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Korea Zinc Shareholder Meeting Takes a Dramatic Turn

An eventful shareholder meeting provided the latest twist in the dispute between the families whose deceased patriarchs founded the company 50 years ago.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi

Korea Zinc MBK Partners LP Metals and Minerals Private Equity Shareholder Rights and Activism South Korea

2 Families, in Business 50 Years, Fight for Control of Korea Zinc

Control of Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, is at stake in a battle challenging the country’s entrenched chaebol system of powerful conglomerates.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Jin Yu Young