Hayeon Yoon is a partner at Shin & Kim, specializing in acquisition finance, capital markets, general corporate finance, alternative investments, and other finance-related legal counseling.

Ms. Yoon joined Shin & Kim in 2018 and has since advised Korean and international financial institutions, fund managers, and investors on various finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, asset finance, corporate finance, asset securitization, and project finance, as well as structured finance and alternative investments.
In particular, she has been recognized for her expertise in handling major acquisition finance transactions in the financial markets and has provided legal advice to Korean and multinational companies and funds in various industries.

Ms. Yoon graduated from Seoul National University School of Law and received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. In recognition of her professional skills, she was selected as a “Leading Lawyer” for Banking and Finance by IFLR1000, a globally renowned legal rating agency.

• Acquisition financing for Centroid PE’s acquisition of TaylorMade
• Acquisition financing for SK Hynix’s acquisition of Intel’s business unit
• Refinancing of acquisition financing for Anchor PE’s acquisition of Kakao Entertainment
• Recap financing for Anchor PE’s acquisition of International Electric
• Acquisition financing for Affinity PE’s acquisition of Burger King
• Refinancing of acquisition financing for Affinity PE’s acquisition of Hyundai Commercial
• Refinancing of acquisition financing for Affinity PE’s acquisition of ServeOne
• Refinancing of acquisition financing for EQT Partners’ acquisition of SK Shieldus
• Acquisition financing for BPEA’s acquisition of Acuon Capital
• Acquisition financing for BPEA’s acquisition of Shinhan Financial Group
• Refinancing of acquisition financing for MBK Partners’ acquisition of Daesung Industrial Gases
• Acquisition financing for MBK Partners’ acquisition of Home Plus
• Acquisition financing for IMM PE’s acquisition of AirFirst (formerly Linde Korea)
• Refinancing of acquisition financing for VIG Partners’ acquisition of Majesty Golf Korea
• Refinancing of acquisition financing for Elevation Equity Partners’ acquisition of Compose Coffee
• Acquisition financing for the acquisition of Momentive by KCC and SJL Partners
• Acquisition financing for Brookfield’s acquisition of SK Materials’ industrial gas supply facilities
• Acquisition financing for SD Biosensor’s acquisition of Meridian Bioscience in the U.S.
• Project financing for the GTX-A private investment project
• Provision of advisory services for financing of office buildings in Seoul, such as the Gangnam Finance Center (GFC) and the Seoul Finance Center (SFC), as well as numerous logistics centers in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
• Provision of advisory services for financing of a data center in Sangam-dong, Seoul
• Provision of advisory services to the lenders on K-SURE’s financial support for Nexen Tire’s production facilities in Europe
• Provision of advisory services to the lenders on K-SURE’s financial support for Daeha’s production facilities in Poland
• Provision of advisory services to the lenders on K-SURE’s financial support for iMarket Korea’s industrial complex in Taylor, Texas
• Provision of advisory services to the lenders on K-SURE TP Group’s financial support for TMPA and TMVI production facilities
• Provision of advisory services on a number of corporate financing and project financing deals for Korea Development Bank
• Provision of advisory services on numerous syndicated loans for domestic and international financial institutions
• Provision of advisory services on foreign currency borrowing for domestic financial institutions
• Provision of advisory services on numerous foreign indirect investments