Partner
Yi Jun CHANG
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Yi Jun CHANG is a partner at Lee & Ko. He primarily practices in the areas of M&A, Corporate Governance and foreign Joint Ventures.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2013, Mr. Chang served as Advocate Officer in the Korean Navy.
Mr. Chang received his LL.B from the Seoul National University, College of Law in 2007. In 2010, he was admitted to the Korean Bar and completed his legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea.
After joining Lee & Ko, he is practicing regarding M&A, Corporate Governance and other corporate issues. He has especially focused his practice on re-structuring of corporates in conglomerates through mergers, spin-offs, comprehensive exchanges of shares, asset/business transfers as well as share transfers.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2013, Mr. Chang served as Advocate Officer in the Korean Navy.
Mr. Chang received his LL.B from the Seoul National University, College of Law in 2007. In 2010, he was admitted to the Korean Bar and completed his legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea.
After joining Lee & Ko, he is practicing regarding M&A, Corporate Governance and other corporate issues. He has especially focused his practice on re-structuring of corporates in conglomerates through mergers, spin-offs, comprehensive exchanges of shares, asset/business transfers as well as share transfers.
Representative Cases
- [Restructuring Transactions]
- Merger between LG Chem Ltd. and LG Life Sciences Ltd.(2017)
- Spin-off of Seah Steel Corp.(2017)
- Merger between Hyundai HCN Co., Ltd. and its 5 subsidiaries(2016)
- Comprehensive exchange of shares between SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(2016)
- Business transfer of premium supermarket business in Shinsegae Inc. to Emart Inc.(2016)
- Comprehensive exchange of shares between Nano Entek Co., Ltd. and Biofocus Co., Ltd.(2015)
- Squeeze-out of minor shareholders in Ko-one energy service Co., Ltd.(2014)
- [M&A transactions]
- Sale of LG-Hitachi Water Solutions and HiEntech by LG Electronics
- Acquisition through the purchase of 100% shares in David Toy Co., Ltd., by CJ E&M Corp.(2017)
- Spin-off of CJ E&M Corp. and acquisition of two drama studios by the newly incorporated company(2016)
- Acquisition through the purchase of 100% shares in Forza Motors Korea Corp. by Hyosung Corp.(2015)
- Acquisition through the purchase of 100% shares in Dongbu Farm Hannong Co., Ltd. by LG Chem Ltd.(2017)
- Tryout of purchase of major shares in CJ Hello Vision Co., Ltd. by SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and merger between CJ Hello Vision Co., Ltd. and SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(2016)
- Acquisition of the Hanwha Group for defense and chemical industry of the Samsung Group through the share purchase(2016)
- Acquisition through the purchase of 100% shares in KT Rental Co., Ltd. by the Lotte Group(2016)
- The disposition of LNG transportation business in Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.(2015)
- MiCo’s sale of shares in MiCo Ceramics to KoMiCo
Education
| 2018 | USC Gould School of Law - LL.M. |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 2004 | Seoul National University - LL.B |
Languages
| English and Korean |
