YULCHON

Finance

Introduction

Yulchon’s Finance Team assists major foreign and domestic companies and financial institutions in executing a range of securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, global funding strategies, financings, loans, investments, and leveraged debt transactions. Our team has successfully handled a wide range of high-profile projects involving M&A deals, asset finance, project finance, structured finance, banking and securities transactions, derivatives transactions, and securitization. Our Finance Team has unsurpassed expertise and experience in various aspects of the finance industry, and the team’s highly qualified professionals with specialist knowledge provide comprehensive and innovative services tailored to our clients’ unique needs. Further, adopting an interdisciplinary team approach,  we work closely with other practice groups to advise on related issues such as tax, privatization, corporate restructuring, labor, litigation and industry-specific regulations and ensure that the clients receive the highest quality, most cost-effective assistance.


Yulchon is highly regarded for its expertise and accomplishments in the area of capital markets and securities transactions, as well as in the international banking sector, due to our  experience in handling complex banking and debt financing transactions. To accommodate the demands of our domestic and foreign clients for sophisticated and diverse financing needs, Yulchon provides exceptional legal services to address all aspects of finance and banking transactions under Korean law, and assists through negotiation and documentation to meet the standards demanded by the international financial markets. Clients can rely upon us to provide up-to-date, thorough guidance regarding all Korean legal and regulatory issues relevant to any contemplated financing and securities transactions in or involving the Korean market.
In addition, Yulchon regularly advises various financial institutions including major banks, credit card companies, credit-specialized finance companies and securities companies on a broad range of corporate finance issues. We also provide advice to the Financial Supervisory Service of Korea, the Korean Security Depositary, the Asset Management Association of Korea and other major regulatory and state-funded institutions.


Major Practice Areas

 - General finance
  • Legal consultation related to all types of financing (including syndicate loans).
  • Legal services for the structuring of financial holding companies.

 - Mergers & acquisitions in the financial services field
  • Legal consultation for M&A deals involving Korean financial institutions.

 - International capital markets
  • Legal consultation for debt and equity issues, and other securities transactions. 
  • Legal consultation for the listing of Korean companies on domestic and foreign exchanges and the establishment of private equity funds.

 - Structured finance
  • Consulting services for structured finance transactions including international securitization and repackaging programs, and asset-backed securitization (ABS) transactions.

 - Derivative finance
  • Consultation and legal services in relation to agreements on derivative products.

 - Project finance and security finance fields
  • Legal consultation for project finance and real estate finance.

 - Fund investment
  • Legal consultation to investment trust companies for management of various types of funds.

 - Airline and ship finance
  • Consultation and legal services for the registration, purchase and sale of airlines and ships, and lease agreements.

 - Acquisition, registration and renewal of licenses for financial business
  • Legal consulting services for the establishment of domestic businesses by foreign financial institutions.

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