Acquisition Finance

"They are well aware of customer's needs and intention. Outputs are accurate and usually meet our timelines."

- Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

Overview

BKL’s Finance Group provides top-tier legal advisory services related to acquisition finance in connection with M&As across various industries, leveraging its high level of expertise and know-how cultivated through active participation in domestic and international landmark deals.

BKL’s Finance Group provides tailored advisory services related to acquisition financing to a broad range of clients, including lenders such as financial institutions, pension funds, and loan funds, as well as various types of buy-side clients such as domestic and international private equity funds. 

BKL’s Finance Group works closely with various groups within the firm, including the Corporate Practice Group that handles M&As, the Tax Group that advises on tax issues, and the Financial Regulatory Group that manages permit and license issues, to provide seamless services that meet client needs.

Building on such expertise and experience, the acquisition finance advisory team in BKL’s Finance Group has been recognized by globally renowned legal media outlets such as Chambers, IFLR, Legal 500, and ALB as a group of experts capable of successfully handling acquisition financing for large-scale M&A transactions.
 

Key Services

Advise on optimal transaction structures
Draft, review and negotiate acquisition financing documentation
Assist clients with deal closings and issue legal opinions
Work with international counsel in cross-border deals
Provide optimal solutions to tax issues in relation to specific types of transactions such as leveraged buyouts, in close collaboration with BKL’s Tax Group
Advise on and assist with regulatory filings and permits

Representative Cases

Advised Macquarie Korea Opportunities Management on the financing of its acquisition of shares of LG CNS
Advised MBK Partners on the financing of its acquisition of CJ CGV’s Southeast Asia business
Advised the lenders on the financing of Korea Development Bank’s acquisition of KCF Technologies
Advised Macquarie Korea Opportunities Management on the financing of its acquisition of shares of LG CNS
Advised on the financing of the acquisition of Lotte Insurance by JKL Partners
Advised MBK Partners on the financing of its acquisition of CJ CGV’s Southeast Asia business
Advised on the financing of Hyundai Asset Management’s acquisition of a real estate company in Cologne, Germany
Advised on the financing of Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of Lumileds
Advised Meritz Securities on the financing of its joint acquisition of Mars Entertainment in Turkey with CJ CGV
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on the financing of its acquisition of Lock & Lock
Advised Crescendo Equity Partners on the financing of its investment
Advised Affinity Equity Partners in relation to a refinancing of its acquisition of Loen Entertainment
Advised on the financing of the acquisition of Re-Clean, an Australian waste treatment and biofuel producer, by Macquarie Capital
Advised the lenders on the financing of Korea Development Bank’s acquisition of KCF Technologies
Advised the lenders on the financing of SeAH Commercial’s acquisition of Taelim Paper
Advised the lenders on Woori Bank’s underwriting of the acquisition financing in relation to Pepper Savings Bank
Advised the lenders on the financing of SKC’s acquisition of KCF Technologies
Advised the lenders on the financing of Pearl Abyss’s acquisition of equity interests in CCP hf (an Icelandic game company)