Private Equity

“Proactive, commercially-minded and client-oriented”

- The Asia Pacific Legal 500

Overview

“Tier 1 M&A” (2020) – Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Asian Legal Business

BKL’s Private Equity Group is a long-standing market leader in private equity and has been recognized for advising clients on sophisticated and complex private equity transactions. Our in-depth knowledge and broad expertise in private equity enable us to address the needs of clients and advise them on all aspects of a transaction, including structuring, tax planning, regulatory advice, deal execution and exit strategy.

Full Service Firm

We advise private equity sponsors at all stages of the investment cycle, including fund formation, deal sourcing, transaction structuring, acquisition financing, management change and exit and realization of the investment. Central to this is our ability to take the most efficient and practical approach and achieve business-minded results.

Diverse Client Base

Our end-to-end involvement in transactions provides us with a unique view into every aspect of such transactions. This approach has allowed us to serve the needs of every type of participant in a private equity transaction, including private equity sponsors, limited partners, senior and subordinated lenders and co-investors. From innovative, landmark acquisitions to smaller bolt-on and other strategic acquisitions, our private equity team has executed transactions for global and regional private equity funds, venture capitalists and other financial institutions.

A “One-Stop Shop”

In line with our “one firm” principle, our team works closely with experts and colleagues in our other departments, including tax, labor, employee benefits, fair trade, antitrust, government regulation, intellectual property, environmental, pharmaceutical/medical, IT/media and dispute resolutions, to provide a one-stop service for our clients.

Key Services

Fund Formation Work
Advising on marketing efforts to prospective investors and limited partners
Assist with the general partner registration and drafting of fund formation documents
Advise on fund management and related reporting requirements
M&A
Seller/buyer due diligence
Negotiate, draft and execute transaction documents
Advise on acquisition financings
Advise on and attending to closing matters
Management of Portfolio Companies
Advise on PMI’s (post-merger integration)
Advise on any disputes involving portfolio companies and attending to any legal issues that may arise with the management of portfolio companies
Investigation and Disputes
Advise on government investigations
Advise on any fund-related disputes

Representative Cases

Affinity Equity’s investment in Shinhan Financial Group
Anchor Equity’s investment in Kakao M
Macquarie PE’s investment in LG CNS
Affinity Equity’s investment in Shinhan Financial Group
Anchor Equity’s investment in Kakao M
Macquarie PE’s investment in LG CNS
VIG Partners' acquisition of PNF Labs
BlueRun Ventures’s investment in LINE MAN (Thailand’s delivery app business)
Stonebridge Capital’s acquisition of Cloocus
Global Venture Capital Partners’s investment in Market Curly
Partners’ acquisition of Liveflex
STIC Investment’s acquisition of Juvis Corp.
Crescendo Equity’s acquisition of Soft Motions & Robotics
Murex Partners’ investment of 4DReplay
Q Capital Partners’ acquisition of Seoul Pharama
MBK Partners’ investment in CJ CGV China, Vietnam and Indonesia
Affinity Equity’s acquisition of Burger King
VIG Partners’ sale of Samyang Optics
Affinity Equity and Blue Run Ventures’ investment of SSG.com
Affinity Equity’s acquisition of Serveone
JKL Partners’ acquisition of Lotte Insurance
Hana Investment’s investment of Fresh Easy
Reverent Partners’ investment of IGAWorks
Anchor Equity’s acquisition of Solity
VIG Partners’ acquisition of WinPlus
Anchor Equity’s investment of Line Games
H&Q AP Korea’s investment of 11street
H&Q AP Korea’s investment of CJ Healthcare
Hanhwa Asset Management’s investment of Vin Group
Reverent Partners’ investment of Fado
JKL Partners’ investment of GS ITM
Blue Run Ventures’ investment of The ICONtv
Affinity Equity’s acquisition of Lock & Lock
STIC Investment’s investment of Hanhaw S&C IT Business
IMM Investment’s acquisition of Eco Management Korea Holdings
Affinity Equity’s acquisition of Burger King Franchise in Korea
VIG Partners’ sale of Burger King Franchise in Korea
Anchor Equity’s investment of Kakao Pay
VIG Partners’ acquisition of Winche
Affinity Equity’s acquisition and sale of Loen Entertainment
IMM PE’s acquisition of Tailim Packaging Industrial and Dongil Paper