With experience across the full spectrum of capital market transactions, Linklaters particularly stands out for its expert knowledge in covered bonds and equity-linked products, including convertible and exchangeable bonds. Daniel Kwon leads the team and is noted for his expertise advising issuers and underwriters on cross-border private placements and public offerings of debt and equity securities. Jun Park is a go-to advisor for private placements and public offerings of debt and equity securities. Hak Tae Kim, Danny Na and Hyun Lee provide crucial support on a variety of capital markets matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Jun Park and Daniel Kown are both knowledgeable and responsive with the capabilities to handle various cases. They are 'go-to' lawyers who always make themselves available and provide insights.'
- 'I especially recommend Daniel Kwon for his expertise in capital markets transactions. He is a very reputable and sought-after lawyer with wide experience in this area. He is always responsive to client queries.'
- 'Linklaters stands out from other firms for its strong cross-country collaboration. They are also very responsive with extensive experience as underwriting counsel.'
Key clients
- J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East) Limited Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited Merrill Lynch International The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Kraton Corporation BNP Paribas SA Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
Work highlights
Advised the underwriters on the KRW435bn Global Offering of 7,250,000 common shares of SHIFT UP Corporation.
Advised a consortium of international banks on Korea Housing Finance Corporation’s issue of $500m Series 2025-1 5.125% Senior Unsecured Social Notes due 2030 issued under its $15bn Global Medium Term Note Programme.
Acted as the underwriters' counsel on The Export-Import Bank of Korea's issuance of $850m 4.625% Notes due 2028, $1.25bn 4.875% Notes due 2030, $500m 5.250% Notes due 2035 and $400m Floating Rate Notes due 2028.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Daniel Kwon
Other key lawyers
Jun Park; Hak Tae Kim; Danny Na; Hyun Lee