Capital Markets: International Firms
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : South Korea
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Contact number
+82 2 6320 1000About
Provided by Linklaters
Linklaters has been active in Korea for over 30 years, advising the leading Korean corporations and financial institutions. From our office in Seoul, we are able to leverage our unique international capabilities to provide clients operating in Korea with unrivalled service. Our Seoul Capital Markets team remains at the forefront of key deals and trends and continue to receive high profile instructions from major market participants in the South Korean market. We have established market credibility across the whole spectrum of specialised Capital Markets transactions in South Korea, particularly high value-added deals involving GDRs and equity-linked products, such as convertible bonds and exchangeable bonds. Our integrated U.S. and UK legal offering means we are able to provide our wide-ranging client base with both NY and English law capability, which few, if any, other law firms can do. We are often praised for our extensive global footprint and experience in handling complex, innovative deals.
Chambers Review
Linklaters is home to an impressive capital markets department able to provide an integrated US and UK legal offering, allowing it to serve its wide-ranging client base which includes multinational banks as well as other financial service providers. The firm acts across a diverse range of issuances, with particular strength in debt offerings and hybrid products such as convertible, exchangeable and covered bonds. It is additionally known for expertise in US securities law compliance issues, and is well-versed in advising on Regulation S and Rule 144A offerings.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters advised a group of multinational investment bank and financial services holding companies on LG Chem’s issuance of USD1 billion 1.25% Exchangeable Bonds due 2028 and USD1 billion 1.60% Exchangeable Bonds due 2030 convertible into common shares of LG Energy Solution.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It has shown flexible responses and provides fast feedback."
"It has shown flexible responses and provides fast feedback."
Notable Practitioners
Daniel Kwon is a well-recognised lawyer in Seoul who specialises in the debt capital markets space. He assists clients with establishing MTN programmes and with bond and note issuances, and has expertise in advising on covered bonds and assisting clients with social bond offerings. He is also experienced in handling share block trades.