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김새진 미국 변호사(외국법자문사)는 한국 M&A 분야에서 가장 인정받고 경험이 많은 변호사 중 한 명입니다. 김 변호사는 한국의 가장 크고 활발한 기업들에게 국제 인수 합병, 사모 펀드를 통한 기업 인수와 투자, 국제 합작투자, 그리고 유가증권 상장에 대해 조언해왔습니다.
잘 알려진 바와 같이 김 변호사는 자율주행 및 커넥티드 차량, 소비자 가전, 전자상거래, 에너지, 금융 기술, 생명과학, 제약, 물류 및 공급망, 소비재, 반도체, 블록체인 및 암호화화폐 같은 다양한 산업 분야에서 쌓은 깊은 경험을 바탕으로 한국의 주요 대기업과 국제 펀드 및 금융 기관들이 신흥 성장 기업에 하는 투자에 활발히 자문을 제공하고 있습니다.
김 변호사는 당시 사상 최대 규모의 국내 아웃바운드 M&A 거래였던 삼성전자의 80억 달러 규모의 하만인터네셔널 (나스닥:HAR) 인수를 비롯하여 대림산업의 5억 3천만 달러 규모의 크레이튼(Kraton)(NYSE: KRA)의 Cariflex 사업 부문 인수, 한화그룹의 12억 달러 규모의 한화큐셀과 한화솔라원(나스닥:HGCL) 매각과 합병, 그리고 삼성디스플레이가 19억 달러 규모의 삼성코닝정밀소재(NYSE:GLW) 지분을 코닝(나스닥: HGCL)에 매각하는 건 등 수많은 대형 M&A를 주도해왔습니다. 폭넓은 경험과 뜨거운 열정을 가진 김 변호사는 소송과 분쟁 분야에서도 오멜버니의 전세계 사무소에 포진한 다양한 분야 전문가들과 협력을 통하여 회사 경영진에게 가장 중요한 문제에 대해 전문적인 자문을 한국 현지에서 즉각 제공합니다.
김변호사는 Chambers-Asia Pacific guide에 2015년부터 2021년까지 매년 M&A "Band 1"에 선정되었으며, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific의 2015년부터 2021년까지 모든 판에서 "Leading Personal"에 선정되는 화려한 수상 경력도 가지고 있습니다.
김 변호사는 오멜버니 서울 사무소의 대표이며 오멜버니에 합류하기 전에는 다른 해외 로펌 서울사무소의 한국 기업자문팀을 이끌었습니다.
언어
- 한국어
- 영어
수상
- Individually ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific in South Korea Corporate/M&A (2015-2021)
- Individually ranked as a “Leading Individual” in South Korea Corporate/M&A by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2015-2021)
- Named to The A-List of Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers by the Asia Business Law Journal
변호사 자격
- 미국 캘리포니아주
- 미국 뉴욕주
- 한국: 외국법자문사(미국 뉴욕주)
학력
- The University of Chicago Law School, J.D. 1997
- New York University, B.A. 1992
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Samsung Electronics in its US$8.0 billion acquisition of Harman International Industries, Inc., the market leader in connected car solutions
- Samsung Display in the US$1.9 billion sale of its 43% interest in Samsung Corning Precision Materials (SCP) to Corning Inc, and its US$2.3 billion preferred shares strategic investment in Corning
- Samsung Electronics in the US$1.4 billion sale of its hard disk drive business to Seagate Technology and extending and enhancing the existing patent cross-license agreement between the companies
- Temasek Holdings in its participation in a consortium with MBK Partners in the acquisition of Tesco’s Homeplus, the second largest supermarket retail chain in Korea, in a deal valued at more than US$6.0 billion
- Hanwha Solar Holdings and Hanwha Q CELLS in the US$1.2 billion sale of Hanwha Q CELLS and its merger with Hanwha SolarOne
- SoftBank Corp. in its US$1.0 billion investment in Coupang, the largest and fastest growing standalone ecommerce player in Korea
- Daelim Industrial, a Korea leading petrochemical company, on its US$530 million acquisition of the Cariflex business unit of Kraton Corporation
- Hanwha Chemical, a leading global chemicals company headquartered in Korea, in its US$370 million strategic equity investment in Solarfun, a NASDAQ-listed vertically integrated PRC manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and photovoltaic cells and modules
- Samsung Electronics in its US$310 million acquisition of UK-listed CSR Plc’s mobile connectivity and location technology as well as certain relevant patents including a license to patents and intellectual property for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS and its strategic 4.9% equity stake in CSR Plc.
