Sangman Kim

Practice Areas

M&A, Foreign Investment,Corporate Governance, Investment Funds, Acquisition Financing, Compliance

Bankruptcy ∙ Corporate Rehabilitation, Healthcare, Corporate Law

Career

Sangman Kim is a partner at Yoon & Yang, and his main practice areas include M&A, domestic and overseas investment, establishment of VC/JV with PEF, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, and healthcare.

Mr. Kim has provided legal advice on extensive issues, such as M&As, domestic an overseas investment (PEF/VC), establishment of JV, acquisition financing, corporate for a number of domestic and foreign companies and private equity firms (PEF), corporate governance restructuring, compliance, management disputes, and general corporate matters. He also has experience advising and representing domestic and foreign companies in litigations related to corporate restructuring issues, such as work-out, rehabilitation and bankruptcy. He also offers personalized and practical one-stop legal service to a wide number of clients depending on the nature of each industry, such as healthcare, chemical, energy, construction, IT, financial, and manufacturing.

Mr. Kim was named as the “Leading Individual” (Corporate/M&A category) by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific and Global in 2024-2025, the “Highly Regarded Individual” (Corporate/M&A category) by IFLR1000 in 2022 and 2023, 2024 the “Notable Practitioner” (Corporate/M&A category) by asialaw from 2020 through 2023 and 2024, the “Leading Lawyers” (Corporate/M&A category) by Legal Times from 2020 through 2023, and the “Best Lawyer” (M&A category) by Korea Economic Business in 2021.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (2008)

Publications

Distressed M&A and Corporate Restructuring, In-House Community Guide (Co-author, 2020)

Imported food safety management in South Korea – Practical Law Multi-jurisdictional Guide (Co-author, 2016)

Research on the validity of an embedded defense used as a defense substitution to hostile takeovers: Is the embedded defense valid in the U.S. or Korean law? – Master Graduation Thesis (2013)

Study on the Defensive Tactics against Hostile M&A - With the Emphasis on the Poison Pill,” University of Seoul Graduate School of Law, LL.M. Thesis, 2008

Languages Spoken

Korean and English

Work Highlights

Advised on the sale of T’way Air by Yerim Publishing

Advised Cactus PE on the acquisition of YM Tech

Advised NAU IB Capital on the acquisition of Sun Flouro System Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Advised Hyundai Department Store on its investment in Mediquitous

Advised STIC Investment on the sale of MEDIAN Diagnostics

Advised Korea Credit Data on the establishment of Korea Soho Bank

Advised on the tender offer and comprehensive share swap between E-Mart and SHINSEGAE Construction

Advised Hyosung Chemical on the business transfer of its Neochem division

Advised JINBAEK Global on the acquisition of B&B Korea

Advised KL&Partners on its investment in MStory Hub

Advised E1 on the acquisition of Yeosu Green Energy

Advised Hyosung on its corporate spin-off

Advised on the merger of Soosan Heavy Industries and Soosan CSM

Advised Cactus PE on the sale of Korea Asset Pricing

Advised STIC Investment and KDB on a pre-IPO investment in DN Solutions

Advised Eugene Shinyoung Financial Stability PEF on its investment in ASTK

Advised Soulbrain on the acquisition of DNF

Advised Arges Private Equity on its investment in CJ Foodville

Advised the Korea Investment SGPE–KHI consortium on the acquisition of Daehan Shipbuilding

Advised Cactus Private Equity PEF on the sale of Korea Asset Pricing

Advised STIC Investment PEF on the sale of Daesung Eltec

Advised STIC Investment PEF on the sale of VC Tech

Advised Cactus PE on its investment in Ssangyong Motor

Advised AT Kearney Korea on its investment in D.BLENT

Advised Hyundai Ezwell on the acquisition of Vendys

Advised Hyundai Mobis on the sale of its hydrogen fuel cell business unit

Advised LS E-Link on the acquisition of SE Mobility and related asset transfer

Advised on the formation of a joint venture between LB Semicon and MK Chem&Tech

Advised Watcha on the sale of Vlending

Advised Seegene on the acquisition of Brex

Advised Touchpoint on the acquisition of D.BLENT

Advised the Dongbu Construction–EcoPrime PE consortium on the acquisition of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction

