Partner
TEL |
+82-2-772-4943 |
E-MAIL |
jooyoung.lee@leeko.com |
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Joo Young Lee is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Since joining the firm in 2011 he has specialized in the areas of M&A, private equity funds, IPO, corporate finance, corporate governance and legal compliance relating to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act. He had been selected as the Rising Star Lawyer in the M&A field in 2016 by Market Insight in the Korea Economic Daily.
Education
2018 |
University of Southern California U.S.A. - LL.M. |
2011 |
Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
2005 |
Seoul National University College of Law - LL.B. |
Work Experience
Expertise
Private Equity |
Mergers & Acquisitions |
Capital Markets |
IPO |
Capital Markets Compliance |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea(2011) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[M&A Field]
- Served as legal advisor to:
- STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, target - Investment into STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
- Mirae Asset Consulting, seller - Sale of Mirae Asset Fund Service
- Taewha Group, buyer - Purchase of Shinhan Heavy Industries
- Korean Teachers' Credit Union, seller - Sale of shares of The-K Non-life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- SKC, purchaser - Acquisition of shares of KCF Technologies
- Anbang Insurance Group, seller - Sale of shares of Tongyang Asset Management and ABL Global Asset Management
- Korea Development Bank (KDB), seller - Sale of shares of Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd. & KDB Asset management Co., Ltd.
- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd., seller - Sale of shares of Hyundai Securities Co., Ltd.
- Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, seller - Sale of shares of Woori Securities Co., Ltd.
- Kookmin Bank(KB) financial group, seller - Sale of shares of Hyundai Asset Management Co., Ltd.
- KDB, buyer - Purchase of shares of Doosan Capital Co., Ltd.
- Gracenote, Inc., buyer - Purchase of shares of Enswers Inc.
[Private Equity Fund Field]
- Served as legal advisor to:
- Clair PEF, Buyer - Purchase of Chicken Plus
- KDB Investment, Buyer - Purchase of Doosan Infracore
- Korea Investment Private Equity, Hanwha Asset Management, TS Investment, Buyer - Purchase of RCPS in Aim Med
- A consortium of Alpha Asset Management, Sprott Korea, Hana Financial Investment, Korea Investment & Securities and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, buyer - Purchase of wind-power project companies located in the United States
- Mars PEF, seller - Sale of shares of Seoul Lakeside Co., Ltd.
- Glenwood PEF, buyer - Purchase of shares of Dongyang Magic Co., Ltd.
- JKL PEF, buyer - Purchase of shares of TCE Corporation.
- KB PEF, buyer - Purchase of shares of JW Bioscience Co., Ltd.
- KDB PEF, buyer - Purchase of shares of Dongyang Cement Co., Ltd.
- NH Halloween PEF, buyer - Purchase of shares of Hi-mart Co., Ltd.
[Capital Market Field]
- Provided legal advice for capital increase by issuing new stock for Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd., Lotte Insurance Co., Ltd. and others
- Provided legal advice for COCO Bond issuance - for KDB, NH bank, Woori bank, CJ and others
- Provided consultation for establishment of corporate & investment banking of Shinhan Financial Group.