James Kang

James is a Senior Foreign Attorney at Shin & Kim whose practice spans a broad range of cross-border corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, carve-outs, investments and international capital markets transactions. He has extensive experience representing Korean and global private equity firms, Korean conglomerates and listed Korean companies on their cross-border deals.

James also has particular expertise in M&A insurance. He advises both transaction parties and insurers on W&I insurance and the other insurance products used in M&A transactions.

• Advised on MBK Partners and Youngpoong's tender offer for Korea Zinc and the ensuing contest for control
• Advised on SK Discovery and Hahn & Company's sale of renewable energy developer SK eternix to KKR
• Advised Centurium Capital (the firm behind Luckin Coffee) on its acquisition of Blue Bottle Coffee from Nestlé
• Advised HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering on the merger of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and HD Hyundai Mipo
• Advised on Boryung's acquisition of global rights to Sanofi's oncology drug Taxotere
• Advised KRAFTON on its investment in K-pop label THEBLACKLABEL
• Advised on Kyobo Life's acquisition of SBI Savings Bank, Korea's largest savings bank
• Advised on Clarios' acquisition of UCAP Power, parent of Maxwell Technologies Korea
• Advised on LG Innotek's strategic investment in U.S. LiDAR company Aeva
• Advised on Asia Pulp & Paper's acquisition of MSS Holdings (Monalisa, Ssangyong C&B) from Morgan Stanley PE
• Advised on EcoPro Innovation's investment in ASX-listed lithium developer Green Technology Metals
• Advised on Meritz Securities' investment in Lotus Technology in connection with its NASDAQ listing
• Advised on OTPP's co-investment with MBK Partners in Medit
• Advised on Kyobo Life's joint venture with AXA Investment Managers
• Advised on KakaoPay's acquisition of a stake in NASDAQ-listed U.S. broker Siebert Financial
• Advised on Handsome's pre-IPO investment in luxury fashion group Lanvin Group
• Advised on Establishment of a cosmetics joint venture among Anchor Equity Partners, L'Oréal and Shilla Hotels
• Advised on Sale of KOSDAQ-listed aesthetic device maker Classys to Bain Capital
• Advised on Carlyle's acquisition of a 10% stake in Hyundai Glovis through a block trade
• Advised on KNW's acquisition of KOSDAQ-listed Solvay Korea (now Fluorine Korea)
• Advised on TPG's acquisition of Health Balance
• Advised on CJ CGV's sale of a stake in its Hong Kong subsidiary CGI Holdings to MBK Partners
• Advised on Big Hit Entertainment (now HYBE)'s acquisition of Pledis Entertainment, home of SEVENTEEN
• Advised on STIC Investments' Series H investment in Southeast Asian super app Grab