Expertise

Acquisition Finance

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Our acquisition finance team is at the forefront of leveraged and acquisition financing in Korea. We guide our clients through the entire financing process by providing in-depth market knowledge and advice on the full range of leveraged and other financing structures available for our clients’ acquisition needs. Our acquisition finance team works closely with our M&A, tax and employment teams to devise optimal transaction structures and ensure that all aspects of the acquisition are handled with a coordinated approach. We also maintain strong relationships with Korean regulatory authorities to ensure smooth handling and resolution of all governmental authorizations, approvals and registration issues.

Experience
  • Acquisition finance for Homeplus (the largest acquisition financing in Korea in both amount (KRW 4,300,000,000,000) and number of participating lenders (60 domestic and foreign financial institutions))
  • Acquisition finance for Daesung Industrial
  • Acquisition finance for Doosan Machine Tools
  • Acquisition finance for Acushnet Holdings in the U.S.
  • Acquisition finance for takeover of Missha
  • Acquisition finance for Sancheong
  • Acquisition finance for Hyundai Cement
  • Acquisition finance for Eco Management Korea Holdings
  • Acquisition finance for Aju Capital
  • Acquisition finance for LIG Investment Securities
  • Acquisition finance for Tapex
  • Acquisition finance for Koentec
  • Acquisition finance for Taerim, Tongil Paper Mfg
  • Acquisition finance for Kolong Water & Energy
  • Acquisition finance for T-Broad
  • Acquisition finance for Kyungnam Energy
  • Acquisition finance for Geo Young
Awards and Rankings
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  • Ranked Band 1 Law Firm for Banking and Finance
    Chambers Global / Chambers Asia 2014-2024
  • Ranked Tier 1 Law Firm for Banking and Finance
    IFLR1000 2022-2023
  • Banking and Financial Services Firm of the Year
    Asialaw Asia-Pacific Legal Practice Awards 2019
  • Ranked Tier 1 Law Firm for Banking and Finance
    Asia Pacific Legal500 2013-2019
  • Firm of the Year 2014: Banking and Finance
    Asian-Mena Counsel