Capital Markets
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : South Korea
Band 2
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Provided by Yulchon LLC
Yulchon’s Capital Markets Team includes attorneys and other advisors who are highly skilled in advising issuers, underwriters and investors on all matters relating to raising capital for companies, including regulatory issues as well as navigating the offering process. Moreover, it has a reputation for having smart, seasoned and highly skilled professionals who listen and put their clients’ interests first. This approach stems from the culture of client-first collaboration and innovation that is actively encouraged at Yulchon.
Yulchon’s Capital Markets Team is well known for its thorough understanding of key issues and for advancing credible solutions for the business of overseas fund investment, as well as its quick and efficient handling.
The team’s focus, paired with a firm environment that emphasizes collaboration – both within the team and for greater client support, across practice areas whenever needed – creative and innovative legal counsel, and a commitment to ethical and zealous advocacy, has resulted in a submission of well-balanced mandates in terms of deal types and clients. Our work includes debt market deals (securities issuance), equity market deals (block trades, IPOs), and securitization (overseas ABS).
Chambers Review
Yulchon's established capital markets team represents a diverse clientele on domestic and overseas offerings. It advises issuers, underwriters and investors on all matters relating to capital raising, including regulatory issues and navigating the offering process. The team is well versed in debt work, including securities issuances and block trades. It has experience advising on a wide range of structural and compliance issues. The practice is increasingly active advising issuers and financial institutions on IPOs. BMW Financial Services Korea, Hyundai Capital Services and Hana Bank are amongst its clients.
Work Highlights
- Yulchon acted for Hyundai Capital Services in its issuance of asset-backed securities in the Korean private offering market with automobile instalment loans, etc, as underlying assets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Yulchon offers very practical solutions and advice. They are proactive and able to predict potential issues, and prepare us well if and when a situation arises."
"Their service is simply terrific. Highly skilled, articulate and very responsive."
"Yulchon offers very practical solutions and advice. They are proactive and able to predict potential issues, and prepare us well if and when a situation arises."
"Their service is simply terrific. Highly skilled, articulate and very responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Kim Geen attracts recognition for her structured finance practice and continues to be active on securitisation transactions.
"She is very good at providing explanation on scenarios in each case."
Lee Jin Kook has extensive experience advising clients on equity capital markets transactions and is well versed in handling IPOs for both issuers and lead managers.
"Jin Kook Lee has a strong fundamental grasp of law and is incredibly detail-oriented. He is able to quickly tailor arguments to suit the client's objective."
Ranked Lawyers at
Yulchon LLC
South Korea
Members
Provided by Yulchon LLC
Charles Kwak
Gun Kim
Ho Jin Lee
Hyeon Hwa Shin
Hyun Min Kim
Junshik Yoon
Kee Lim Choi
Kyu Sik Kim
Sung Keun Park
Sung Wook Eun
Head of Department
Sung You Choi