Market Chatter: Flashlight Capital Seeks Access to Samsung Affiliates' S-1 Stakes
Flashlight Capital Partners has sought access to the shareholder registers from five Samsung Group affiliates that collectively hold a 20.6% stake in S-1 Corp as part of its efforts to improve performance and shareholder returns, Reuters reported Wednesday.Flashlight founder and CEO Sanghyun Lee said that the move is to exert outsized influence over S-1, which has underperformed the benchmark KOSPI in recent years, the report said.The five Samsung Group affiliates include Samsung SDI (KRX:006400), Samsung Life Insurance (KRX:032830), Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (KRX:000810), Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. (KRX:016360) and Samsung Card (KRX:029780).(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)