Advised the Union Asset Management–KHI consortium on the acquisition of STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (K Shipbuilding)

Advised on the sale of SIG and Shinil SR

Advised Hyundai Commercial on a rental agreement and asset transfer for Doosan Industrial Vehicle’s forklift business

Advised Uni-President Enterprises on the acquisition of Woongjin Foods

Advised POSCO Plantec on its capital raising (sale of management control)

Advised Samyang Holdings on the acquisitions of NC Chem and CT Chemical

Advised Korea Investment Private Equity PEF on investments in Kolon Life Science, IGAWorks, and Shinyoung

Advised Daol Private Equity on the acquisition of Olive

Advised Eugene Asset Management on the acquisition of Joonggonara and investment in Taeyeong PCM

Advised Hana Financial Investment PEF on the acquisition of Sejoong and Siwon

Advised UTC Investment PEF on the acquisition of The White Communication, investment in Influential, and sale of JTNet

Advised PTA Equity Partners PEF on the acquisition of Mirae Asset Fund Services

Advised IL Science on the acquisition of Itronics

Advised Itronics on the issuance of convertible bonds

Advised Samho Green Investment on its investment in Skin & Skin

Advised TS Investment on the acquisition of Teazen

Advised KL&Partners New Technology Investment Association on the acquisition of MStoryHub BW

Advised KL&Partners PEF on its investment in Norma

Advised Arges Private Equity on its investment in Unijet

Advised Hyundai Asset Management on the acquisition of an Edinburgh-based real estate investment company

Advised Kiwoom Asset Management on the acquisition of HSS

Advised Samsung Engineering on its investment in GSIL

Advised GS Retail on its investment in U.S.-based Thrive Market Inc.

Advised HLB on the acquisition of Kimedi CB and newly issued shares

Advised HLB on investments in ITI and Verisomo Therapeutics (U.S.)

Advised HB Solution on its investment in Kateeva Cayman Holdings

Advised on the merger of LET and KMAC

Advised on the merger of NC Chem and CT Chemical

Advised on the merger of Hankook Technology and Korea Investment Bank

Advised on the merger of MG Food Solution and Olive

Advised on the formation of Gwangju Global Motors, a joint venture among GGM, Hyundai Motor Group, and the Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency

Advised on the formation of a joint venture between JTBC Plus and Discovery

Advised on the formation of a joint venture between KAI and Meissa (Meissa Planet)

Advised Korea Aerospace Industries on investments in Meissa and Konan Technology

Advised LG Household & Health Care on the acquisitions of Rucipello, Roa Korea, Ingredients, and Gonjiam Yewon

Advised on the sale of Seobu Cheongwa

Advised Dong-A Chemical on its capital raising

Advised Hanwha Chemical on the acquisition of KPX Fine Chemical

Advised Heesung Electronics on the acquisition of a business unit from Hanwha Polydreamer

Advised Kiwoom Securities on the acquisition of Woori Asset Management

Advised Daewoo International on the sale of its stake in Kyobo Life Insurance

Advised on the sale of Taihan Cable & Solution

Advised Neoplux PEF on the acquisition of Lookoptics

Advised Nongwoobio on the business transfer from FarmHannong

Advised POSCO P&S on its investment in Daechang Altech and business transfer from Dongmyung Steel

Advised POSCO on equity investments in Li3 Energy and PALC

Advised Cammsys on the acquisition of shares in Cammsys Global

Advised the Green Future PEF on the acquisition of LSTech

Experience

2008-present: Yoon & Yang LLC

2024-present: Outside Expert Member, Fund Management Committee, Korea Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives

2005-08: Judge Advocate

Education

Awards