Kim & Chang is one of Korea’s most visible firms for the full range of cross-jurisdictional financial transactions, particularly those regarding refinancing deals and direct and covered loans. The team is spearheaded with ‘seamless coordination’ by Kye Sung Chung. Young Min Kim specialises in advising high-profile clients within the aviation industry. Hi Sun Yoon is another authority in acquisition and handles various regulatory and registration issues within the shipping industry. Other key specialists include Ie Hwan Yoo, Young Kyun Cho and Ick Ryol Huh who work on project financing and asset management within the infrastructure and energy industries. Sang Jin Ahn is also recommended.

Lee & Ko‘s large and experienced team is lauded as the ‘best in the business,’ offering a full-service within the broad range of banking and finance mandates. The firm is recognised for its advisory and regulatory work within the shipping, energy, and technology and telecommunications industries. The team is led by the highly experienced Dong Eun Kim. Core team member Yeo Kyoon Yoon focuses on inbound and outbound acquisition finance. Myoung Chul Kwak works on a high-profile M&A transactions, with extensive experience in leveraged finance, while Yong-Jae Chang handles debt restructuring and private equity transactions, particularly within the manufacturing industry. Also key are Yun Jeong Seo, who has expertise in financial transactions within the shipping industry, and Hyunsu Kim, who specialises in infrastructure and energy financing.

Shin & Kim has a strong focus on significant high-value acquisition financing, covering a broad range of mandates in this area. The group is bolstered by highly accomplished team head Yun Seok Jang, who has extensive experience in cross-jurisdictional corporate financial transactions. Hyunju Helen Pak is known for her work on multi-jurisdictional financing and outbound investment transactions, while Yong Hee Kim is an authority in structured finance within the real estate industry. Other key figures in this area include Sang-Hyun Lee, a specialist in financing and refinancing in the energy industry, Michael Chang, who works on complex project financing for large scale infrastructure projects, and the ‘exceptional’ Kyung Hwa Moon, who advises on domestic and international banking transactions.

Renowned for its full-service practice, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is instructed on a broad range of cross-border and high-profile financing matters. Jeong Rai Cho oversees the team. Financing expert Ho Jin Kim advises on asset management, securitisation, and structured finance. Young-Joon Cho is involved in most of the practice’s restructuring and private equity related matters, as well as project financing in the renewable energy and real estate industries. Another key individual is senior associate Miro Kang, who provides domestic and international financial institutions with advisory services.

Yulchon is a strong name in acquisition financing, with a depth of experience in both outbound and inbound transactions, including in the real estate, shipping, and aviation industries. The team is co-headed by Young Su Shin and Sung Wook Eun. Senior partner Sung Keun Park and senior foreign legal counsel Christopher Joon Tae Cho‘s work covers the full breadth of the firm’s practice, including financial restructuring and infrastructure related transactions. Ho Jin Lee is another senior attorney advising on acquisition in the construction industry, private equity and loan financing.

Known for its expertise in the banking and financial sectors, Jipyong LLC advises on a range of cross-jurisdictional acquisitions, and real estate development. Team lead Yully Kang specialises in the refinancing of existing loans and the issuing of private placement bonds. Jae Min Youn works on project and structured financing. Other key team members include Sang Bae Park, who specialises in asset securitisation, Sang Hoon Ahn, who advises on real estate financing transactions, Joon Hyuk Lee, a key name for property sector related transactions, and Hera Kim.

Known for its depth of experience across the full range of banking and finance work, Yoon & Yang LLC has a strong focus on the aviation industry. Hyun Suk Jung focuses on financing deals, structuring transactions and advisory work, while Chang Wook Shin handles loan extensions and real estate development. Hye Kyung Helen Sohn, who is highly experienced in aircraft financing and operational leases, joined the team in 2022 from Lee & Ko. Another key team member is Eun Chul Choi.