Shin & Kim provides services with respect to the following areas related to foreign investments:

General

• Transaction structuring and strategies for cross border transactions
• Laws and investment culture and environment of target countries in cross border transactions
• Foreign exchange and foreign investment regulations in relation to cross border transactions
• Tax analysis and issues in relation to cross border transactions
• Coordination and management of the scope of work of overseas local law firms in connection with cross border transactions
• Due diligence review of target overseas businesses or companies
• Definitive agreements in cross border transactions (drafting and preparation, review and comment, negotiation and execution)
• Government licenses, approvals, permits, filings and reports in connection with cross border transactions and correspondence with relevant government ministries

Establishment of Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, Branches and Liaison Offices and Implementation of Other Business Activities in Korea by Foreign Companies

• Investment structures for foreign investors based on relevant laws, including the Korean Commercial Code, the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, the Tax Act, the Foreign Investment Promotion Act and the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act 
• Establishment and registration of subsidiaries, joint ventures, branches and liaison offices
• Joint venture agreements and related documents
• Requirements of government agencies, including business combination reports and foreign investment reports
• Taxation and administrative procedures for foreign investment
• Acquisition and lease of real estate by foreign investors
• Governance structure of joint ventures and disputes between parties to a joint ventures
• Management, operation and agreement of foreign-invested companies

Outbound Foreign Investment

• Apro Financial Group, on its acquisition of Bank Dinar Indonesia
• National Pension Service Consortium (Australian Government Future Fund, Queensland Investment Corporation, China Investment Corporation), on its 50 year lease acquisition of Port of Melbourne in Australia
• Fila Korea, in its acquisition of Acushnet Holdings Corp.
• Hi Air Korea, in its acquisition of additional shares of Novenco A/S, a Danish company specializing in HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
• CJ CGV and IMM PE, in their acquisition of MARS Entertainment Group, the largest movie chain in Turkey
• Netmarble Games, in its acquisition of SGN Games, a US mobile game company
• Hana Asset Management, in its purchase of NASA headquarters building
• Millinium Inmark Asset Management, in its purchase of the Novartis building in Paris, France
• Millinium Inmark Asset Management, in its purchase of the Novartis building in Paris, France IGIS Asset Management, in its purchase of buildings in Brussels, Belgium, Barcelona, Spain and Hamburg, Germany
• Simone Investment Managers Co., Ltd., in its acquisition of shares in eight commercial buildings located in six major cities, including Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt, Germany

Inbound Foreign Investment

• AIG, in its acquisition and sale of IFC Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul (the largest real estate transaction in Korea at the time)
• Orix Corpoation, in its acquisition and sale of STX Energy
• GE Capital, in its acquisition and sale of shares in each of Hyundai Card and Hyundai Capital
• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan of Canada, in its acquisition of shares of Kyobo Life Insurance owned by Korea Asset Management Corporation
• Valeo and Korea Powertrain (KAPEC), in their establishment of Valeo-Kapec joint venture for the manufacturing and production of torque converters and key components for vehicle automatic transmission systems
• Joint venture among foreign pension funds, a Chinese logistics developer and a Korean logistics company to invest in Korean logistics facilities
• Joint venture between Hong Kong’s Landing International Development and Genting Singapore for an integrated resort development project on Jeju Island
• The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority of the United Arab Emirates, in its purchase of State Tower Namsan