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Chae Yeon AN Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-4673 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Chae Yeon AN Attorney
Chae Yeon AN Attorney

Chae Yeon ANAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-4673 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.chaeyeon.an@kimchang.com

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Bio

Chae Yeon An is a senior attorney in Kim & Chang’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Corporate Governance Practices. She represents a diverse range of clients, including investment banks, PEFs, and domestic and multinational corporations in various industries in connection with their M&A.

Ms. An’s practice covers a wide range across mergers & acquisitions and corporate and securities law. She has extensive experience in M&A, joint venture and foreign direct investment.

Throughout her career, Ms. An has been actively involved in many high-profile transactions in Korea or relating to Korean businesses. She regularly advises private equity funds, corporate clients and financial institutions on various mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and other projects.

She is also known for her expertise and experience advising both domestic and multinational clients on corporate governance and internal compliance matters.

Apart from her experience in Korean law firms, she has also worked as a foreign attorney in the New York Office of Mayer Brown LLP.

As for her accomplishments, Ms. An has been named to the “40 Under 40 List” by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in 2021.

Ms. An received her LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law in 2018 and her LL.B. degree from Seoul National University in 2012. She graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2012. She was admitted to the Korean bar in 2012 and to the New York bar in 2020.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2022-Present)

Mayer Brown LLP, New York (Secondment, 2018)

Yulchon LLC (2012-2022)

Representative Mattersshow

Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  • Represented a major domestic corporation in its sale of its subsidiary.
  • Represented a major domestic corporation in its investment in a platform company.
  • Represented a major domestic corporation in its merger with its affiliate.
  • Represented a domestic company in its establishment of a joint venture with a multinational corporation.
  • Represented a multinational corporation in its acquisition of a domestic manufacturing company.
 
Private Equity
 
  • Represented a domestic PE in its establishment of a blind PEF.
  • Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a platform company.
  • Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a domestic manufacturing company.
  • Represented a domestic PEF in its investment in a financial institution.

Representative Activitiesshow

Awards

  • Rising Star (Legal Times, 2022)
  • ALB 40 Under 40 List (Asian Legal Business, 2021)

Publications/Activities
    [Publications]
     
    • Regulations on Hedge Fund and Prime Brokers Under the Amended Capital Markets Act, BFL Vol.60 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center for Financial Law, 2013)

Education

    New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2018)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2012)

    Seoul National University (LL.B., 2012)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2012; New York, 2020

Languages

Korean and English

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Chae Yeon AN
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-4673      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Chae Yeon An is a senior attorney in Kim & Chang’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Corporate Governance Practices. She represents a diverse range of clients, including investment banks, PEFs, and domestic and multinational corporations in various industries in connection with their M&A.

Ms. An’s practice covers a wide range across mergers & acquisitions and corporate and securities law. She has extensive experience in M&A, joint venture and foreign direct investment.

Throughout her career, Ms. An has been actively involved in many high-profile transactions in Korea or relating to Korean businesses. She regularly advises private equity funds, corporate clients and financial institutions on various mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and other projects.

She is also known for her expertise and experience advising both domestic and multinational clients on corporate governance and internal compliance matters.

Apart from her experience in Korean law firms, she has also worked as a foreign attorney in the New York Office of Mayer Brown LLP.

As for her accomplishments, Ms. An has been named to the “40 Under 40 List” by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in 2021.

Ms. An received her LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law in 2018 and her LL.B. degree from Seoul National University in 2012. She graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2012. She was admitted to the Korean bar in 2012 and to the New York bar in 2020.






    Kim & Chang (2022-Present)

    Mayer Brown LLP, New York (Secondment, 2018)

    Yulchon LLC (2012-2022)






Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  •   Represented a major domestic corporation in its sale of its subsidiary.
  •   Represented a major domestic corporation in its investment in a platform company.
  •   Represented a major domestic corporation in its merger with its affiliate.
  •   Represented a domestic company in its establishment of a joint venture with a multinational corporation.
  •   Represented a multinational corporation in its acquisition of a domestic manufacturing company.
 
Private Equity
 
  •   Represented a domestic PE in its establishment of a blind PEF.
  •   Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a platform company.
  •   Represented a domestic PEF in its acquisition of a domestic manufacturing company.
  •   Represented a domestic PEF in its investment in a financial institution.





Awards

  •   Rising Star (Legal Times, 2022)
  •   ALB 40 Under 40 List (Asian Legal Business, 2021)

Publications/Activities

[Publications]
 
  •   Regulations on Hedge Fund and Prime Brokers Under the Amended Capital Markets Act, BFL Vol.60 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center for Financial Law, 2013)





Education

    New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2018)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2012)

    Seoul National University (LL.B., 2012)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2012; New York, 2020


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Private Equity ,  Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes ,  Corporation Law ,  Capital Markets