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Gu Beom KWON
Corporate Restructuring
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As a member of Lee & Ko's Corporate Practice Group, practice of Gubeom Kwon mainly focuses on mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, hostile takeover & defense, and general corporate governance/restructuring issues. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2017, Mr. Kwon served 3 years in the Korean Ministry of Justice as a public service advocate.
Mr. Kwon completed his legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of Supreme Court of Korea and was admitted to the Korean Bar in 2014. He received his LL.B. from the Seoul National University, College of Law in 2014.
Mr. Kwon completed his legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of Supreme Court of Korea and was admitted to the Korean Bar in 2014. He received his LL.B. from the Seoul National University, College of Law in 2014.
主要事例
- [Merger & Acquisitions]
- Affirma Capital’s acquisition of Series B CCPS and Convertible Bonds of Beam Mobility Holdings
- CBC Group consortium’s acquisition of Hugel
- Permira Fund consortium’s acquisition of Delivery Hero Korea (Delivery App “Yogiyo”)
- E-Mart’s acquisition of Starbucks Coffee Korea
- Jungheung Group’s acquisition of Daewoo Engineering & Construction
- Hyosung's sale of Hyosung Capital
- Sale of shares in CJ Olive Young
- Carlyle Group's sale of ADT Caps
- Merger between SK Broadband and Tbroad
- Hyundai Oilbank’ sale of Hyundai Oil Terminal
- Foosung Global’s issuance of Bonds with Warrants to Heimdall PE
- SK’ investment into Standigm
- South Korea rapper/producer Zico's sale of KOZ Entertainment
- Merger between ADT Caps and ADT Security
- Kamur Partners' acquisition of Razzler
- SK Networks' acquisition of SK Telink's secondhand phone business
- SK Materials' acquisition of Hanyu Chemical
- Business transfer of Farm Hannong's crop protection agent distribution business to LG Chem
- LG Household & Health Care's acquisition of Tai Guk Pharm
- Cellivery’s acquisition of Ajin Clean
- Merger between KNX and Il Kwang E&C
- Liquidation of a foreign invested company F
- Squeeze-out of company E's controlling shareholder
- KB Security and other firms’ investment into Megazone Cloud
- [Joint Venture]
- Establishment of joint venture Ecovance between SKC, LX International and Daesang
- Establishment of joint venture TL Chemical between Taekwang Industrial and LG Chem
- Establishment of joint venture SK MaterialsJNC between SK Materials and JNC
- Establishment of joint venture KAT between IAI and Hankuk Carbon
- Establishment of joint venture Trans Beverage between Campari and BNC F&B
- [Anti-corruption]
- Compliance consulting (anti-corruption) for Korean listed company S
- Compliance consulting (anti-corruption) for Korean listed company C
- Compliance consulting (anti-corruption) for foreign invested company Y
学歴
| 2014 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
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| 2014 | Seoul National University, College of Law - LL.B., magna cum laude |
経歴
| 2017-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| Dec 2019-Feb 2020 | Secondment in Samsung Asset Management |
| 2014-2017 | Public Service Advocate |
言語
| Korean and English |
受賞実績
| 2022 | Selected as the most "Power Lawyers" among junior lawyers in M&A by the Korea Economic Daily |
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著書/活動
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Corporate M&A 2021: South Korea - Law and Practice section, Trends and Developments section (Co-author, Chambers & Partners, 2021)
- Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides – South Korea: Mergers & Acquisitions
