Collaborating closely with experts in tax, antitrust, disputes, and other complementary areas, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is a pre-eminent firm in the Korean corporate market, with the team regularly overseeing day-to-day issues and complex, cross-border transactions. Sungjo Yun oversees the practice, acting on domestic and cross-border M&A for both Korean and foreign clients. Mok Hong Kim is skilled in M&A transactions and private equity fund deals, routinely advising on high-value acquisitions and sales. Hyunchul An is experienced in transactions in the energy, resources, infrastructure, and financial services sectors, while Ho Kyung Chang has a far-reaching practice across general corporate and transactional mandates. Oh Ryung Lee concentrates on foreign and domestic M&A by private equity funds, corporate restructuring, and investmenst in startups.
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Key clients

  • Affinity Equity Partners Pte. Ltd.
  • Anchor Equity Partners
  • CJ CheilJedang
  • CVC Capital Partners
  • Hyundai Motor Company
  • Kolon Industries
  • Korea Investment Private Equity
  • LG
  • Rebellions
  • VIG Partners

Work highlights

Advised Rebellion on its merger with Sapeon Korea, a landmark deal between two leading Korean AI semiconductor companies that created Korea’s first AI semiconductor design 'unicorn'.
Advised CVC Capital Partners on its KRW200bn strategic investment in RCPS of PharmaResearch, marking CVC’s return to the Korean market and its first private equity deal since 2019.
Advised LG Display on its KRW2tn+ sale of Chinese subsidiaries LGDCA and LGDGZ to CSOT, one of the largest exit deals by a Korean company in China, handling all aspects from legal due diligence to SPA negotiation and regulatory filings.

Practice head

Sungjo Yun

Other key lawyers

Mok Hong Kim; Hyunchul An; Ho Kyung Chang; Oh Ryung Lee; Albert J. Suh; Daniel Joonwu Park; Jaeyong Jeong; Eugene J. Hwang