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Heejun CHOI Attorney

Heejun CHOI Attorney
Heejun CHOI Attorney

Heejun CHOIAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-1709 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.heejun.choi@kimchang.com

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Bio

Heejun Choi is a senior member in Kim & Chang’s Merger & Acquisitions Practice, Investment Management Practice, Private Equity Practice and Securities Practice. 

Since joining Kim & Chang, he has regularly represented clients on high-profile domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, and assisted in the licensing or registration of investment vehicles for major domestic and global investment management groups. In addition, he has extensive experiences in corporate governance, fund formation matters, and corporate and securities law. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2008, Mr. Choi served as a judicial officer in the Korean army from 2004 to 2007. 

Mr. Choi received an LL.M. from UCLA School of Law in 2014 and his LL.B. from Korea University in 2003. He attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2005. 

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2008-Present)

Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (2005-2008)

Representative Mattersshow

Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  • Represented shareholders of a real estate trust company in its sale of the company to a domestic financial group. 
  • Represented a global PEF in its acquisition of a domestic auto part manufacturing company by comprehensive business transfer. 
  • Represented a global PEF in its acquisition of a domestic social commerce business company. 
  • Represented a public fund of an overseas nation in its acquisition of a major domestic construction company. 
  • Represented a domestic tire company in its acquisition of a tire distribution company in Australia. 
  • Represented an offshore fund in its acquisition of a domestic cosmetics company. 
  • Represented a liquor group in its sale of its subsidiary. 
  • Represented a financial company in its acquisition of indirect shares of a Chinese transportation company. 
  • Represented a domestic steel manufacturing company in its mergers with affiliates. 
  • Represented a domestic company in its acquisition of a movie screening business company. 
  • Represented an offshore PEF in its acquisition of a domestic forwarding business company. 
  • Represented an offshore fund in its acquisition of a domestic battery circuit manufacturing company by way of tender offer. 
  • Represented a global bio company in its acquisition of a domestic bio company by way of tender offer. 
 
Private Equity
 
  • Represented a domestic PE in its establishment of a blind PEF. 
  • Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a job recruitment tool provider. 
  • Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of an urban mining company. 
  • Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a space rental business company. 
  • Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a pharmaceutical company. 
 
Investment Management
 
  • Represented many offshore investment managers in their business in Korea including fund marketing regulation. 
  • Represented many offshore investment managers in their fund registration with the Financial Services Commission (FSC). 
  • Represented many domestic institutions in their investment into offshore funds. 
  • Represented many domestic asset management companies in their establishment of funds (trust type funds). 
  • Represented an investor or manager on a dispute related to fund investment. 

Representative Activitiesshow

Publications/Activities
    • The Private Equity Review (Second edition): Part I, Fundraising - "Korea" chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2013) 
    • Purchases by Tender Offeror Outside of a Tender Offer, BFL Vol. No. 55 (Co-author, 2012)

Education

    UCLA School of Law (LL.M., 2014)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2005)

    College of Law, Korea University (LL.B., 2003)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2005

Languages

Korean and English

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Heejun CHOI
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-1709      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Heejun Choi is a senior member in Kim & Chang’s Merger & Acquisitions Practice, Investment Management Practice, Private Equity Practice and Securities Practice. 

Since joining Kim & Chang, he has regularly represented clients on high-profile domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, and assisted in the licensing or registration of investment vehicles for major domestic and global investment management groups. In addition, he has extensive experiences in corporate governance, fund formation matters, and corporate and securities law. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2008, Mr. Choi served as a judicial officer in the Korean army from 2004 to 2007. 

Mr. Choi received an LL.M. from UCLA School of Law in 2014 and his LL.B. from Korea University in 2003. He attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2005. 






    Kim & Chang (2008-Present)

    Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (2005-2008)






Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  •   Represented shareholders of a real estate trust company in its sale of the company to a domestic financial group. 
  •   Represented a global PEF in its acquisition of a domestic auto part manufacturing company by comprehensive business transfer. 
  •   Represented a global PEF in its acquisition of a domestic social commerce business company. 
  •   Represented a public fund of an overseas nation in its acquisition of a major domestic construction company. 
  •   Represented a domestic tire company in its acquisition of a tire distribution company in Australia. 
  •   Represented an offshore fund in its acquisition of a domestic cosmetics company. 
  •   Represented a liquor group in its sale of its subsidiary. 
  •   Represented a financial company in its acquisition of indirect shares of a Chinese transportation company. 
  •   Represented a domestic steel manufacturing company in its mergers with affiliates. 
  •   Represented a domestic company in its acquisition of a movie screening business company. 
  •   Represented an offshore PEF in its acquisition of a domestic forwarding business company. 
  •   Represented an offshore fund in its acquisition of a domestic battery circuit manufacturing company by way of tender offer. 
  •   Represented a global bio company in its acquisition of a domestic bio company by way of tender offer. 
 
Private Equity
 
  •   Represented a domestic PE in its establishment of a blind PEF. 
  •   Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a job recruitment tool provider. 
  •   Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of an urban mining company. 
  •   Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a space rental business company. 
  •   Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a pharmaceutical company. 
 
Investment Management
 
  •   Represented many offshore investment managers in their business in Korea including fund marketing regulation. 
  •   Represented many offshore investment managers in their fund registration with the Financial Services Commission (FSC). 
  •   Represented many domestic institutions in their investment into offshore funds. 
  •   Represented many domestic asset management companies in their establishment of funds (trust type funds). 
  •   Represented an investor or manager on a dispute related to fund investment. 





Publications/Activities

  •   The Private Equity Review (Second edition): Part I, Fundraising - "Korea" chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2013) 
  •   Purchases by Tender Offeror Outside of a Tender Offer, BFL Vol. No. 55 (Co-author, 2012)





Education

    UCLA School of Law (LL.M., 2014)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2005)

    College of Law, Korea University (LL.B., 2003)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2005


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Private Equity ,  Investment Management ,  Capital Markets ,  Securities