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South Korea Courts Investors to Turbo-Charge its Content Industry: ‘There is More Growth to Come’


South Korea courted investors for its content sector at the U-Knock forum that brought together producers, distributors and private equity players.

The gathering brought together producers, distributors, investors and technology firms to discuss the turbulent state of the global content industry and how South Korea can continue to keep its sector growing at a fast clip. Sung Chul Paul Patrick LaValley, managing director of Redbird Capital, told the audience that South Korean leaders need to help “demystify” the process of doing business in the nation for Western executives. Simon Pulman, partner at the law firm Pryor Cashman and co-chair of its media and entertainment practice, emphasized how significantly companies needed to be prepared for doing business on the global stage.

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