Kim & Chang, Capital Markets | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

About

Provided by Kim & Chang

Our Capital Markets Practice is comprised of more than 80 professionals, including Korean attorneys, foreign attorneys and other advisors with expertise and experience in the financial markets, in both the private and public sectors.

We regularly represent issuers, underwriters and investors in a variety of transactions, including equity offerings that range from IPOs and follow-on offerings to block trades, debt offerings and various types of equity-linked securities offerings in the Korean capital markets for both Korean and foreign companies, as well as transactions involving Korean companies’ access to the international capital markets. Our services to clients cover traditional equity or bond offerings as well as more complicated or structured hybrid instruments and derivatives. Our Capital Markets Practice has consistently been at the forefront of developing novel and innovative forms of transactions, including listings of Korean companies on overseas exchanges and issuances of new types of securities, such as contingent convertible bonds as complementary capital.

Key Services:

Initial Public Offerings in Korea
Foreign Stock Exchange Listings
Block Trades and Derivatives
Other Types of Securities Offerings in Korea and Overseas

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Capital Markets - South Korea

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What the Team is Known For

Kim & Chang is a capital markets powerhouse that serves as legal counsel to an enviable list of domestic corporations and internationally renowned financial institutions. The practice covers all types of debt, equity, derivatives and securitisation transactions. It is active on a varied range of domestic and cross-border debt issuances, including covered bonds, asset-backed securities and floating-rate notes. Its equity work includes advising on market-leading IPOs on the Korea Exchange, as well as off-hour block trading transactions. The team is also equipped to advise on overseas listings. It is well placed to advise on the regulatory and compliance aspects of capital markets transactions.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Kim & Chang

Kim & Chang advised BNP Paribas as arranger on the establishment of a global covered bond programme of up to USD5 billion by Shinhan Bank.