Myoungseok Oh

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-6587
  • F. +82-2-3404-0804
  • E. myoungseok.oh@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Myoungseok Oh is focusing on mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters, and corporate litigation.

Since joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2010, Mr. Oh has mainly handled corporate legal matters, including Unilever's acquisition of Carver Korea, Macquarie PE's investment in LG CNS, Mirae Asset PE's acquisition of Seoul Airbus, Hankook Tire's spin-off and conversion into a holding company, Woongjin Holdings' sale of shares in Coway, Affinity Equity Partners' acquisition of Loen Entertainment, Vogo Fund's sale of interest in Iriver, Hyundai Steel Consortium's acquisition of Dongbu Special Steel, JKL Partners' and KDB Capital's sale of interest in Tapex, and IMM PE's acquisition of Tailim Packaging. After completing the 36th Judicial Research and Training Institute course, he served as a judge advocate for the Republic of Korea Air Force and worked as a CPA at Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2003 to 2005. He earned a LL.M. from University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 2016 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in the same year.

Representative Experience

2016 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Los Angeles
2010-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2007-2010 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force
2003-2005 CPA, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers

Representative Matters

Advised on the sale of Samwha
Advised Kolmar Holdings on its all-inclusive exchange of shares
Advised Unilever on its acquisition of Carver Korea
Advised Macquarie PE on its investment in LG CNS
Advised UCK Partners on its acquisition of Sulbing
Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity
Advised on the sale of Samwha
Advised Kolmar Holdings on its all-inclusive exchange of shares
Advised Unilever on its acquisition of Carver Korea
Advised Macquarie PE on its investment in LG CNS
Advised UCK Partners on its acquisition of Sulbing
Advised on the sale of DS Liquid
Advised Macquarie PE on its acquisition of Deokyang
Advised UCK Partners on its acquisition of Haksan
Advised UCK Partners on its acquisition of D Holic Commerce
Advised UCK Partners on its acquisition of Umjifood
Advised UCK Partners on its acquisition of Suji's Korean Cuisine
Advised UCK Partners on its acquisition and sale of Rosen Food
Advised GS Energy on the sale of its equity in a city gas company
Advised LG Cheml on its investment in Jaeyoungtech
Advised on the merger of Ecolab Korea
Advised UNICO Logistics on the sale of its equity stake
Advised UAMCO on its acquisition of STX Engine
Advised Mirae Asset PE on its acquisition and sale of Seoul Airport Limousine
Advised Mirae Asset PE on its investment and sale of CHA Healthcare
Advised IMM PE on its acquisition of Tailim Packaging
Advised Hyundai Steel on its acquisition of Dongbu Special Steel
Advised Metanet Group on its acquisition of North Star Consulting
Advised Metanet Group on its acquisition of BlueChip C&S
Advised Metanet Group on its acquisition of Elics
Advised Metanet Group on its acquisition of RockPlace
Advised Metanet Group on its acquisition of ATNS
Advised Metanet Group on its acquisition of Skelter Labs
Advised Seven Tree Equity Partners on its investment in Neuracle Science
Advised Seven Tree Equity Partners on its investment in ExoCo Bio
Advised Woongjin Holdings on its sale of shares in Coway
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its acquisition of Loen Entertainment
Advised Vogo Fund on its sale of Iriver
Advised JKL Partners and KDB Capital on the sale of Tapex
Joint Venture
Advised on the establishment of the JV between LG Chem and KEMCO
Advised on the establishment of the JV by and among Deleo Korea, Kakaopay and Lotte Global Logistics for the operation of inbound and outbound C2C logistics business
Advised UBER on its joint venture with UT and its investment in Tmap Mobility

Education

2016 University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (LL.M.)
2007 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2002 Seoul National University (B.A.)

Selected Activities

Activity
Lecturer, Special Training Lecture on Corporate Law (Korean Bar Association, 2017-2019)

Qualifications

2016 Illinois
2007 Korea
2000 CPA (Korea)