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Yoon & Yang’s Capital Markets team of Banking & Finance Practice Group is comprised of attorneys and experts with practical working experience and specialized knowledge in every aspect of capital market transactions.

The team provides specialized and comprehensive legal advisory services in a wide range of transactional issues arising from capital markets transactions, including initial public offering (IPO), private equity, stock issuance, and asset management. In addition, the team also offers full legal services during all stages of financing and investment in the domestic capital market as well as in the overseas capital markets, counseling clients on planning and structuring a deal, drafting and reviewing agreements, and reporting foreign exchange transactions. In particular, the team has extensive experience representing issuing companies and securities firms regarding initial public offerings not only on the Korea Exchange and KOSDAQ, but also in various international stock markets, such as New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and LSE.

Comprised of outstanding professionals, the team is a well-known powerhouse in capital markets regulations in Korea. The team retains abundant track records for advising overseas companies on their IPO on KRX (Korea Exchange) especially for US companies and Chinese companies. The team’s key clients include most of the commercial banks in Korea, as well as a large number of asset management companies and listed companies.

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets: Domestic Firms - South Korea
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

The capital markets team at Yoon & Yang handles a range of debt and equity instructions, with recent activity on IPO issuances of global and convertible bonds. It is well placed to advise on securitisation transactions. The team has additional expertise in handling contentious matters in relation to capital markets transactions and listings. The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), Hanhwa Life Insurance, and Woori Bank are amongst its clients.

Work Highlights

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  • Yoon & Yang assisted Hanhwa Life Insurance with its issuance of KRW400 billion 5.3% non-guaranteed subordinated bonds due 2032.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sung Woon Kang
3
Sung Woon Kang
3
Band 3

Kang Sung Woon regularly advises domestic and foreign companies on KRX IPOs. He additionally assists companies with delisting mandates.



"He is a very well-known individual in this field. His expertise and knowledge are amazing."

"Another strength is his client-centric approach. Normally legal advisers would say yes or no, but he is taking a more considered approach and providing detailed advice."

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Capital Markets: Domestic Firms

Sung Woon Kang
3
Sung Woon Kang
3
Band 3

Members

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Bo Hyun Lee

Jae Ryun Cho

Ji Ho Park

Jiwook Kim

Soonghee Lee

Young Ho Kang

Head of Department

Clients

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DB Financial Investment

Export-Import Bank

KB Securities

KEB Hana Bank

Korea Asset Management Corporation

Korea Development Bank

Korea Investment & Securities

Korea Investment Holdings

Korea-Deposit Insurance Corporation

Mirae Asset Daewoo

NH Investment & Securities

Samsung Securities

Shinhan Bank

Shinhan Investment Corp.

Woori Bank

Industries

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banking

securities