Jeehoon Lee

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-1252
  • F. +82-2-3404-0803
  • E. jeehoon.lee@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Jeehoon Lee's main practice areas include private equity investment, inbound and outbound M&A in and out of Korea, joint venture investment, and management dispute.

Since joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2018, Mr. Lee represented major domestic and foreign private equity funds, including Affinity Equity and H&Q, as well as leading domestic and foreign companies, including Kakao, LG, CJ, and KT, in cases involving various domestic and foreign M&A transactions including share transfer, business transfer, establishment of joint venture, spin-off, and merger through division. Mr. Lee has extensive experience and high expertise in more difficult area of M&A of listed companies or financial companies, and accumulated rich experience in various industrial fields including fintech, online game, and entertainment especially.

Mr. Lee earned an LL.B. degree from Seoul National University in 2011 and an LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law in 2024. Mr. Lee was admitted to the Korean Bar and the New York Bar, worked as a visiting attorney at the Tokyo office of Linklaters LLP, and, in the course thereof, gained experience of corporate business as well as energy/overseas resource development business.

Representative Experience

2024-2025 Visiting Attorney, Linklaters LLP, Tokyo
2018-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2015-2018 Judge Advocate for Public Service, Ministry of Justice

Representative Matters

Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its investment in Shinhan Financial Group
Advised Kakao and Kakao Entertainment on their public tender offer for SM Entertainment
Advised Kakao, Kakao Commerce, and Kakao IX on their merger through division
Advised Carlyle Group on its acquisition of A Twosome Place
Advised Tving on its merger of KT Seezn
M&A
Advised Anchor Equity on its investment in Kakaobank
Advised Anchor Equity on its pre-IPO investment in Kurly
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its investment in Shinhan Financial Group
Advised Qoo10 on its acquisition of TMON, Interpark Commerce, and Wemakeprice
Advised Kakao and Kakao Entertainment on their public tender offer for SM Entertainment
Advised Kakao Games on its acquisition of Lionheart Studio
Advised Kakao, Kakao Commerce, and Kakao IX on their merger through division
Advised on merger through division between Zigzag and Kakao Style business department
Advised TPG on the sale of Samhwa
Advised Corstone Asia on its EB investment in Qoo10
Advised Carlyle Group on its acquisition of A Twosome Place
Advised IMM Investment on its investment in D'strict
Advised H&Q on its sale of Playtime Group
Advised H&Q on its investment in Lifegoeson
Advised Lendit on its issuance of new shares to H&Q Equity Partners
Advised LG Chem and Toray on their establishment of a joint venture of battery separator for EV in Hungary
Advised FI investors including Reverent Partners on their investment in Daangn Market
Advised Tving on its merger of KT Seezn
Advised on the merger of Shinhan Life Insurance and Orange Life
Advised Corstone Asia on its EB investment in Qoo10
Advised Porsche Financial Service, a German company, on its acquisition of Star Financial Services
Advised Hankook Tire/Hankook & Company on their acquisition of Preciseley Microtechnology Corporation located in Canada
Advised Gamevil Plus on its acquisition of shares of Coinone
Financial Regulation / Fintech
Advised on the virtual asset service provider (VASP) report
Advised on the acquisition of authorization to engage in persoanl credit information management business activities
Advised on the registration of online investment-linked financial business (P2P)
Advised financial institutions on compliance issues related to anti-money laundering (AML) and audit of internal control systems
Advised on various issues related to financial regulations (banks and securities companies)
Advised financial institutions on regulatory issues related business and governance structures
Advised financial institutions on regulatory issues related to finance, personal information, foreign exchange, electronic finane and AML, which arise out of Fintech and virtual assets

Education

2024 New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
2015 Sogang University Law School (J.D.)
2011 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Qualifications

2025 New York
2015 Korea