"K-Value-Up Expanding Across Asia"...Samil PwC Provides Advisory Services to Malaysia

Sharing and Advising on Value-Up Case Studies from Korea, Japan, and Taiwan

Samil PwC is supporting the introduction of a corporate value enhancement (Value-Up) program in Malaysia's capital market. This is expected to facilitate the expansion of Korea's Value-Up program operation experience to the broader Asian market.

On March 26, Samil PwC announced that it will be participating, in collaboration with PwC Malaysia, as an advisor to the "My Value Up" program, which is being promoted by the Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia. The "My Value Up" program is a key initiative within the "Capital Market Masterplan (CMP4)" announced by the Securities Commission Malaysia on March 9. The masterplan outlines the mid- to long-term vision for Malaysia's capital market and the implementation plan for the next five years, with the main objective of strengthening market competitiveness by enhancing corporate value.

At the early stage of designing the system, Malaysia is benchmarking Korea's experience in operating its Value-Up program as a core reference. Since the implementation of the Value-Up program in 2024, Korea has quickly established the system by focusing on enhanced disclosure, board participation, and the setting of mid- to long-term goals, thereby accumulating practical experience and case studies.

Samil PwC has the experience of establishing the first Value-Up Support Center in Korea, covering the entire cycle from system design to practical advisory services for listed companies and the stock exchange. Based on this, they are providing advisory services to Malaysia. This project will include case studies of leading countries such as Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, support for the preparation of Malaysia's Value-Up guidebook, and workshops for local companies and stakeholders.

At the official launch event of the "My Value Up" program to be held in Malaysia next month, Yongbum Kim, Head of the Value-Up Support Center (Partner) at Samil PwC, will participate as a panelist. Afterwards, Mr. Kim will also join a workshop for approximately 88 of Malaysia's leading listed companies to introduce Korea's experience in operating the Value-Up program and share practical case studies.

Samil PwC plans to use this project as an opportunity to participate in Value-Up discussions in various regions across Asia. Mr. Kim stated, "Institutional experiences such as the Value-Up program, which have driven the recent growth of Korea's capital market, are attracting attention as meaningful reference cases in overseas markets," and added, "Through support for the Malaysia project, we will lay the groundwork to further promote K-Value-Up to more global markets."

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