Finger buys into Megazone Cloud in $22.4M deal, part of M&A spree
What's the deal? Korean fintech Finger has acquired a 1.21% stake in AI and cloud firm Megazone Cloud for about US$25.2M (roughly $22.4 million), announced in August 2026. The stake is small, but the deal cements a partnership between the two companies.
Why it matters: Finger has emerged as the new M&A engine for the Seongho Electronics GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, whose affiliate Seoryung ElectronicsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → became Finger's largest shareholder on May 21. Since then, the Kosdaq-listed company has decided on four acquisitions through three special-purpose vehicles.
The broader push: Those SPCs are acquiring fire-door maker Donggwang Premium DoorDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (US$19.3M), auto-parts firm Sea FSIDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (US$107.1M) and holding company SG HoldingsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (US$22.8M), plus battery firm Jeil M&S (US$26M). Combined, the deals reach about US$175.2M. Finger also directly bought a 79.48% stake in physical AI firm Michelo RoboticsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → for US$13.4M on August 6.
The convertible bond play: Finger funded the Megazone deal by issuing US$25.2M in convertible bonds to Megazone itself — effectively swapping the stake for the bonds with no real cash outflow. Both of its recent convertible bonds carry a 0% coupon, 0% yield at maturity and no "refixing" clause that would adjust the conversion price with share swings.
The signal within the signal: Those terms point to confidence in Finger's stability and share price. Its cash and equivalents hit US$90.5M in the first half, five times the US$18.1M held at year-end 2024, while its debt ratio of 84.8% sits well below the 200% threshold seen as safe. Finger shares closed at US$12.1 on October 13, above the price on both bond issue dates.
What could go wrong? Weak first-half results are a potential drag on further dealmaking. Finger posted operating profit of US$6.12M in the first half of last year, but under US$83.8K this year, while operating cash flow swung to minus US$4.02M.
The signal: A mid-cap fintech is bankrolling an acquisition binge across unrelated sectors — doors, auto parts, batteries, robotics and cloud — on behalf of its parent group. The zero-interest, no-refixing bond structure lets Finger expand aggressively while limiting shareholder dilution, but the financing stack leans heavily on its balance sheet at a moment when earnings are thinning. Finger did not respond to requests for comment.
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