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Sungjin KIM Attorney

Sungjin KIM Attorney
Sungjin KIM Attorney

Sungjin KIMAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-4684 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.sungjin.kim@kimchang.com

Areas of Expertise

Bio

Sungjin Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the areas of Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets., and Investment Management.

Mr. Kim has extensive experience in representing private equity funds, multinational and domestic industrial companies, as well as financial institutions in both cross-border and domestic investment transactions related to various industries. He has also advised on cross-border and domestic IPO transactions across industries.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2014-Present)

Representative Mattersshow

Mergers and Acquisitions
 
  • Represented a domestic bio company in its acquisition of a domestic joint venture company.
  • Represented a global PE in its acquisition of a domestic industrial gas company.
  • Represented a global PE in its acquisition of a domestic environment company.
  • Represented a domestic PE in its minority investment in a domestic unicorn company.
  • Represented a domestic financial institution in its minority investment in a cross-border unicorn company.
  • Represented a domestic PE in its acquisition of a domestic F&B franchise company.
  • Represented a large domestic company in its sales of a domestic asset management company.
  • Represented a large domestic company in its tender offer and de-listing from KRX KOSPI market.
 
Private Equity
 
  • Represented a domestic PE in its establishment of domestic blind PEF and funding.
  • Represented a domestic PE in its establishment of domestic project PEF and funding.
  • Represented a domestic PE in its dispute related to matters on member relationships.
  • Represented domestic and foreign institutional investors in their investments in offshore private equity funds.
 
Capital Markets
 
  • Advised on IPO and listing of a fashion company on the KRX KOSPI Market (underwriters' counsel).
  • Advised on IPO and listing of a life insurance company on the KRX KOSPI Market (selling shareholder's counsel).
  • Advised on IPO and listing of a bio company on the KRX KOSDAQ Market (issuer's counsel).
  • Advised on IPO and listing of a gaming company on the NASDAQ Market (issuer's counsel).
 
Investment Management
 
  • Represented multiple offshore investment managers in their businesses in Korea including fund marketing regulation.
  • Represented multiple domestic institutions in their investments in offshore funds.
  • Represented multiple domestic asset management companies in their establishment of funds (trust-type funds).
  • Represented multiple offshore investment managers in their fund registration with the Financial Services Commission.

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Awards

  • Rising Star, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023)

Education

    School of Law, New York University (LL.M. in Corporate Law, 2022)

    Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework, Ph.D., 2020) 

    School of Law, Seoul National University (J.D., 2014) 

    Seoul National University (B.A., Business Administration, 2011) 

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2014

    US AICPA Exam, Vermont (2007)

    Certified Management Accountant (CMA), 2008

Languages

Korean and English

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Sungjin KIM
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-4684      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Sungjin Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the areas of Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets., and Investment Management.

Mr. Kim has extensive experience in representing private equity funds, multinational and domestic industrial companies, as well as financial institutions in both cross-border and domestic investment transactions related to various industries. He has also advised on cross-border and domestic IPO transactions across industries.






    Kim & Chang (2014-Present)






Mergers and Acquisitions
 
  •   Represented a domestic bio company in its acquisition of a domestic joint venture company.
  •   Represented a global PE in its acquisition of a domestic industrial gas company.
  •   Represented a global PE in its acquisition of a domestic environment company.
  •   Represented a domestic PE in its minority investment in a domestic unicorn company.
  •   Represented a domestic financial institution in its minority investment in a cross-border unicorn company.
  •   Represented a domestic PE in its acquisition of a domestic F&B franchise company.
  •   Represented a large domestic company in its sales of a domestic asset management company.
  •   Represented a large domestic company in its tender offer and de-listing from KRX KOSPI market.
 
Private Equity
 
  •   Represented a domestic PE in its establishment of domestic blind PEF and funding.
  •   Represented a domestic PE in its establishment of domestic project PEF and funding.
  •   Represented a domestic PE in its dispute related to matters on member relationships.
  •   Represented domestic and foreign institutional investors in their investments in offshore private equity funds.
 
Capital Markets
 
  •   Advised on IPO and listing of a fashion company on the KRX KOSPI Market (underwriters' counsel).
  •   Advised on IPO and listing of a life insurance company on the KRX KOSPI Market (selling shareholder's counsel).
  •   Advised on IPO and listing of a bio company on the KRX KOSDAQ Market (issuer's counsel).
  •   Advised on IPO and listing of a gaming company on the NASDAQ Market (issuer's counsel).
 
Investment Management
 
  •   Represented multiple offshore investment managers in their businesses in Korea including fund marketing regulation.
  •   Represented multiple domestic institutions in their investments in offshore funds.
  •   Represented multiple domestic asset management companies in their establishment of funds (trust-type funds).
  •   Represented multiple offshore investment managers in their fund registration with the Financial Services Commission.





Awards

  •   Rising Star, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023)





Education

    School of Law, New York University (LL.M. in Corporate Law, 2022)

    Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework, Ph.D., 2020) 

    School of Law, Seoul National University (J.D., 2014) 

    Seoul National University (B.A., Business Administration, 2011) 


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2014

    US AICPA Exam, Vermont (2007)

    Certified Management Accountant (CMA), 2008


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Private Equity ,  Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Capital Markets ,  Investment Management ,  Corporation Law