South Korea's Kakao Mobility files for US listing
20/08/2026 10:23
South Korea's Kakao Mobility files for US listing SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's Kakao 035720.KS said on Thursday that its taxi-hailing subsidiary Kakao Mobility has confidentially filed for a U.S. listing on July 2.
Kakao said that it is considering listing shares held by private equity company TPG in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin)
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