Foreign Media: South Korean Companies’ Q1 Investment in the US Reached $10.2 Billion, a Five-Year High

Odaily reported that driven by profit growth from the AI boom and the impact of US tariff policies, South Korean companies are initiating the largest wave of investment and mergers and acquisitions in the US in recent years. Data from the South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance shows that in the first quarter of this year, actual foreign direct investment (FDI) by South Korean companies in the US more than doubled year-on-year to $10.2 billion, a five-year high. Companies benefiting from the AI infrastructure boom, such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, are accelerating their layouts in the US AI supply chain. Samsung has participated in funding rounds for AI data center liquid cooling company ZutaCore and AI chip company Groq, while SK Hynix plans to invest $10 billion in US innovative enterprises. Investment bankers believe that with Chinese buyers exiting the market for large-scale US technology asset acquisitions, South Korean companies are entering a "golden period" for M&A in the United States. (Financial Times)