Sung Woon Kang

Practice Areas

IPO ∙ Listing Eligibility Reviews

M&A

Foreign Investment

Digital Finance

Finance ∙ Capital Markets

Career

Sung Woon Kang is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include IPO and substantive review of eligibility for listing, financial and capital markets, M&A deals of financial companies, digital finance, and foreign investment.

Mr. Kang has a wealth of experience in general laws applicable to financial institutions, issuance of securities by a Korean company through public or private offerings in Korea and abroad, loans of financial Mr. Kang is one of the leading experts in Korea as to advising numerous companies, both home and abroad, related to listing on the Korea Exchange (KRX) and overseas securities markets, such as NASDAQ (US). Among the companies that Mr. Kang advised is Captivision Inc., which is listed company on NASDAQ through merger with 3NOD Digital Group (the first-ever company to be listed on KRX) and SPAC.

He also has extensive experience advising on M&A deals of financial companies, foreign investment, and cross-border investment and M&A deals of Korean companies, and his expertise particularly lies in forex transaction regulations. In addition, he has been providing legal advice for 10 years related to digital finance for global top-tier companies, and advises a number of domestic financial institutions on responding to inspections and sanctions by the FSS, and represents them in civil, criminal, and administrative suits.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (2005)

Publications

Equity Capital Markets in South Korea: Regulatory Overview, Practical Law Global Guide (Co-author, 2021/22)

Lending and taking security in South Korea: overview, Multi-Jurisdictional Guide: Finance, Practical Law (Co-author, 2015/16-2016/17)

Work Highlights

Advised GLAAM and Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I on their business combination and Captivision’s listing on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: CAPT)

Advised Export-Import Bank of Korea on issuance of offshore bonds worth USD 2,000,000,000

Advised on issuance of bonds worth HKD 390,000,000, bonds worth EUR 850,000,000, bonds worth EUR 500,000,000, bonds worth USD 500,000,000, and bonds worth USD 45,000,000 according the the Export-Import Bank of Korea’s GMTN Program (USD 35,000,000,000)

Handled the case involving KRX’s inspection and sanction of a foreign securities firm

Advised PAMTEK on KOSDAQ listing through reverse merger with SPAC

Advised Bionote on KOSPI listing

Advised SHIN Steel on KOSDAQ listing through reverse merger with SPAC

Advised KEXIM Bank related to its issuance of US$2,500,000,000 Note

Advised Soosan Industry on KOSPI listing

Advised Lunit on KOSDAQ listing

Advised Sungeel HiTech on KOSDAQ listing

Advised ICH on KOSDAQ listing

Advised Aprilbio on KOSDAQ listing

Advised Hanwha Life on issuance of subordinated bonds

Advised on Samsung C&T’s sale of its shares in Hanwha General Chemical

Advised SD Biosensor on acquisition of a German company

Advised on listing on KOSDAQ for Wing Yip Food of China

Advised on listing on KOSDAQ for China Great Star International

Advised on listing on KOSDAQ for 3NOD Digital of China

Advised on listing on KOSADQ for Eone Diagnomics Genome Center

Advised on acquisition of Woori Asset Management and Woori F&I for Woori Financial Group’s sale of its financial subsidiaries

Advised on P&A of Solomon Savings Bank by Woori Savings Bank

Advised on sale of savings banks

Advised on mergers between affiliates of the Korea Development Bank in Uzbekistan

Advised on mergers between affiliates of a global pharmaceutical company in Korea

Advised on electronic financial transactions by global online shopping malls, etc.

Advised on project financing for construction of power plant in Cebu by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)

Languages Spoken

Korean and English

Experience

2005-present Yoon & Yang LLC

2023-present Statutory Auditor, NH Special Purpose Acquisition Company No. 2 Co., Ltd.

2021-present Member of KOSDAQ Market Corporate Review Committee of Korea Exchange

2018-20 Member of Council for KOSDAQ Market Listing Rules Reformation of Korea Exchange

2017 Advisor, Legal Advisory Group for Programs to Support Young Merchants by the Small Enterprise and Market Service

Education

Awards