Goldman Sachs to Handle Daewoo Sale

Goldman Sachs was picked to manage the sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co Ltd., according to a Reuters report, kicking off a deal expected to attract in excess of $4b. The sale is poised to become the biggest M&A transaction in South Korea this year, as the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) and other banks are putting up their 50.4 percent stake in the world's third-largest shipbuilder. The deal has reportedly drawn interest from a number of Korean companies, including steel giant POSCO.