Merger Filings
"They provided practical and effective legal advice"
- Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific
Overview
BKL’s Antitrust and Competition Group provides seamless merger filing services enabled by its solid understanding of market dynamics and accumulated experience and expertise in engaging with the KFTC. In particular, for foreign-to-foreign mergers and mergers with competitive concerns, we work proactively, and also in close partnership with law firms in various jurisdictions, with an appreciation for timely, consistent and precise execution, crucial for securing clearance for complex merger filings.
Practical experience and knowledge accumulated over 30 years of service enables us to achieve favorable outcomes for major merger control projects. We have a proven track record of successfully securing unconditional clearances in numerous complex merger cases that were under close regulatory scrutiny. We have also successfully represented clients in blocking anticompetitive mergers based on our in-depth knowledge of the business and transaction and use of sophisticated market analysis. By collaborating with various industry and market experts, we provide creative solutions tailored to the specific business and reflecting the unique competitive dynamics of the relevant industry, including regulated industries and technology sectors such as IT, broadcasting and communications, energy, electricity and electronics, and automotive.
Mergers between companies with global footprints require close and seamless coordination between firms located in multiple jurisdictions to ensure timely clearance. We have extensive experience in coordinating multi-jurisdictional filings in partnership with leading local firms which enables us to secure merger clearance in a timely and cost-efficient manner.