Jipyong offers comprehensive support to foreign investors with M&A and joint venture investments within Korea, ranging from the negotiations to drafting of diverse transaction agreements, conducting legal due diligence, reviewing necessary approvals, permits and regulations, negotiation of contractual terms and conditions and incorporation, and matters related to foreign exchange transactions and registration. Our team of Korean attorneys with excellent foreign language skills and foreign attorneys with expertise across a spectrum of disciplines to handle all legal issues necessary for the successful investment activities of foreign investors. We also provide legal services related to registration and licensing post-investment. Our experts and attorneys provide continuous assistance in various legal fields such as corporate law, labor law, fair trade law, contract law, intellectual property law, and tax law that arise during the operation of foreign-invested companies.
Key Practice Areas Close
- Advising on joint ventures between foreign and Korean companies, ranging from the preparation and negotiation of investment agreements, to the review of optimal structures of corporate ownership and corporate governance satisfying the various interests of investors, and to filing reports with supervisory authorities and obtaining licenses
- Facilitating in the investment of Korean companies by foreign entities and attracting foreign capital by domestic companies, providing comprehensive support encompassing the drafting and consultation of contracts, addressing practical issues, conducting due diligence, facilitating the reporting to and obtaining licenses from supervisory authorities, and advising on other general matters
- Assisting foreign investors in drafting and negotiating contracts related to a diverse range of transactions such as technology transfer contracts, service contracts, and supply contracts to ensure that the interests of foreign investors are adequately protected and represented throughout the transactions
- Advising on matters related to corporate laws such as operation of the board of directors/ general meeting of shareholders of foreign-invested companies as well as matters related to labor laws and anti-competition laws
- Advising on matters related to foreign exchange laws and taxation
Experience Close
- Advised Azelis Singapore Pte Ltd. on acquisition of Sammichem
- Advised Seoul City Gas on the transfer of equity in Vitesco Technologies Korea to Continental AG, a German company
- Advised Fortis Life Sciences on the establishment of the APAC headquarters in Korea
- Advised the Young In Scientific and its affiliates on the business transfer of an Agilent-related business section to Agilent Technologies Korea Ltd.
- Advised Mofac&Alfred on the acquisition of shares in Lucky Pace Limited, a Samoa company
- Advised Podotree, a content business subsidiary of Kakao on the acquisition of shares in Anchor Equity Partners, a global investment firm
- Advised China Minsheng Investment Group, the largest private investment company in China, on the investment in Emerson Pacific
- Advised KCC on acquisition of shares in Inspire Integrated Resort
- Advised Novartis on its sale, purchase, and joint venture transaction of a global business (vaccine, over-the-counter, oncology division) with GlaxoSmithKline
- Advised Kyoto Bio Pharma, a Japanese bio-tech company on the sale of its shares to Ace Hi-tech, a semiconductor equipment and parts manufacturer
- Advised Kolao Holdings, the largest Korean-Laotian company in Laos, on the acquisition of S&T Motors (formerly Hyosung Motors)
- Advised Palfinger, an Austrian heavy equipment company, on the acquisition of MCT Engineering’s assets
- Advised QuantumClean, an ultra-high purity semiconductor producer, on the acquisition of shares in Korean companies and operation of foreign invested company regarding laws and taxes
- Advised Evergreen Packaging, a packaging company, on the acquisition of shares in Korean companies and operation of foreign invested company regarding laws and taxes
