Affirma supports Korea's NPX in Terapin Studios deal
Affirma Capital has confirmed a USD 38m investment in Terapin Studios, a US-based media platform controlled by Korea’s NPX Capital focused on bringing Korean digital comics to global markets.
Affirma said the commitment is part of a USD 93m investment alongside NPX that supported Terapin’s recent bolt-on of Toomics, a publisher of Korean manga-style comics called webtoons. Toomics, which...
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