Capital Markets
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : South Korea
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Provided by Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
We cover all stages of capital market transactional work, from deal structuring to post-closing. Drawing from our experience with diverse client objectives in a variety of business contexts, we offer focused and timely advice on full range of issues in cross-border transaction. Followings are major types of our work related to this practice.
- Securities: We provide a full range of in-country services for issuers, underwriters, and security holders in the full range of public offerings and private placement of equity, debt, and hybrid securities. Our work in international securities issues include offering of depositary receipts, convertible and exchangeable bonds, bonds with warrants, medium term note programs, floating rate notes, and straight bonds, including listing of securities on the Korea Exchange or other reputable foreign stock market.
- IPO and Listing: We provide comprehensive legal services to cover entire aspects of initial public offerings and listing processes for domestic and foreign companies, from the proposal of IPO and listing structure, legal due diligence, review of securities registration statement and other disclosure documents, to consultations with the Korea Exchange and supervisory authorities.
- Derivatives: Our derivatives specialists provide advice on structuring and execution of all types of complex derivatives transactions, including total return swap, equity swap, futures contract, currency or commodity-linked swap, and credit-linked derivatives.
Chambers Review
Bae, Kim & Lee houses a market-leading capital markets practice with a strong reputation for acting on significant IPOs, block trades and GDR offerings, for both issuers and underwriters. It is able to provide support on various types of bond issuances, including Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, convertible bonds and GMTN programmes. The multilingual and dual-qualified team is able to provide advice across various US jurisdictions as well as Singapore and the UK. The firm acts for a diverse range of clients from international underwriters, major Korean banks and securities houses. It also acts for issuers, including foreign companies listed on KOSDAQ.The practice is active advising on the IPOs of real estate investment trusts. Bae, Kim & Lee offers additional expertise in securitisation, notably in the offshore structuring of leveraged finance deals.
Work Highlights
- BKL advised Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific), as the manager, in the issuance and offering of USD1.7 billion 1.75% Convertible Bonds due 2030 by SK hynix.
Strengths
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"The firm's greatest competitiveness is its ability to solve complex problems one by one, simplifying them and narrowing them down."
"They never missed the timelines and provided valuable points."
"The team leaders strongly commit to the deal and they are highly responsive."
"The firm's greatest competitiveness is its ability to solve complex problems one by one, simplifying them and narrowing them down."
"They never missed the timelines and provided valuable points."
"The team leaders strongly commit to the deal and they are highly responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Chung Eui Jong is a well-renowned lawyer in the debt capital markets space. He advises a range of financial institutions and issuers on bond issuances and note offerings in various jurisdictions, including in Singapore.
Shin Hee-Gang leverages his significant experience in both equity and debt capital markets to assist clients with IPOs on KOSPI and KOSDAQ market, note offerings and bond issuances. His expertise is highly sought after by financial institutions and securities firms.
"The ability to solve and crack even the most complex issues one by one is second to none. He is respected by many Korean IPO bankers."
Lee Jeong-Hoon offers extensive experience advising on equity capital markets, with particular strength in advising on IPOs. His client list includes several prominent underwriters in the Korean and US markets.
Roh Mi Eun maintains an active equity capital markets practice and frequently advises clients on IPOs and share offerings. Her experience attracts regular mandates from issuers and underwriters.
Ha Youngjin has a well-respected capital markets practice in which she is regularly sought to advise a wide range of domestic and foreign clients on IPOs and listings on the KOSDAQ and KOSPI.
"She provides practical solutions to IP transactions."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
South Korea
Members
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Head of Department
Heesug Chung
Seung Il Hong
