Acquisition Finance

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Overview

BKL has a leading practice in acquisition finance and offers innovative solutions based on our market leading expertise and track record of all types of acquisition finance transactions.

BKL’s Finance Group regularly advises a broad range of clients in Korea and overseas, including not only financial institutions, pension funds and loan funds but also various types of buy-side clients such as private equity funds. In doing so, we provide advice that is optimally tailored to meet the specific requirements of every client based on a deep understanding of the mergers and acquisitions and acquisition finance market practices.

To provide clients with services across a range of disciplines in a seamless manner, our Finance Group works closely with our Corporate Practice Group on mergers and acquisitions matters, Tax Group on tax structuring matters and Financial Regulatory Group on regulatory issues at all stages of the acquisition financing process.

The expertise and experience of BKL’s Finance Group have been widely recognized by internationally renowned legal publications such as Chambers, IFLR, Legal 500 and ALB.

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

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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)

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