Finance

"Bae, Kim & Lee has dealt with top-tier financial institutions and corporates for a long time, and thus is able to provide necessary advice commercially as well."

- Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

Overview

BKL’s Finance Group delivers clear legal advice and innovative solutions by forming an ongoing response team of experts with top-tier expertise in various traditional and other cutting-edge financial transactions utilizing the latest structures and techniques, including domestic and abroad lending, securities issuance, acquisition financing, real estate financing, project finance, securitization, and structured finance.

Comprehensive advisory services encompassing both traditions and trends in financial transactions

BKL has a long history of providing comprehensive and multifaceted advice throughout the entire process of various financial transactions, including domestic and international lending, securities issuance, acquisition financing, project finance, ship and aircraft financing, securitization and structured financing, foreign investment, and overseas investment. BKL’s advisory services span from the design of transaction structures and pre-assessment of potential issues, to contract negotiation and execution, transaction implementation, and post-transaction management. Additionally, even in transactions involving the latest transaction structures and financial techniques, such as project financing for the construction of Korea’s largest casino resort complex and Korea’s first financing transaction using logistics center inventory assets as collective collateral, BKL provides clear analysis of current laws and regulations and offers creative solutions that align with customer trends. Such expertise and capabilities of BKL’s Finance Group are recognized by prestigious legal media outlets worldwide, such as Chambers, IFLR, and Legal 500, where the group receives top rankings in their annual evaluations.

Multidimensional advisory services through collaboration of various experts

When providing financial legal advice, it is crucial not only to have expertise in financial laws and regulations and a precise understanding of the structures and products of financial transactions, but also to have a strong grasp of market trends and client needs. Additionally, the knowledge and experience of various experts should be combined to create synergy.

BKL is staffed with domestic attorneys with the top expertise in each specific area of finance, foreign attorneys from leading international law firms or financial institutions in the US, UK, Australia, Hong Kong, China, and Singapore, and experts from government and public institutions such as the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Financial Service Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Korea Exchange, as well as from banks and financial investment companies. These experts collaborate seamlessly to effectively provide a wide range of legal advice and solutions that meet client needs and offer practical assistance.

Differentiated services through an ongoing response team

BKL’s Finance Group provides customized services tailored to the specific characteristics of clients and transactions through expert teams that are always available to respond to urgent client requests. As a result, the BKL Finance Group has been able to deliver differentiated legal services compared to other law firms, consistently receiving positive feedback from leading financial companies and corporate clients both domestically and internationally. Consequently, a significant number of financial transactions that attract attention or are recognized as first-of-their-kind in the market every year have been carried out with BKL’s legal advice, including advising on project finance for Korea’s first overseas nuclear power plant export and the country’s first REIT listing.
 

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