout

Total Amount Raised

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Financials

Fiscal Year Ended
Revenue (USD)
% Revenue Growth (YoY)
Operating Income (USD)
Operating Margin
EBITDA (USD)
% EBITDA Margin
NET Income (USD)
% Net Margin

31 Dec 2013

51,582,553,000

7,105,962,000

13.8%

15,054,112,000

29.2%

2,728,727,000

5.3%

31 Dec 2014

78,466,385,410

52.1%

29,243,009,581

37.3%

39,681,912,581

50.6%

22,259,571,713

28.4%

31 Dec 2015

101,684,447,616

29.6%

61,841,389,304

60.8%

71,323,937,304

70.1%

48,463,536,570

47.7%

31 Dec 2016

107,017,310,343

5.2%

32,186,311,062

30.1%

40,901,618,062

38.2%

24,362,146,673

22.8%

31 Dec 2017

105,983,433,021

(1%)

51,119,912,898

48.2%

57,266,301,898

54%

38,843,777,199

36.7%

31 Dec 2018

118,933,200,943

12.2%

47,324,885,080

39.8%

50,187,113,080

42.2%

34,048,437,656

28.6%

31 Dec 2019

149,488,381,495

25.7%

70,458,773,525

47.1%

77,246,046,525

51.7%

51,535,575,439

34.5%

31 Dec 2020

253,021,221,620

69.3%

153,530,674,166

60.7%

161,138,546,166

63.7%

126,030,301,725

49.8%

31 Dec 2021

31 Dec 2022

31 Dec 2023

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Deals

Deals Type
Trade Sale
Buyout

Deal Status	Target (s)	Deal Date	Investor(s)	Seller(s)	Deal size (Mn)	Enterprise value (Mn)	Post-money valuation (Mn)	EBITDA multiple (x)	Revenue multiple (x)	Lead partner (s)
Announced	eBEST INVESTMENT & SECURITIES Co.,Ltd.	18 Jan 2024
Completed	eBEST INVESTMENT & SECURITIES Co.,Ltd.	01 Jun 2008

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