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Sung Woon Kang
Partner
- TEL 82 2 6003 7591
- FAX 82 2 6003 7806
- E-MAIL swkang@yoonyang.com
Biography
Sung Woon Kang is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include IPO and substantive review of eligibility for listing, financial and capital markets, M&A deals of financial companies, digital finance, and foreign investment.
Mr. Kang has a wealth of experience in general laws applicable to financial institutions, issuance of securities by a Korean company through public or private offerings in Korea and abroad, loans of financial Mr. Kang is one of the leading experts in Korea as to advising numerous companies, both home and abroad, related to listing on the Korea Exchange (KRX) and overseas securities markets, such as NASDAQ (US). Among the companies that Mr. Kang advised is Captivision Inc., which is listed company on NASDAQ through merger with 3NOD Digital Group (the first-ever company to be listed on KRX) and SPAC.
He also has extensive experience advising on M&A deals of financial companies, foreign investment, and cross-border investment and M&A deals of Korean companies, and his expertise particularly lies in forex transaction regulations. In addition, he has been providing legal advice for 10 years related to digital finance for global top-tier companies, and advises a number of domestic financial institutions on responding to inspections and sanctions by the FSS, and represents them in civil, criminal, and administrative suits.
Mr. Kang has a wealth of experience in general laws applicable to financial institutions, issuance of securities by a Korean company through public or private offerings in Korea and abroad, loans of financial Mr. Kang is one of the leading experts in Korea as to advising numerous companies, both home and abroad, related to listing on the Korea Exchange (KRX) and overseas securities markets, such as NASDAQ (US). Among the companies that Mr. Kang advised is Captivision Inc., which is listed company on NASDAQ through merger with 3NOD Digital Group (the first-ever company to be listed on KRX) and SPAC.
He also has extensive experience advising on M&A deals of financial companies, foreign investment, and cross-border investment and M&A deals of Korean companies, and his expertise particularly lies in forex transaction regulations. In addition, he has been providing legal advice for 10 years related to digital finance for global top-tier companies, and advises a number of domestic financial institutions on responding to inspections and sanctions by the FSS, and represents them in civil, criminal, and administrative suits.
Experience
- 2005-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2023-present Statutory Auditor, NH Special Purpose Acquisition Company No. 2 Co., Ltd.
- 2021-present Member of KOSDAQ Market Corporate Review Committee of Korea Exchange
- 2018-20 Member of Council for KOSDAQ Market Listing Rules Reformation of Korea Exchange
- 2017 Advisor, Legal Advisory Group for Programs to Support Young Merchants by the Small Enterprise and Market Service
Education
- 2011 Santa Clara University School of Law, LL.M.
- 2005 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 2001 Seoul National University College of Law, LL.B.
Representative Matters
- Advised GLAAM and Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I on their business combination and Captivision’s listing on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: CAPT)
- Advised Export-Import Bank of Korea on issuance of offshore bonds worth USD 2,000,000,000
- Advised on issuance of bonds worth HKD 390,000,000, bonds worth EUR 850,000,000, bonds worth EUR 500,000,000, bonds worth USD 500,000,000, and bonds worth USD 45,000,000 according the the Export-Import Bank of Korea’s GMTN Program (USD 35,000,000,000)
- Handled the case involving KRX’s inspection and sanction of a foreign securities firm
- Advised PAMTEK on KOSDAQ listing through reverse merger with SPAC
- Advised Bionote on KOSPI listing
- Advised SHIN Steel on KOSDAQ listing through reverse merger with SPAC
- Advised KEXIM Bank related to its issuance of US$2,500,000,000 Note
- Advised Soosan Industry on KOSPI listing
- Advised Lunit on KOSDAQ listing
- Advised Sungeel HiTech on KOSDAQ listing
- Advised ICH on KOSDAQ listing
- Advised Aprilbio on KOSDAQ listing
- Advised Hanwha Life on issuance of subordinated bonds
- Advised on Samsung C&T’s sale of its shares in Hanwha General Chemical
- Advised SD Biosensor on acquisition of a German company
- Advised on listing on KOSDAQ for Wing Yip Food of China
- Advised on listing on KOSDAQ for China Great Star International
- Advised on listing on KOSDAQ for 3NOD Digital of China
- Advised on listing on KOSADQ for Eone Diagnomics Genome Center
- Advised on acquisition of Woori Asset Management and Woori F&I for Woori Financial Group’s sale of its financial subsidiaries
- Advised on P&A of Solomon Savings Bank by Woori Savings Bank
- Advised on sale of savings banks
- Advised on mergers between affiliates of the Korea Development Bank in Uzbekistan
- Advised on mergers between affiliates of a global pharmaceutical company in Korea
- Advised on electronic financial transactions by global online shopping malls, etc.
- Advised on project financing for construction of power plant in Cebu by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
Awards
- Leading Individual, Capital Markets, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2022-2025)
- Leading Individual, Capital Markets, Chambers and Partners Global (2022-2024)
- Highly Regarded, Banking; Capital Markets: Debt; Equity, IFLR1000 (2022-2024)
- Advisory Category, Korea Legal Award, Money Today (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year, Finance, Legal Times (2023)
- Asia Future Leader, IFLR (2021)
- Rising Star Partner, Banking; Capital Markets: Debt; Equity, IFLR1000 (2019-2021)
Publications
- Equity Capital Markets in South Korea: Regulatory Overview, Practical Law Global Guide (Co-author, 2021/22)
- Lending and taking security in South Korea: overview, Multi-Jurisdictional Guide: Finance, Practical Law (Co-author, 2015/16-2016/17)
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (2005)
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Korean and English
