The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practice Group of Lee & Ko is recognized as having one of Asia’s finest M&A practice handling the most renown high-end deals ensuring its position as the undisputed market leader in Korea and throughout Asia. For more than 40 years from its establishment in 1977, the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group has been the foremost premier leader in Korea and throughout Asia in the M&A practice area, serving as Korean counsel in major Korean, and as lead counsel in major cross-border, M&A transactions. Based on its ample experience accumulated for years in its long history, the Group has provided the most efficient and accurate advisory services to its clients, well coping with clients’ demands, however complicated or difficult to meet, by providing the most appropriate solutions for the transactions concerned in the newest or most creative manner. Its outstanding services in the cross-border transactions are also well demonstrated in many M&A transactions executed all over the world (i.e., in the U.S, Europe, China, Japan, Central Asia, etc.), based on which the Group stands shoulder to shoulder with the world premier law firms renowned in the M&A practice.

The Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group has top-class competence and expertise with all requisite knowledge in M&A. Lee & Ko’s M&A specialists are also equipped with in-depth background knowledge in the specific segments of relevant business/industry, such as, finance, IT, energy, environment, healthcare, etc. Accordingly, the Group can provide industry-specific specialized M&A services to its domestic and international clients.

Major Cases

Represented Korean Deposit Insurance Corporation in its sale of Woori Finance Holdings
Represented Hanwha Securities in its acquisition of Prudential Securities·
Represented SK Energy in its acquisition of an Indonesian Mining Company
Represented Lotte Chilsung in its acquisition of the liquor business division of Doosan
Represented AXA Group in its acquisition of shares in Kyobo Life Insurance Co.,Ltd.
Represented Korea Development Bank in its sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Represented National Pension Service and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P. in their acquisition of equity interests in Colonial Pipeline Company (USA)
Represented Munich Reinsurance in its acquisition of Daum Direct Car Insurance
Represented National Pension Service in its acquisition of shares in Gatwick Airport (London)
Represented American International Group in its sale of AIG Korea
Represented Citibank in its acquisition of Koram Bank
Represented Boeing in its acquisition of shares in Huneed
Represented Standard Chartered Bank in its acquisition of KEB Card
Represented eBay in its tender offer for Auction shares
Represented Carlsberg in its acquisition of shares in Hite Beer
Represented Doosan Heavy Industries in its acquisition of shares in Mitsui Babcock Energy
Represented China Investment in its acquisition of Orion PDP
Representation of Chase Manhattan in its acquisition of shares in SsangYong Information & Communication