Overview
Jeongsu Kim provides legal services in corporate M&A, private equity investment, foreign investment, fair trade, etc. Mr. Kim earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Seoul National University in 2012 and graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute run by the Supreme Court of Korea in 2014. Prior to joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2017, Mr. Kim served in the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) and the Ministry of Justice as a judge advocate for public service (2014-2017).
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2017-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2014-2017
Judge Advocate for Public Service, Ministry of Justice
Representative Matters
Advised Carlyle on its acquisition of Twosome Place
Advised Anchor Equity Partners on its Pre-IPO investment in Kurly
Advised Delivery Hero SE on its divestment of Yogiyo (Delivery Hero Korea)
Advised Softbank Vision Fund on its investment in Yanolja
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its investment in Shinhan Financial Group
M&A
Advised Carlyle on its acquisition of Twosome Place
Advised Anchor Equity Partners on its Pre-IPO investment in Kurly
Advised Delivery Hero SE on its divestment of Yogiyo (Delivery Hero Korea)
Advised Softbank Vision Fund on its investment in Yanolja
Advised Anchor Equity Partners on its investment in Kakao Bank
Advised SV Investment on its acquisition of automotive affiliates of Taehwa Group
Advised the Export-Import Bank of Korea on its divestment of Daesun Shipbuilding
Advised Musinsa on its receiving new investment from IMM Investment
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its investment in Shinhan Financial Group
Advised Q Capital Partners on its acquisition of Norang Food
Advised Musinsa on its receiving new investment from Sequoia Capital
Advised Korea Development Bank on its divestment of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Advised LG UPLUS on its acquisition of CJ Hello
Advised Lock & Lock on its acquisition of EMK networks
Advised Q Capital Partners on its acquisition of Seoul Pharmaceuticals
Advised Macquarie Asset Management on its investment in LG CNS
Advised TA Associates on its acquisition of Gongcha Korea
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its acquisition of Serveone
Advised Anchor Equity Partners on its investment in Line Games
Advised H&Q Korea Partners on its investment in 11Street
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its acquisition of Lock & Lock
Advised STIC Investment on its acquisition of Hanwha S&C
Antitrust
Advised Apple Korea in its defense of a KFTC investigation regarding abuse of superior bargaining power
Advised Hanon Systems in its defense of a KFTC investigation regarding violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act
Advised Hanssem in its defense of a KFTC investigation regarding violations of the Fair Agency Transactions Act
Advised KISCO in its defense of a KFTC investigation regarding rebar price fixing by 7 steelmakers
Advised Kumho Asiana Group in its defense of a KFTC investigation regarding internal transactions
Advised Nissan Korea in its defense of a KFTC investigation regarding violations of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising
Advised Lotte Shopping in its defense of investigation regarding violations of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Franchise and Retail Business
Advised Daewoong Pharmaceutical in its defense of investigation regarding alleged preferential treatment of its associates, etc.
Education
2014
Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2012
Seoul National University (LL.B.)
Qualifications
2016
AICPA (Maine)
2014
Korea
