Sung-Jin Kim

Practice Areas

M&A

Investment Funds

Corporate Governance

Management Rights Disputes

IPO ∙ Listing Eligibility Reviews

Acquisition Financing

Healthcare

Career

Sung-Jin Kim is a partner at Yulchon LLC and his main practice areas include M&A, private equity funds, domestic and overseas investment, corporate law, financial laws, and healthcare.

Mr. Kim has extensive experience of handling M&A cases for various industries including IT, finance, manufacturing and healthcare, and advises numerous companies at home and abroad based on such experiences. Mr. Kim also provides broad legal consultations on diverse types of transactions involving private equity funds, e.g., M&As, mezzanine investment, and equity investment, etc. He has represented domestic and foreign companies and advised them on international M&As, establishment of JV, and investment dealings. He also offers specialized legal services regarding corporate governance, transition to holding company, management rights disputes, IPO, acquisition financing, and regulations on finance or listing, etc.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (2003)

Publications

Establishment of investor-owned medical institutions in South Korea (co-author), 2015; Practical Issues concerning Regulations on Financial Institutions (co-author), 2013; Study on U.S. Class Actions on Securities and their Implications I and II (co-author), 2005; Legal Issues concerning Breach of Obligation to Report Mass Holding of Stocks, etc. (co-author), 2004

Experience

2024-present Yulchon LLC

2014-2024 Yoon & Yang LLC

2008-2009 Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

2003-2014 Yulchon LLC

Languages Spoken

Korean and English

Work Highlights

Advised IMM Private Equity on acquisition of Hanssem

Advised Korean Air on acquisition of Asiana Airlines

Advised on establishment of JV between SK E&S and Plug Power (U.S.)

Advised Bucket Place on acquisition of Hipvan (Singapore)

Advised Naver Webtoon and Premier Private Equity on acquisition of Munpia

Advised SK Ecoplant on acquisition of Saehan Environment and Green Energy

Advised Premier Private Equity, etc. on acquisition of Mega Coffee

Advised Alchemist Private Equity on acquisition of SK TNS

Advised Korea Development Bank on equity investment in Hanjin KAL

Advised Hanwha Life on spin-off of Hanwha Life Financial Services

Advised on Korean Air’s sale of in-flight catering/retail business to Hahn & Company Private Equity

Advised SKS Private Equity and Kiwoom on investment in One Store

Advised on Soulbrain on transition to holding company

Advised SKS Private Equity and Mirae Asset Venture on investment in Wavve

Advised Clearwater Capital Partners on its sale of Aerix to Keystone Private Equity

Advised Cha Healthcare on acquisition of SMG (a listed company in Singapore)

Advised Ace Private Equity on sale of Daeho Technology

Advised SPC Group on merger of five companies

Advised SC Private Equity on sale of five companies including Sunwoo MT

Advised Cha Hospital Group on acquisition of CFC (Australia)

Advised Hyundai Materials on acquisition of Mando Advanced Materials

Advised on the sale of Happy Call (kitchen appliance company) to East Bridge and Goldman Sachs

Advised AP System on transition to holding company and promotion of investment from private equity funds

Advised on Dongbu CNI’s split-off and a private equity fund’s acquisition of FIS System

Advised Dongwon Group on acquisition of Geumcheon

Advised GE Group on international restructuring

Advised Ildong Pharma on transition to holding company

Advised POSCO Energy on promotion of RCPS investment from Mirae Asset Daewoo, etc.

Advised on Hyundai Motor Group’s securing 100% stake in Hyundai Kefico and on Hyundai Kefico’s business transfer to Bosch Korea

Advised on establishment JV between Donga Socio Holdings and Meiji Group (Japan)

Personal

Education

2008 University of Southern California, LL.M.

2003 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

1996 Yonsei University, LL.B.

Education

Awards