So Young Lee is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group, specializing in the areas of Acquisition Finance, Structured Finance & Securitization, Aircraft Finance and Real Estate Finance.

Ms. Lee has represented a number of international and Korean bank and/or financial institutions arrangers as well as sponsors with respect to leveraged acquisition financings as follows:

(i) Financing in respect of CBC/GS consortium’s acquisition of Hugel (2022)
(ii) Financing in respect of Jungheung Construction Group’s acquisition of Daewoo E&C (2022)
(iii) Advise Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) on real estate investment in Washington D.C., USA (2021)
(iv) Financing in respect of LG Chem’s investment on battery business in Poland (2020)
(v) Financing in respect of SAE-A’s acquisition of Tailim Packaging Group (2019)
(vi) Financing in respect of SKC’s acquisition of SK Nexilis (formerly known as KCFT) (2019)
(vii) Financing in respect of MBK’s acquisition of Lotte Card (2019)
(viii) Financing in respect of IMM’s acquisition of Airfirst (formerly known as Linde Korea) (2019)
(ix) Financing in respect of SK Telecom/Macquarie consortium’s acquisition of ADT Caps (2018)
(x) Financing in respect of Kolmar Korea’s acquisition of HK Inno.N (formerly known as CJ Healthcare) (2018)
(xi) KB Securities in respect of Affinity’s acquisition of Lock & Lock (2017);
(xii) Kookmin Bank and KB Securities in respect of project financing for SK Holdings’ investment in Eureka Midstream (i.e. US shale gas G&P company) (2017);
(xiii) KB Securities in respect of Affinity’s acquisition of Hyundai Card (2017);
(xiv) Kookmin Bank and Hanadaetoo Securities in respect of Harim Group’s acquisition of Pan Ocean (2015);
(xv) Mizuho Bank and Hanadaetoo Securities in respect of Orix’s acquisition of Hyundai Logistics (2013);
(xvi) Hanadaetoo Securities in respect of MBK’s acquisition of Coway (2013);
(xvii) Kookmin Bank in respect of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund’s acquisition of Kyobo Securities (minority shares) (including refinancing) (2012, 2013 and 2017);
(xviii) Kookmin Bank in respect of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund’s acquisition of Kyobo Securities (minority shares) (including refinancing) (2012, 2013 and 2017);
(xix) NH Bank in respect of CJ Group’s .acquisition of Korea Express (2011);
(xx) Hana Bank in respect of Dongwon Group’s acquisition of Starkist (U.S. canned tuna maker) (2008);
(xxi) The Korea Development Bank, Kookmin Bank and Hana Bank in respect of LS Cable’s acquisition of Superior Essex (U.S. supplier of wire and cable products) (2008);
(xxii) Kookmin Bank in respect of the acquisition of Kumho Group’s Korea Express (2012);
(xxiii) Woori Bank in respect of the acquisition of LG Siltron sponsored by Vogo Fund;
(xxiv) Hana Bank and Shinhan Bank in respect of Morgan Stanley Private Equity’s acquisition of Ssanyong Corporation and its offshore subsidiaries (2006);
(xxv) National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (i.e. NH Bank) in respect of Eugene Group’s acquisition of Hi-Mart (2008);
(xxvi) Shinhan Bank in respect of the acquisition of C&M sponsored by MBK Partners and Macquarie (2007);
(xxvii) UBS AG and Korea Exchange Bank in respect of the acquisition of Magnachip Semiconductor (2004);
(xxviii) The Korea Development Bank in respect of the syndicated loan for the acquisition of Hanaro Telecom (2003); and
(xxix) JP Morgan Chase Bank in respect of the syndicated loan for the acquisition of Haitai Confectionery (2002)


Ms. Lee has an active practice in advising on real estate finance transactions. She also has been involved in aircraft finance transactions, various securitization transactions including asset-backed securitizations with credit card receivables or non-performing loans as their underlying assets.