Youngju Kim / Partner
Youngju Kim
Partner
t. +82 2 6956-0264
/ f. +82 2 6956-0280
/ e. yjkim@labpartners.co.kr
/ e. yjkim@labpartners.co.kr
Youngju Kim is a partner at LAB Partners and focuses his practice on Private Equity / Venture Capital, M&A and corporate finance.
Mr. Kim has been actively practicing in M&A/PE market. He has been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” by Legal Times and “Leading Lawyer” by IFLR1000.
Prior to joining LAB Partners, Mr. Kim was a partner at KL Partners and Shin & Kim in Seoul and worked as an International Visiting Associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins.
Practice Areas
- Private Equity/Venture Capital / M&A /Capital Markets / Structured Finance / Acquisition Finance
AdmissionKorea |
LanguageKorean, English |
Education
- 2014 : University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (LL.M.)
- 2005 : Korea University, Graduate School of Law (Course Completion, Civil Law)
- 2001 : Korea University, College of Law (LL.B.)
Professional Career
- 2016 – 2018 : KL Partners
- 2009 – 2016 : Shin & Kim
- 2014 – 2015 : Latham & Watkins, International Visiting Associate
- 2006 – 2009 : Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force
- 2004 – 2006 : Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea
Awards & Recognition
- Leading Lawyer–Highly Regarded (M&A, Private equity), IFLR1000 (2022 – 2023)
- “Leading Lawyer” for Corporate and M&A, Legal Times (2022)
- Leading Lawyer–Highly Regarded (M&A, Private equity), IFLR1000 (2021 – 2022)
- “Leading Lawyer” for Corporate and M&A, Legal Times (2021)
- “Leading Lawyer” for M&A, Legal Times (2020)
- Leading Lawyer–Highly Regarded (M&A, Private Equity), IFLR1000 (2020)
- “Lawyer of the year 2019”, Legal Times (2020)
- “Leading Lawyer” for M&A, Legal Times (2019)
- “Leading Lawyer” for Energy and Infrastructure, IFLR1000 (2015 – 2016)
Recent Engagements
- Sale of Dongjin Textile and Kyungjin Textile
- Acquisition of Youngwoo Digital and E-Braintech
- Acquisition of Banolim Food
- Representation of a Korean PEF in connection with the investment into LS Materials
- Representation of a Korean PEF in connection with the investment into Kong Studios
- Representation of a Korean PEF in connection with the investment into MS Autotech and Myungshin
- Acquisition of Town Mining Company
- Acquisition of Metal Link
- Representation of a buyer in connection with MBO transaction of Lixil Korea
- Sale of West Pyeongtaek Tank Terminal
- Representation of Exim Bay in connection with the Pre-IPO funding
- Acquisition of Se’A Mechanics
- Sale of Korea Rental
- Representation of a Korean VC Fund in connection with the investment into PT Bukalapak.com
- Representation of a Korean financial institution in connection with the acquisition of Microfinance banks in the Philippines and Cambodia
- Acquisition of Insun ENT
- Representation of a Japanese investor in connection with the investment into Glowdayz
- Acquisition of Hong International
- Representation of a Korean PEF in connection with the investment into Fly Gangwon
- Acquisition of Seoul Vision by a Korean private equity fund
- Acquisition of W Concept by a Korean private equity fund
- Acquisition of Maruman Japan and Maruman Korean by a Korean private equity fund
- Acquisition of Pine Resort by a Korean private equity fund
- Representation of a pension fund in Canada in connection with the sale of shares of a leading Korean life insurance company and the acquisition financing transaction
- Representation of Y22 Project Financing Investment Ltd. in connection with the project financing of KRW 2.1 trillion for Parc1 development project
- Listing of a Korean IT Company in Hong Kong Stock Exchange(GEM)
- Sale of Acushnet Holdings by a Korean PEF
- Acquisition of a Cambodian bank by a Korean financial institution
- Sale of four suspended mutual savings banks by Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation through contract transfer
- Acquisition of STX Energy by ORIX
- Representation of KDB in connection with the issuance of USD 500,000,000 Perpetual Bonds by Doosan Infracore, Co. Ltd.
Publications
- 2020. 03 : "South Korea: Global Practice Guide - Fintech 2020" (Co-author, Chambers and Partners)
- 2019. 10 : “Korea: Getting the Deal Through - Cloud Computing 2020” (Co-author, Law Business Research)
- 2019. 09 : “Korean M&A: a budding market for PE and VC funds” (Co-author, IFLR)
- 2016. 10 : “South Korea: Cross-Border Financing Report 2016”, IFLR (co-authored)
- 2015. 10 : “South Korea: Cross-Border Financing Report 2015”, IFLR (co-authored)