SOUTH KOREA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Ki Wook Kang, Kyung Chun Kim, Junghae Kang and Do Kyeom Kim Lee & Ko
Lee & Ko has an M&A team that consists of approxi - mately 150 attorneys. It provides comprehensive le - gal services for various types of M&A transactions, including those involving financial institutions, priva - tisations of public corporations, tender offers, cor - porate mergers/spin-offs and restructuring through conversion of holding companies. Lee & Ko’s M&A team has expertise in various industries, and its large team of specialised attorneys has experience and knowledge in industries such as finance, energy,
chemicals, food, medical, broadcasting, technology, entertainment and start-ups. By collaborating with other practice groups like tax, labour, anti-competi - tion, and regulatory compliance, we provide clients with a seamless, one-stop service throughout the entire M&A process. The firm’s offices in Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi also provide M&A-related legal services. The M&A team has handled significant deals across all industry sectors, both domestically and internationally.
Authors
Ki Wook Kang is a partner at Lee & Ko who specialises in M&A, corporate governance, cross-border investment, foreign investment and private equity. He has written for several legal publications on corporate governance and M&A issues in South Korea. Kyung Chun Kim is a partner at Lee & Ko who has focused on M&A, hostile takeovers and defences, corporate restructuring, corporate governance and foreign investment since 2009. He has represented many Korean
Junghae Kang is a partner at Lee & Ko specialising in M&A, cross-border investment, and foreign investment. She has represented both Korean and multinational companies on various representative M&A transactions. Do Kyeom Kim is a partner in the corporate and M&A practice group at Lee & Ko with experience in cross- border M&A and JV transactions. He represents both domestic and foreign clients in inbound and outbound deals, and is also active with private equity clients.
global companies and successfully advised on various landmark M&A transactions.
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