Mr. Hyun Kim is a partner in the Corporate Counseling and M&A Group at Shin & Kim whose main practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and private equity investment.

Before joining Shin & Kim, Mr. Kim started his practice in 2008 at Lee & Ko and continued to build his career in the capital market and merger and acquisition laws. He has been responsible for litigation and counseling on investments in general, including merger and acquisition for corporate restructuring, private equity investment, foreign investment and overseas renewable energy investment.

Incorporation

• Advised on the incorporation of the Special Purpose Vehicle for Corporate Liquidity Support
• Advised on the incorporation of the Korea Ocean Business Corporation
• Advised on the incorporation of the Korea Shipping and Maritime Transportation
• Advised on the incorporation of the Korea Growth Investment Corporation
• Advised on the incorporation of the Korea Maritime Guarantee Insurance
• Advised on the incorporation of the D-camp
• Advised on the incorporation of other specialized asset management companies, PEFs, offshore funds, and investment trusts

Foreign Investment in Energy/Resources

• Advised on the acquisition of a stake in a solar power company in Yeonggwang
• Advised on the acquisition of a stake in a solar power company in Spain
• Advised on the acquisition of a stake in an onshore wind power company
• Advised on the acquisition of 100% stake in a Swedish onshore wind power company
• Advised on the acquisition of 49.9% stake in four US onshore wind power companies
• Advised on the acquisition of a 49.9% stake in a Swedish onshore wind power company
• Advised Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power on its overseas business operations
• Advised on the acquisition finance for the acquisition of an Australian mine

M&A

• Advised on the sale of DH Shipbuilding
• Advised on the acquisition of OK MEAT
• Advised on the acquisition of Shinhan Heavy Industries
• Advised on the sale of STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
• Advised on the sale of Radish
• Advised Taehwa Group on the sale of its Automotive Business Division
• Advised on the minority investment in Prestige Biopharma
• Advised on the sale of Kensington Hotel Jeju
• Advised on the sale of STX Engine
• Advised on the sale of Kumho Tire
• Advised E-Land World on the KRW 500 billion of paid-in capital increase
• Advised on the merger of Korea Maritime Guarantee Insurance, Korea Shipping and Maritime Transportation and Korea Maritime Exchange Information Center into the Korea Ocean Business Corporation
• Advised on the acquisition of a minority stake and EB in Semiconductor company H
• Advised Dongbu Group on the sale of Dongbu Daewoo Electronics
• Advised E-Land Retail on the sale of its Modern Division
• Advised E-Land Retail on its pre-IPO placement
• Advised on the sale of Maruman & Co., Ltd.
• Advised on the acquisition of a minority stake in JW Bioscience
• Advised on the acquisition of TCE
• Advised Dongbu Group on the sale of Dongbu Farm Hannong
• Advised on the sale of Korea Daesung Celtics
• Advised on the sale of Daewoo Securities and KDB Asset Management
• Advised Gracenote Korea on the acquisition of 100% stake in Enswers
• Advised Dongbu E&C on the sale of its stake in Dongbu Power Dangjin Corporation to SK Gas
• Advised Dongbu Steel on the attempted sale of the Incheon Plant and Dongbu Power Dangjin Package
• Advised Lakeside Country Club on the sale of its stake in Mars PEF II to Samsung Group
• Advised Korea Development Bank PEF on its acquisition of Daewoo E&C
• Advised on the sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering

Management Rights Disputes

• Advised on the management rights dispute between the largest and second largest shareholders of RF Window
• Advised on the Lakeside Country Club management rights dispute

Acquisition Finance

• Advised on the acquisition finance for the acquisition of a 100% stake in Youyoung Industries
• Advised on the bridge financing for E-Land Retail Pre-IPO placement
• Advised on the bridge financing for the sale of Daesung Industrial Gases
• Advised on the acquisition financing for the management buyout of Dongyang Sheet
• Advised on the acquisition financing for the acquisition of a 100% stake in Young Toys
• Advised on the acquisition financing for the acquisition of a 100% stake in Hyosung Packaging

Financial Compliance

• Advised on the compliance with the Volcker Rule and the Bank Holding Company Act in foreign investment
• Advised Woori Financial Group on the Volcker Rule compliance practices
• Advised Hana Financial Holding Group (including Hana Bank, Korea Exchange Bank, Hana Daetoo Securities, and Hana Life) on the Volcker Rule compliance practices

Venture Capital and Startup Business

• Advised Orange Power on its license agreement and asset sales
• Advised Luniit on its Series A and Series B investments
• Advised other startups on their overseas business expansion through flipping