Senior Foreign Attorney
Hyungmin JOO
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Hyungmin Joo is a member of the Corporate and M&A Practice Groups.
Mr. Joo holds a J.D. and an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, and a B.S. in Management System Engineering from Columbia University. Prior experience includes staff work for the Tax Lawyer (tax law journal) published by the Georgetown University Law Center, and internships at a number of renowned law firms, including Miller & Chevalier in Washington D.C.
Mr. Joo also served in the Republic of Korea Air Force as an officer in the Air Force Logistics Command.
Mr. Joo holds a J.D. and an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, and a B.S. in Management System Engineering from Columbia University. Prior experience includes staff work for the Tax Lawyer (tax law journal) published by the Georgetown University Law Center, and internships at a number of renowned law firms, including Miller & Chevalier in Washington D.C.
Mr. Joo also served in the Republic of Korea Air Force as an officer in the Air Force Logistics Command.
Representative Cases
- STIC Investment and Eugene Private Equity’s investment into PT Bank KB Bukopin
- Acquisition of Delivery Hero Korea(Delivery App “Yogiyo”) by Permira Fund and GS Retail
- Acquisition of Kyungnam Energy Co., Ltd. (100% equity stake) by joint venture between Prostar Capital and Black Rock
- Represented IMM Private Equity's acquisition of Linde Korea
- Represented Simmtech's sale and purchase of Simmtech Hong Kong Holdings Limited and STJ Holdings to Simmtech Global
- Represented LG Chem's acquisition of DuPont's soluble OLED business
- Sale of automotive part businesses by LS Automotive and LS Mtron to KKR
- Sale of ADT Caps by The Carlyle Group
- Acquisition of telecommunications services business of Enovation Info Technology and Advance Data System by Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories (portfolio company of Permira)
- Attempted sale of Kumho Tire by a group of creditors led by Korea Development Bank
- Spin-off and sales of shares in Hankuk Glass Industries Inc.
Education
| 2014 | Georgetown University Law Center - LL.M. |
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| 2013 | Georgetown University Law Center - J.D. |
| 2005 | Columbia University - B.S. in Engineering of Management System |
Work Experience
| 2015 - Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2013 | Miller &Chevalier, Summer Associate |
| 2012 | Bae, Kim &Lee, Summer Associate |
| 2011 | Kim &Chang, Summer Associate |
| 2006 - 2008 | Republic of Korea Air Force |
Languages
| Korean and English |
