Partner
TEL |
+82-2-6386-6661 |
E-MAIL |
taeyong.kim@leeko.com |
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As a member of Lee & Ko's Corporate Practice Group, Taeyong Kim's practice mainly focuses on mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2017, Mr. Kim served as a Judge Advocate Officer in the Republic of Korea Navy.
Mr. Kim received his LL.B. from Korea University in 2011 and graduated from Korea University Law School in 2014. He also received his LL.M from NYU School of Law in 2023.
学歴
2023 |
New York University, School of Law – LL.M. |
2014 |
Korea University, School of Law – J.D. |
2011 |
Korea University - LL.B. |
経歴
2017-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2023-2024 |
Covington & Burling LLP (New York office) |
2014-2017 |
Judge Advocate Officer, Republic of Korea Navy |
主な業務分野
資格/会員
Admitted to the Korean Bar(2014) |
Passed the New York State Bar Exam(2023) |
言語
主要事例
[Mergers & Acquisitions]
- Represented Samgu Group on the acquisition of SK Communications and SK M&S
- Represented SK Ecoplant in its acquisition of eco-friendly business operators including EMC Holdings and Samkang M&T (now SK Oceanplant)
- Represented Humax Group on the acquisition of mobility-related companies including PeopleCar, Jeju Electric Vehicle Service, and Car 123
- Represented Alchemist PE in the sale of Magnachip Semiconductor
- Represented H&Q Korea on the sale of Job Korea
- Represented MBK Partners on its acquisition of Lotte Card
- Represented Seah Group on the acquisition of packaging companies including Taelim Paper, Taelim Packaging, and Taelim Board
- Represented Kakao Entertainment on its acquisition of Radish Media, Inc. and Tapas Media, Inc. (Delaware-based U.S. entities)
- Represented Unison Capital on its acquisition of F&B companies including Neo Artisan, SCBH, and Neo Artisan Chicken
- Represented Unison Capital on the sale and control transfer (exit) of You Moment LLC
- Represented CJ E&M on its acquisition of contents related companies including Dexter Studios, Bon Factory, and BEPC Tangent
- Represented SKC on the acquisition of KCF Technologies (now SK Nexiiis)
- Represented Korean Teachers' Credit Union on the sale of The-K Insurance
- Represented S&I Corporation on the sale of Serveone
[Business Transfers]
- Represented Alticast in its media business transfer
- Represented Alchemist PE in the transfer of Magnachip Semiconductor’s foundry business
- Represented LG Household & Health Care in the acquisition of GSK’s Physiogel brand (Asia and North America)
- Represented SK HiTech in the transfer of its security service business
[Joint Ventures]
- Advised on the establishment of joint venture between OCI Company and POSCO Chemical regarding hydrogen peroxide and COG manufacturing business
- Advised on the establishment of joint venture between SK Gas and Kyungdong City Gas regarding LNG terminal operations
[Reorganizations]
- Represented Morgan Stanley PE in the spin-off of Jeonju Paper Corporation’s paper manufacturing business
- Advised Humax Group on the restructuring of its mobility business
- Advised on the establishment of WAVVE, an OTT joint venture between SK Group and three major broadcast companies (KBS, MBC, SBS), involving the divestiture of SK Broadband’s oksusu business and SK Telecom’s acquisition of Content Alliance Platform (POOQ)
- Advised on the merger between CJ O Shopping and CJ E&M
[Pre-IPO or Recapitalization]
- Represented Humax Mobility in its CB and RCPS investment from STL PE
- Represented Affirma Capital in its pre-IPO investment in Metanet Platform
- Represented Hanwha Systems in its investment in Luxrobo
- Represented LG CNS in its investment in Bithumb Meta
- Represented Lunit in its Series C investment round
[Management Disputes]
- Advised on a successful proxy contest for control of Solgent
受賞実績
2019 |
Ranked as one of the top M&A lawyers with ten years or less experience (Rising Star) by Korea Economic Daily |