SOOP purchases new headquarters in Pangyo 20 years after launching the service... KRW 131.5 billion
Establishment of a base for integration of management, technology, business organizations and affiliates
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20 years after the launch of the service, SOOP began to establish an integrated business base by purchasing land and buildings for a new headquarters worth 131.5 billion won in Pangyo, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do.
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SOOP's organizations were divided into several business sites due to expansion of services and business areas.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Joo-hwan = SOOP[067160] opens a new headquarters in Pangyo 20 years after the launch of the service.
SOOP announced on the 4th that it would purchase land and buildings in Building GB2-C, located at 25 Pangyo-ro 256beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do.
The total transfer amount is 131.5 billion won, and the balance due is the 30th of this month.
SOOP specified that its funding method was “own funds and borrowing from financial institutions.”
SOOP announced that as its services and business areas expanded, the management, technology, business organization, and affiliated workspaces were divided into several workplaces, and accordingly, it set out to establish an integrated business base to build an organic work environment.
The new building is the headquarters and R&D center, and SOOP plans to complete the reorganization of the management, technology, business organizations and workspaces of major affiliates by the first quarter of 2028, starting in the fourth quarter of this year.
A SOOP official said, "The establishment of this new headquarters is a mid- to long-term investment to increase collaboration between organizations and respond more nimbly to the changing business environment. We will stably proceed with occupancy and relocation of organizations to increase connectivity between organizations and further strengthen our capabilities for technological innovation and business growth."
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Workspace reorganization completed by the first quarter of 2028
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Open Questions
- What is the specific amount of financial institution borrowing?
- Which affiliates are subject to transfer?
