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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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  • 'Linklaters stands out from other firms for its strong cross-country collaboration. They are also very responsive with extensive experience as underwriting counsel.'
  • '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.'

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

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Daniel Kwon

Practice head

Daniel Kwon

Other key lawyers

Jun Park; Hak Tae Kim; Danny Na; Hyun Lee