Partner
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+82-2-772-5908 |
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kyunggyoon.park@leeko.com |
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Kyung Gyoon Park is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. His practice focuses primarily in the areas of M&A, Corporate Governance and Hostile Takeovers & Defense.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2013, Mr. Park served as Judge Advocate Officer in the Korean Army.
Mr. Park received his LL.B from the Seoul National University, College of Law in 2006. In 2010, he was admitted to the Korean Bar and completed his legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea.
Education
2018 |
USC Gould School of Law - LL. M. |
2012 |
Seoul National University - Completion of Master's Course in Law |
2010 |
Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
2006 |
Seoul National University– LL.B |
Work Experience
2013-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2010-2013 |
Korean Army - Judge Advocate Officer |
Expertise
Mergers & Acquisitions |
Corporate Governance |
Hostile Takeovers · Defense |
Hostile Takeovers · Defense |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea(2010) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[Mergers & Acquisitions]
- Eum Private Equity's sale of Koryo Nobel Explosives
- Shinsegae International's acquisition of Amuse
- Acquisition of Pyeongtaek Energy Service/Gimcheon Energy Service/Jeonbuk Collective Energy by E1/Calista Capital/Meritz Securities Consortium
- Acquisition of HD Hyundai Marine Engine (formerly STX Heavy Industries) by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering
- Acquisition of Jeonju Paper and Jeonju One Power by Taelim Paper
- IGEN Private Equity's acquisition of InterCon systems
- Sale of Marine Information Technology by Eum Private Equity
- Eum Private Equity's acquisition of IK
- JC Partners' sale of shares in Air Premia
- STIC Investment and Eugene Private Equity’s investment into PT Bank KB Bukopin
- STIC Investment's investment in Music Cow
- SK Siltron's acquisition of Teraon
- STIC Investment's investment in Budongsan Direct
- IMM Private Equity's investment in L&F
- IMM Private Equity's investment in Daejoo Electronic Materials
- JC Partners' acquisition of Air Premia
- Sale of Hyundai Oil Ternmianl by HD Hyundai Oilbank
- Misk Foundation's Acquisition of SNK
- IMM Private Equity's sale of W Concept Korea
- Heung-a Shipping's investment through third-party allocation and capital increase
- Kakao Entertainment's acquisition of Radish Media, Inc.(located in Delaware, USA)
- Kakao Entertainment's acquisition of Tapas Media, Inc.(located in Delaware, USA)
- Acquisition of S&S Tech by Samsung Electronic
- Acquisition of Linde Korea by IMM Private Equity
- Sae-A Trading's acquisition of Tailim Packaging
- Sale of Yeongyang Wind Corporation and Youngduk Wind Power Co., Ltd. (wind farm operations) by Macquarie Group 2019)
- Sale of Daesung Industrial Gases Co., Ltd. by the Goldman Sachs Consortium
- Acquisition of interests in Tang Cang Cai Mep International Terminal(TCIT) in Vietnam by Hanjin
- Acquisition of Dongbu Farm Hannong Co., Ltd. by LG Chem Ltd.
- Acquisition of shares in Lezhin Entertainment, Inc. by IMM Private Equity
- Acquisition of shares in Hellomarket by E-bay
- Samsung Group's sales of its chemical affiliates (Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. and S Chemical Co., Ltd.) to Lotte Group
- Acquisition of Loc&all Inc. by Daum Kakao Corp.
- Acquisition of shares in Iriver Limited by SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
[Business Transfers]
- GwangjuShinsegae’s acquisition of Kumho & Company Incorporation’s U-Square Business
- Tailim Packaging's acquisition of Youlchon Chemical's Paperboard Business
- Tecan Group's acquisition of Green Mate Biotech's Medical Device Import/Sales Business
- LG Chem's acquisition of LG Electronics' CEM (Chemical Electronic Material) Business Division
- Cerner Group's acquisition of Kantar Group's health business division and its subsidiaries
- Acquisition of SK Networks' gas stations by Hyundai Oilbank and Koramco REITs and Trust Consortium
- Samsung Electronic's acquisition of PLP (Panel Level Package) business from Samsung Electro-Mechanics
- Business (Chungju Factory) transfer by Jeonju Paper Corporation
- Acquisition of business (Cathode Material business) of GSEM Co., Ltd. by LG CHEM Ltd.
[Joint Ventures]
- Establishment of Joint Venture (SK Showa Denko Co., Ltd.) between Showa Denko K.K (Japan) and SK Materials Co., Ltd.
- Establishment of a stem cell related Joint Venture between Dongwha Pharm.Co.,Ltd. and Kangstem Biotech Co., Ltd.
[Reorganizations]
- In-kind contribution of Steel Pipe Business by Hyundai Steel and Establishment of Hyundai Steel Pipe
- Restructuring of Korea Engineering Plastics
- Merger between Radish Media and Tapas Media (Delaware, USA)
- LG's split-off and establishment of LX Holdings
- Spin-off and newly establishment of LG Chem's battery business division
- Spin-off of Hyundai Steel's metal forming division
- SK Broadband's Merger of T-Broad and SK Telecom's acquisition of T-Broad Nowon Shares
- Spin-off of SK Shipping Co., Ltd.
- Cheil Industries Inc.'s Merger with Samsung C&T Corporation
- Refinancing of Airport Railroad Co., Ltd.
- Refinancing of Munhaksan Tunnel, Manwolsan Tunnel, Wonjeoksan Tunnel
[Financial Project]
Awards and Recognitions
2024 |
IFLR1000 2024 Edition – Notable Practitioner (Private Equity, M&A, Financial and corporate) |
2023 |
Selected as 'Rising Star in M&A·PE and Fund by JoongAngIlbo/Korean In-House Lawyer's Association |
2022, 2023, 2024 |
Selected as 'Corporate and M&A Leading Lawher 2022, 2023, 2024' by Legal Times |
2021 |
Selected as 'Corporate and M&A Rising Stars 2021' by Legal Times 2021 |
2017 |
Selected as the top junior M&A lawyer (rising star) by the Korea Economic Daily in 2017 |