Senior Advisor
Younghun SONG
IPO
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Young Hun Song is a Senior Advisor specializing in IPOs, stock trading regulations, corporate disclosures, ETF listing and trading, ESG disclosures and other securities market matters.
Mr. Song worked at the Korea Exchange (KRX) for 30 years and served as the Head of the Listing Department, Executive Director of KOSPI Market Division and Executive Director of KOSDAQ Market Division.
In particular, he plays an important role in presenting effective solutions to clients on matters relating to IPOs, SPACs, back-door listings, and spin off re-listings, deriving from his wealth of experience in reviewing listings for numerous companies.
Mr. Song also provides professional advice on practical issues related to corporate disclosure, delisting, short selling, market makers, and sustainability report disclosure.
Mr. Song worked at the Korea Exchange (KRX) for 30 years and served as the Head of the Listing Department, Executive Director of KOSPI Market Division and Executive Director of KOSDAQ Market Division.
In particular, he plays an important role in presenting effective solutions to clients on matters relating to IPOs, SPACs, back-door listings, and spin off re-listings, deriving from his wealth of experience in reviewing listings for numerous companies.
Mr. Song also provides professional advice on practical issues related to corporate disclosure, delisting, short selling, market makers, and sustainability report disclosure.
Representative Cases
- IPO: LG Energy Solution, Kakaobank, Kakaopay, Kakaogames, Krafton, Socar, Genome & Company, LOTTE Rental, P&H Tech, The Nature Holdings, etc.
- Participation in the Financial Services Commission Task Force on the introduction of SPAC, 2009
Education
| 2007 | Korea University – M.A. in Law |
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| 1993 | Kyung Hee University – B.A. in Economics |
Work Experience
| 2023-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2021-2022 | Executive Director of KOSPI Market Division, KRX |
| 2020-2021 | Executive Director of KOSPI Market Division, KRX |
| 2017-2018 | Head of Listing Department at KOSPI Market Division, KRX |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Participated as a member of the discussion panel in a seminar related to the introduction of mandatory tender offers (Financial Services Commission, 2022)
- Participated as a panelist in equity carve-out listing-related seminars (Capital Market Research Institute, 2022)
- Participated in the drafting of Commentary on Financial Investment Services and Capital Marketa Act (Korean Society of Judicial Administration, 2013)
- Co-authored the Commentary on SPAC System (KRX, 2010)
