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Young Ju Kim is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice area is corporate law.
Mr. Kim provides comprehensive transactional and regulatory counsel across private equity, venture capital, capital markets regulation, M&As, and corporate finance, and has successfully led complicated cross-border transactions and large-scale investment projects.
He has played a pivotal role in numerous M&A transactions for leading domestic private equity, venture capital, and corporate clients, demonstrating exceptional strength in deal structuring. For example, his experiences include advising SGPE on investments in Korea Special Gas, Etech System, MS Autotech, and Myoungshin; advising K-Stone PE on investments in SEA Mechanics, Food All Market, LS Materials and CHAI Communications; advising Korea Investment PE on investments in Hanwha Life Financial Services, Youngwoo Digital, eBrain Tech, and Eghis Healthcare; advising Orchestra PE on investments in KFC Korea and Maruman Korea; advising Highland PE on investments in Orion Technology, Salady, Pulmuone Water, Sunjin Air & Tech, and B&B Korea; advising IS Dongseo on investments in TMC, Insun ENT, Vaunce and BTS Technology; and advising MBK Partners on the sale of Dong Jin Textile and Kyungjin Textile.
Admitted to bar, Korea (2006)
Korea Chapter, Cloud Computing 2020, Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2019. 10.)
Korean M&A: a budding market for PE and VC funds, IFLR (Co-author, 2019. 9.)
South Korea: Cross-Border Financing Report 2015, IFLR (Co-author, 2015. 10.)
Korean and English
2025-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2018-25 LAB Partners
2016-18 KL Partners
2014 Latham & Watkins (Hong Kong)
2009-16 Shin & Kim LLC
2006-09 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force
UCLA School of Law
LL.M.
2014
Korea University Graduate School of Law
LL.M.
2005
Korea University College of Law
LL.B.
2001
Highly regarded (M&A)
IFLR1000
2025
Highly regarded (M&A)
IFLR1000
2023
Highly regarded (M&A)
IFLR1000
2022
Highly regarded (M&A)
IFLR1000
2021
Highly regarded (Private equity)
IFLR1000
2025
Highly regarded (Private equity)
IFLR1000
2024
Highly regarded (Private equity)
IFLR1000
2023
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Kim Youngju provides extensive transactional and regulatory advice in private equity (PE), venture capital (VC), capital markets regulation, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and corporate finance. He has experience in complex cross-border transactions and large-scale investment projects.