SOUTH KOREA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Yun Seok Jang, Yong Hee Kim, Gajin Choi, Dae Kun Jang and Seung Hyun Dennis Cho Shin & Kim
Shin & Kim is a leading Korean law firm pro- viding comprehensive legal, accounting, tax, compliance and regulatory services and its clients include multinational companies, con- glomerates, global financial institutions and government agencies. Shin & Kim’s finance team regularly advises its clients on the most complex and significant M&A transactions and it has the expertise and experience to advise on loan financing, notes issuance, financing of leveraged buyouts and public takeovers, and asset-backed financing as well as customised financing structures. It has been dominant in
the Korean acquisition financing market, which has recently become the most active sector be- cause of its importance to high-profile M&A. In recent years, Shin & Kim’s team members have been advisers to some of the largest acquisition financings in Korea, including the USD740 mil- lion (equivalent) financing transaction for the ac- quisition of Lotte Card, USD667 million (equiv- alent) financing transaction for the acquisition of Microworks and USD499 million (equivalent) financing transaction for the acquisition of KJ Environment.
Authors
Yun Seok Jang is a partner at Shin & Kim who leads Shin & Kim’s corporate finance group. He has unparalleled experience in the securities and finance sector and has experience in
Yong Hee Kim is a partner at Shin & Kim. He focuses his practice primarily on representing domestic and foreign financial institutions and corporate and sponsor
advising landmark acquisition financing transactions, including Taylormade, Job Korea, SK Lubricants and CJ Olive Young. Mr Jang acted as lenders’ counsel for the acquisition of Home Plus, Momentive, Linde Korea, Daesung Industrial Gas, Twosome Place and Burger King among others. His practice also focuses on a wide range of matters including alternative investments and private equity transactions.
borrowers in financing transactions, including acquisition finance, real estate project finance, structured finance and other financing transactions. Mr Kim also advises domestic and foreign clients on Korean banking and securities laws and other general matters. He is a member of the Korean Bar Association.
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