- CJ ENM, a leading Korean entertainment and merchandising company, in connection with the US$275 million strategic equity financing of Skydance Media, a US diversified media company, together with other investors
- CJ Logistics, a Korean logistics company, in its US$216 million acquisition of a majority stake in DSC Logistics, a US logistics and supply chain management company
- Hotel Shilla on its proposed US$121 million acquisition of 44% stake in 3Sixty Duty Free, a US airport duty free retailer
- Samsung Electronics in its acquisition of Dacor, a leading American brand in the luxury home appliance category
- Samsung Electronics in the sale of its fiber optics business to Corning Inc., the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics
- Hansol Paper, the largest paper manufacturer in Korea, in its sale of its European Schades and R+S group companies to US-based Iconex, a market leader in low-cost paper receipt and differentiated label solutions
- LG Chem, a Korean battery and chemical company, on its acquisition of Uniseal, a US leading automotive adhesive maker
- Golfzon Newdin and its affiliates in the acquisition of 100% equity interest in Leadbetter Golf Academies, a US-based golf instruction institute founded by legendary golf coach David Leadbetter
- SeAH Steel, the largest steel pipe producer in South Korea, in its acquisition of an oil country tubular goods (OCTG) processing plant from Laguna Tubular Products, a steel company based in Mexico, and in its acquisition of an OCTG manufacturing and processing plant from OMK Tube, a steel maker based in Russia. Both facilities are located in Houston, Texas
- Korea East-West Power in its acquisition of Marubeni Sustainable Energy, Inc., a leading integrated energy company focused on renewable energy production, based in the US
- Dong-A Pharmaceutical, a leading Korean pharmaceutical company, in its US$125 million equity investment from, and in the structuring and organization of its strategic alliance with, GlaxoSmithKline
- An Asian financial institution in its attempted bid for the Asian operations of Lehman Brothers
- Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its 42% equity investment in Hyundai Rotem, one of world's leading makers of high-speed trains and other rail transports
- Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its acquisition of KEB Commerz Investment Trust Management Company (KEBIT) from Korea Exchange Bank and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and in KEBIT's subsequent merger with Landmark ITMC
- Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its acquisition of Jinbang Steel, a leading manufacturer of steel pipes and other steel products, from Ssangyong Corporation
- Marathon Asset Management in its management-led buyout of The Executive Centre Limited, a leading serviced-office provider throughout Asia and Australia
- Walmart in its US$882 million sale of its Korean retail operations to Shinsegae
Capital Markets
- Hanwha Systems, a leading manufacturer of defense electronics products in Korea, on its US$345 million IPO and listing on the Korea Exchange. This is the second largest IPO in South Korea in 2019
- Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan as joint bookrunners in the US$1.1 billion IPO and listing of Samsung SDS, an information technology service provider based in Korea, on the KRX KOSPI Market
- Goldman Sachs and Nomura as joint bookrunners in the US$900 million dual-currency convertible bond offering by Lotte Shopping, one of the biggest retailers in Korea and a market leader in both department stores and discount stores, and listed on the Singapore Exchange
- Goldman Sachs as sole bookrunner in the US$200 million convertible bond offering by STX Pan Ocean, a global leader in dry bulk shipping, dual listed on the Korea Exchange and the Singapore Exchange
- Samsung Securities in the US$200 million IPO and listing of Dongkuk S&C, a global leader in manufacturing wind towers, on the KRX KOSDAQ market
- Goldman Sachs and Samsung Securities in the US$628 million initial public offering by STX Pan Ocean, a global leader in dry bulk shipping, and the second-ever Korean IPO with a 144A/Reg S international tranche following the regulatory change in Korea