Foreign Attorney
Donghee Lucia HONG
Acquisition Finance
Expertise
Recently reviewed Professionals
Donghee Lucia Hong is a foreign attorney in the firm's Banking and Finance Practice Group. She specializes in acquisition finance, project finance, outbound investment, capital markets, and general banking. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, she practiced at a leading global law firm where she advised on various international transactions, arbitration and dispute cases.
Representative Cases
- Advised on acquisition involving a renowned network solution and supply chain management company
- Advised on acquisition involving a global cloud-based software provider
- Advised on a derivative action involving a renowned battery manufacturer
- Advised on a repudiation and breach of contract case involving a leading conglomerate in property investment
- Advised on IP infringement/passing-off and unfair competition actions brought by a German print media supplier, a Chinese multinational internet search provider, a Chinese block chain and AI service provider, a Chinese pharmaceutical company, and a French luxury fashion company
- Advised on potential dispute among shareholders of a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company and subsequent investment and licensing transactions with a Korean biomedical company
- Advised on syndicated secured term facilities transactions for development of two data centers located in Seoul, Korea and subsequent amendments of contractual terms, accessions and establishment of additional collaterals
- Advised on senior secured term loan facility for development of logistics center located in Korea and development of cold storage warehouse located in Korea
- Advised on refinancing of the mezzanine financing across multi-jurisdictions involving the property located in London (and subsequent purchase of loan receivables and enforcement process) and refinancing transactions involving an office building located in Germany (and subsequent enforcement process and investment exit) and a residential complex located in California, USA
- Advised on renewal of loan facilities and addition of underlying collaterals for financing involving a Singapore-based private equity firm and its Korean affiliates
- Advised on legal issue under NY UCC law associated with execution of sale of aircraft collateral at a low price by a majority of shareholders and senior lenders in conflict with interest of other senior lenders and junior lenders
- Advised on entrustment of a part of overseas asset investment/management services by executing an investment management agreement
- Advised on outbound investment transactions involving assets such as logistics center located in USA including reviewing investment structure and relevant agreements (JVA, IA, SPA, loan agreements, and leases etc.) and assisting with transaction closing
- Advised on domestic investment, financing and development transactions involving assets such as logistics/distribution centers, warehouse assets, data centers, and multiple complex located in Korea through domestic funds
- Advised on purchase of shares of a cold chain solutions provider incorporated in the Cayman Islands which in turn owns the warehouse facility located in Pyeongtaek and Incheon, Korea
- Advised on acquisition financing transactions involving a Korean SPV and a private equity fund incorporated in the Cayman Islands to acquire shares of a Korean 3D measurement solution provider
- Advised a global investment firm based in Singapore on the purchase of equity interest in the Singaporean SPV which owns the Korean PFV holding the development site located in Anseong, Korea (including reviewing legal DD report, transaction agreements and corporate documents, etc.)
- Advised a global investment management company on investment in private equity funds which jointly acquire and develop, through a Korean SPC, certain LNG cold energy-fueled mixed-use warehouse asset located in Busan, Korea and subsequent transactions involving transfer of the shares of such fund and execution of additional foreign investment
- Advised on a flip transaction involving share swap from a Korean company to a Singaporean company and prepared and reviewed relevant corporate documents and agreements such as share swap agreement, shareholders’ agreement, stock option agreements and share subscription agreement for additional investors; advised on subsequent participation and subscription by additional investors
- Advised on investment in project financing loans for real estate development projects and value-add typed real estate mortgage loan through an institutional private equity fund and various SPCs at the lower level
- Advised on securitized commercial real estate loan defaults (a part of such loan receivables being held by the Korean investment trust managed by client) and analyzed legal implications and consequences arising from such default and set up action plans in recovery/restructuring following thereafter
- Advised on loan conversion process involving a limited liability company incorporated in Delaware, USA invested by a Korean private equity fund
- Advised on paid-in capital increase of a Korean limited liability company and prepared relevant corporate documents
- Advised on IPO of the shares of a Korean limited liability company in the international and domestic placement by reviewing and executing relevant underwriting agreements and related documents/circulars
- Advised on senior secured term loan facility involving a PFV borrower and lenders from multiple jurisdictions for development of logistics center located in Incheon, Korea and refinancing of existing project finance loan
Education
| 2017 | University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis - J.D. |
|---|---|
| 2013 | New York University, New York - B.A. in Politics |
Work Experience
| 2021-Present | Lee & Ko |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Hong Kong |
| 2019-2020 | PVH Asia Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 2018 | Rouse Consultancy, Shanghai, China |
Languages
| Korean, English and Chinese |
